Genetic and non-genetic effect on fertility trait of different ram breeds reared in the highland of North-Shewa, Ethiopia

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cg.contactshenkutegoshme@yahoo.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerAmhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Center - ARARI-DBARCen_US
cg.contributor.centerHawassa University, College of Agriculture - HU - CAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.projectCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idRekik, Mourad: 0000-0001-7455-2017en_US
cg.creator.idHaile, Aynalem: 0000-0001-5914-0487en_US
cg.creator.idGetachew, Tesfaye: 0000-0002-0544-6314en_US
cg.issn0121-3784en_US
cg.issue5en_US
cg.journallivestock research for developmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocfertilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocheritabilityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdorperen_US
cg.volume32en_US
dc.contributorBanerjee, Sandipen_US
dc.contributorRekik, Mouraden_US
dc.contributorHaile, Aynalemen_US
dc.contributorGetachew, Tesfayeen_US
dc.creatorGoshme, Shenkuteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-09T20:57:33Z
dc.date.available2021-04-09T20:57:33Z
dc.description.abstractThe aim was to investigate genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fertility of rams. The fertility study encompassed 155 rams of different breed mated to 14,357 ewes over several years, seasons, locations and genotypes. Data were obtained from Amedguya Sheep Breeding and Multiplication center (ASBMC), Debre Birhan Sheep Breeding and Multiplication center (DBSBMC). The influences of genetic and non-genetic factors on fertility trait of the rams were analyzed using non-parametric tests. Animal model were used for the estimation of genetic parameters using WOMBAT®. The fertility rate of Awassi, Awassi x Menz, Menz and Dorper rams were 45.4, 53.4, 84.8 and 70.6% respectively. Fertility rate among the Menz rams was not influenced by season, contrary to the Awassi, Awassi x Menz and Dorper rams. Heritability estimates for fertility of Awassi, rams were 0.1. It can be concluded that, Awassi rams and Awassi x Menz crossbred had lower fertility across seasons and location studied. These indicated that further investigation would be needed to identify the cause of low fertility in Awassi breed.en_US
dc.identifierhttp://www.lrrd.org/lrrd32/5/shenk32076.htmlen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/65886267ea335494afa1613c7901a6e8/v/83041f5b9df6661e0cdc19b8e1d49dfaen_US
dc.identifier.citationShenkute Goshme, Sandip Banerjee, Mourad Rekik, Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew. (1/5/2020). Genetic and non-genetic effect on fertility trait of different ram breeds reared in the highland of North-Shewa, Ethiopia. livestock research for development, 32 (5).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/12850
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherCentro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria (Fundación CIPAV)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourcelivestock research for development;32,(2020)en_US
dc.subjectawassien_US
dc.subjectmenzen_US
dc.titleGenetic and non-genetic effect on fertility trait of different ram breeds reared in the highland of North-Shewa, Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2020-05-01en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/237en_US

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