Archive:: Animal and Veterinary Sciences:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2024

Research Article
Practice and Understanding of Urban Dairy Farmers Towards Brucellosis at Kombolcha (Amhara Region, Ethiopia): Preliminary Study

Mekonnen Yirga^*

Issue: Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2024

Pages: 78-82

Received: 9 April 2024

Accepted: 25 April 2024

Published: 24 May 2024

DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.20241203.11

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Abstract: Urban dairy farmers of Kombolcha purchase pure and high-grade Holstein Friesian cows from different corners of the country regardless of being free from or certified from bovine brucellosis. In the study area (Kombolcha), documented report on practice and knowledge of urban dairy farmers towards Brucellosis is absent or not found. Therefore, it is ... Show More

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Research Article
Herbage Yield, Nutritional Quality of Desho Grass (Pennisetum glaucifolium) Mixed with Stylo and Silverleaf Desmodium at Assosa, Western Ethiopia

Workneh Tezera^*, Solomon Mengistu, Mengistu Urge, Diriba Geleti, Mitiku Eshetu

Issue: Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2024

Pages: 83-94

Received: 4 March 2024

Accepted: 15 April 2024

Published: 13 June 2024

DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.20241203.12

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Abstract: The study was conducted during the main cropping season of 2019/2020 at Assosa in Benishangul-Gumuz regional state. The aim of the study was to evaluate herbage dry matter yield, nutritional quality and biological compatibility of desho grass mixed with Stylo and Desmodium. The treatments included two legume species (Stylosanthes guyanensis and Des... Show More

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Research Article
Response to Selection of Indigenous Chicken in Rwanda Using Within-Breed Selection Strategy

Richard Habimana^*, Kiplangat Ngeno, Tobias Otieno Okeno

Issue: Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2024

Pages: 95-106

Received: 15 December 2023

Accepted: 18 January 2024

Published: 25 June 2024

DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.20241203.13

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Abstract: The study evaluated response to selection from within-breed selection strategy for conventional (CBS) and genomic (GBS) breeding schemes. These breeding schemes were evaluated in both high-health environments (nucleus) and smallholder farms (commercial). Breeding goal was to develop a dual-purpose IC for both eggs and meat through selective breedin... Show More

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