Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations
Indigenous sheep of Kenya are very important to resource-poor farmers and pastoralists. They have over time adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the arid and semi-arid lands where they are faced with challenges of persistent droughts, diseases, conflicts and poor nutrition, yet show resi...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
2009
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1846 |
| _version_ | 1855527812335665152 |
|---|---|
| author | Muigai, Anne W.T. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kwallah, A.K. Mburu, D. Hanotte, Olivier H. |
| author_browse | Hanotte, Olivier H. Kwallah, A.K. Mburu, D. Muigai, Anne W.T. Okeyo Mwai, Ally |
| author_facet | Muigai, Anne W.T. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kwallah, A.K. Mburu, D. Hanotte, Olivier H. |
| author_sort | Muigai, Anne W.T. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | Indigenous sheep of Kenya are very important to resource-poor farmers and pastoralists. They have over time adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the arid and semi-arid lands where they are faced with challenges of persistent droughts, diseases, conflicts and poor nutrition, yet show resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes. In recent years, these indigenous sheep populations have been crossbred indiscriminately to exotic breeds particularly the Dorper. A study was undertaken to determine the level of genetic diversity and relatedness between the various sheep populations and breeds of Kenya. This paper reports results on the genetic diversity and admixture observed using microsatellite DNA markers. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace1846 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publishDateRange | 2009 |
| publishDateSort | 2009 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace18462023-02-15T10:00:41Z Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations Muigai, Anne W.T. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kwallah, A.K. Mburu, D. Hanotte, Olivier H. sheep Indigenous sheep of Kenya are very important to resource-poor farmers and pastoralists. They have over time adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the arid and semi-arid lands where they are faced with challenges of persistent droughts, diseases, conflicts and poor nutrition, yet show resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes. In recent years, these indigenous sheep populations have been crossbred indiscriminately to exotic breeds particularly the Dorper. A study was undertaken to determine the level of genetic diversity and relatedness between the various sheep populations and breeds of Kenya. This paper reports results on the genetic diversity and admixture observed using microsatellite DNA markers. 2009 2010-06-08T20:29:23Z 2010-06-08T20:29:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1846 en Open Access Muigai, A.W.T.; Okeyo, A.M.; Kwallah, A.K.; Mburu, D.; Hanotte, O. 2009. Characterizations of Sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations. South African Journal for Animal Science 39(5):93-96. |
| spellingShingle | sheep Muigai, Anne W.T. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Kwallah, A.K. Mburu, D. Hanotte, Olivier H. Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title | Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title_full | Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title_short | Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers: Implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| title_sort | characterization of sheep populations of kenya using microsatellite markers implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations |
| topic | sheep |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1846 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT muigaiannewt characterizationofsheeppopulationsofkenyausingmicrosatellitemarkersimplicationsforconservationandmanagementofindigenoussheeppopulations AT okeyomwaially characterizationofsheeppopulationsofkenyausingmicrosatellitemarkersimplicationsforconservationandmanagementofindigenoussheeppopulations AT kwallahak characterizationofsheeppopulationsofkenyausingmicrosatellitemarkersimplicationsforconservationandmanagementofindigenoussheeppopulations AT mburud characterizationofsheeppopulationsofkenyausingmicrosatellitemarkersimplicationsforconservationandmanagementofindigenoussheeppopulations AT hanotteolivierh characterizationofsheeppopulationsofkenyausingmicrosatellitemarkersimplicationsforconservationandmanagementofindigenoussheeppopulations |