On-farm phenotypic characterization of indigenous cattle populations of Gamo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia

Chebo, Chencha; Ayalew, W.; Wuletaw, Z.

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“…Therefore, the breeding area had a great impact on the morphological measurements of Ivoirian N'Dama populations. This result is in agreement with that of Chencha et al (2013) and Hanga et al (2012), Dekhili et al (2013), and Hilal et al (2013 ;2016) who confirmed that the morphological measurements variability are due to varied raising environment for the cattle in Ethiopia and the goat breeds in Ghana, Algeria and Morocco respectively.…”

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Multivariate Analysis for Morphological Characteristics of N’Dama Cattle Breed in Two Agro-ecological Zones of Côte d’Ivoire

Lacine

Cyrille

Etienne

et al. 2018

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Information on morphological characteristics is a prerequisite to sustainable breed improvement, utilization, and conservation. In this study, 108 N'Dama cattle cows from 11 farms of central and northwestern regions of Côte d'Ivoire were described using visual appreciation criteria and linear body measurements. The variables were studied using principal component analysis (PCA) and discriminant analysis. Results indicated that the most common N'Dama is fauve (83.33%) and it has straight back profile (69.44%) and lyre horn (74.07%). Agroecological zone has a significant (p˂0.01) effect on linear body measurements of N'Dama. The central region animals had higher head width (18.94 ± 2.18 cm), skull length (22.51 ± 2.18 cm), skull width (16.51 ± 1.72 cm), muzzle circumference (40.83 ± 2.58 cm), distance between horns (15 ± 1.90 cm), ear length (17.46 ± 2.57 cm), chest length (160.11 ± 15.8 cm), chest depth (71.55 ± 7.41 cm), and body length (125.13 ± 12.22cm) than those of northwestern region N'Dama. Thus, their respective values were: 15.41 ± European Scientific Journal January 2018 edition Vol.14, No.3 ISSN: 1857 -7881 (Print) e -ISSN 1857-7431 603 2.85 cm, 18.62 ± 2.6 cm, 12.44 ± 3.94 cm, 38.8 ± 2.61 cm, 13.72 ± 1.52 cm, 16.41 ± 1.61 cm, 143.84 ± 8.35 cm, 65.25 ± 4.1 cm, and 119.18 ± 12.38 cm. PCA revealed that N'Dama morphometric variability performed from the 9 variables (Lt, lt, Lc, lc, pt, hg, Pth, Lcp and Lf) were more associated with the first two factors. In regards to the discriminant analysis, these 9 variables distinguished the N'Dama significantly (p˂0.05) into two populations that corresponds with the two agroecological zones.

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Multivariate Analysis for Morphological Characteristics of N’Dama Cattle Breed in Two Agro-ecological Zones of Côte d’Ivoire

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Cyrille

Etienne

et al. 2018

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“… In the 1960s the Greek Shorthorn was described as one landrace population [209], but by 2010 eight distinct local varieties were recognized [210]. In addition to the 33 recognized indigenous breeds of Ethiopia, several more have been identified and reported in recent years [211][212][213][214][215][216].  For Fipa cattle, a zenga type of southwest Tanzania, two varieties were described in 2011 [217].…”

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On the History of Cattle Genetic Resources

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Cattle are our most important livestock species because of their production and role in human culture. Many breeds that differ in appearance, performance and environmental adaptation are kept on all inhabited continents, but the historic origin of the diverse phenotypes is not always clear. We give an account of the history of cattle by integrating archaeological record and pictorial or written sources, scarce until 300 years ago, with the recent contributions of DNA analysis. We describe the domestication of their wild ancestor, migrations to eventually all inhabited continents, the developments during prehistory, the antiquity and the Middle Ages, the relatively recent breed formation, the industrial cattle husbandry in the Old and New World and the current efforts to preserve the cattle genetic resources. Surveying the available information, we propose three main and overlapping phases during the development of the present genetic diversity: (i) domestication and subsequent wild introgression; (ii) natural adaptation to a diverse agricultural habitat; and (iii) breed development.

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“…The study area This study follows an earlier study on phenotypic characterization of the Gamo Highland and Gamo Lowland cattle in Gamo Goffa Zone of Southern Ethiopia (Chebo, 2012;Chebo, Ayalew and Wuletaw, 2013). The study area ( Figure 1) is described in detail in the earlier report (Chebo, Ayalew and Wuletaw, 2013).…”

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“…In the lowland areas, cattle are regarded as the most important livestock asset followed by goats, poultry and donkeys, and provide milk, meat, cash, traction power and socio-economic values (Chebo, 2012). In the highlands, cattle provide traction power for ploughing crop fields and manure as fertilizer, whereas crop harvest leftover and residue is used to feed livestock.…”

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“…Only a few priority traits that can help optimize the overall gain should be considered as objective traits in order to design simple but effective breeding plans for easy implementation under farmers' conditions. On that basis, as part of a larger study (Chebo, 2012), this study set out to survey traditional breeding practices of cattle keepers of Gamo Gofa Zone in Southern Ethiopia to reveal farmers' trait preferences and lay the ground for design of appropriate improvement schemes. Elucidation of objective traits using the tools with active involvement of producers can result in appropriate livestock genetic improvement that truly reflects owners' preferences (Duguma et al, 2010).…”

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Traditional breeding practices and trait preferences of cattle farmers in Gamo Goffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Chebo

Ayalew

Wuletaw³

2014

Anim. Genet. Resour.

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The study was conducted in Gamo Goffa Zone of Southern Ethiopia to characterize traditional cattle breeding practices and cattle trait preferences of the Gamo Highland and Gamo Lowland cattle types. Data collected through group discussions and individual interviews were synthesized and summarized using descriptive statistics. Indigenous cattle in the study area provide multiple functions, are well adapted to their production environments, and managed under traditional and subsistent modes of production. Farmers' cattle trait preferences slightly differ across highland and lowland sites. Whereas lowland farmers prefer carcass yield and traction capacity, cattle farmers in highland areas give more weight to adaptation, milk production and manure contributions. Common breeding system in all sites was pure breeding, although very few farmers residing in mid and highland areas exercise crossbreeding with introduced Holstein Friesian bulls for dairy improvement. The main reported selection criteria of farmers for breeding their animals were body size and conformation, milk production, fertility and breeding history of animals. Cattle breeding and management practices of the study area are traditional and low input.

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On-farm phenotypic characterization of indigenous cattle populations of Gamo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 12 publications

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Multivariate Analysis for Morphological Characteristics of N’Dama Cattle Breed in Two Agro-ecological Zones of Côte d’Ivoire

Multivariate Analysis for Morphological Characteristics of N’Dama Cattle Breed in Two Agro-ecological Zones of Côte d’Ivoire

On the History of Cattle Genetic Resources

Traditional breeding practices and trait preferences of cattle farmers in Gamo Goffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

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