Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Food production systems in Africa depend heavily on the use of locally adapted animals. Goats are critical to small-holder farmers being easier to acquire, maintain, and act as scavengers in sparse pasture. Indigenous goats have undergone generations of adaptation and genetic isolation that have led...

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Autores principales:	Huson, Heather J., Sonstegard, T.S., Silverstein, J., Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer, Masiga, C., Muchadeyi, F.C., Rees, J., Sayre, B., Elbetagy, A., Rothschild, Max F., Mujibi, F.D.N., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kemp, Stephen J., Colli, L., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Crepaldi, P., Abegaz, Solomon, Sölkner, Johann, Tassell, C.P. van, African Goat Improvement Network
Formato:	Conference Paper
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	American Society of Animal Science 2014
Materias:	goats animal breeding
Acceso en línea:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78503