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Edward Abworo

Edward Abworo

Senior Scientist - Epidemiologist

Vish Nene

Vish Nene

ILRI Emeritus Fellow

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The impact of heat stress on growth and resilience phenotypes of sheep raised in a semi-arid environment of sub-Saharan Africa

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Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects and growth curve analysis for growth traits of Dorper x Local crossbred sheep in Ethiopia

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Lamb survival and ewe longevity in a crossbreeding program between indigenous and exotic sheep in semi-arid lands

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A chromosomal level genome assembly of Nguni sheep, Ovis aries

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