indigenous breeds

Staff

Edward Okoth

Edward Okoth

Senior Scientist - Epidemiologist

Samuel O. Oyola

Samuel O. Oyola

Senior Scientist: Molecular Biologist and Head of Genomics

Vish Nene

Vish Nene

Co-leader Animal and Human Health program

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Genome-wide diversity and admixture of five indigenous cattle populations from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia

  • Zegeye, T.
  • Belay, G.
  • Vallejo Trujillo, A.
  • Han Jianlin
  • Hanotte, Olivier H.

Morpho-biometric characterization of indigenous chicken ecotypes in north-western Ethiopia

  • Muluneh, B.
  • Taye, M.
  • Dessie, Tadelle
  • Salilew, D.
  • Kebede, D.
  • Tenagne, A.

Participatory Indigenous Chicken Breed Improvement Program (PIC-BIP): A guide to setting up and managing an open nucleus breeding program supported by artificial insemination using Skoeuy chicken of Cambodia

  • Esatu, Wondmeneh
  • Hoang, Hoa
  • Ty, C.
  • Theary, R.
  • Chan, B.
  • Tum, S.
  • Sokchea, H.
  • Unger, Fred
  • Dessie, Tadelle

Morphological and osteological characterization of indigenous domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus): Validation of Rensch’s, Bergmann’s and Allen’s rules

  • Gebru, Gebreslassie
  • Belay, G.
  • Dessie, Tadelle
  • Zenebe, M.
  • Dagnhegn, B.
  • Hanotte, Olivier H.

Yolk fatty acid content, lipid health indices, and oxidative stability in eggs of slow-growing Sasso chickens fed on flaxseed supplemented with plant polyphenol extracts

  • Tadesse, D.
  • Retta, N.
  • Girma, Mekonnen
  • Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
  • Dessie, Tadelle
  • Hanotte, Olivier H.
  • Getachew, P.
  • Dannenberger, D.
  • Maak, S.

Whole genome resequencing reveals genetic diversity and selection signatures of Ethiopian indigenous cattle adapted to local environments

  • Terefe, Endashaw
  • Belay, G.
  • Tijjani, Abdulfatai
  • Jianlin Han
  • Hanotte, Olivier H.
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