sheep

Staff

Edward Okoth

Edward Okoth

Senior Scientist - Epidemiologist

Vish Nene

Vish Nene

ILRI Emeritus Fellow

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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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Detection of canine distemper virus (CDV) neutralising antibodies in small ruminants during peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) surveillance in Zambia

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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity

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Economic assessment of animal disease burden in Senegalese small ruminants

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