Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: A review

Despite the large numbers and importance of adapted indigenous sheep and goats in the tropics, information on sustainable conventional breeding programmes for them is scarce and often unavailable. This paper reviews within-breed selection strategies for indigenous small ruminants in the tropics, hig...

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Main Authors:	Kosgey, I.S., Baker, R.L., Udo, H.M.J., Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2006
Subjects:	goats [caprinae] sheep [caprinae] animal breeders research projects tropical zones land races breeding methods small farms pastoral society farming systems introduced breeds crossbreeding indigenous knowledge
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33177