A Review on Indigenous Goats of East Africa : A Case for Conservation and Management
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Tartalom: https://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/10195/
Archívum: Corvinus Kutatások
Gyűjtemény: Status = Published
Subject = Genetics
Type = Article
Cím:
A Review on Indigenous Goats of East Africa : A Case for Conservation and Management
Létrehozó:
Kichamu, Nelly
Astuti, Putri Kusuma
Wanjala, George
Strausz, Péter
Bagi, Zoltán
Kusza, Szilvia
Kiadó:
Spanish Society for Nitrogen Fixation (SEFIN) and Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA)
Dátum:
2024
Téma:
Genetics
Tartalmi leírás:
Indigenous goats are important in the livelihoods of rural households in East African countries. This is due to their ability to produce and reproduce in different environments and climatic conditions. Even though these indigenous goats are important, there is little available information on the genetic characterization of these breeds in Africa and at the international level. This paper reviews the status of indigenous goats, highlighting their production systems, phenotypic and genetic characteristics, and genetic diversity, and proposes potential ways for sustainable improvement and conservation in East African countries. Most households use traditional production systems with various uncharacterized goat breeds and ecotypes, which are hence named after the tribe or locality in which they are found. Most of these goats are classified as small East African breeds, with significant variability in morphological features. Some of the challenges to goat production in this region are indiscriminate crossbreeding, lack of pedigree records, parasites and disease incidences, low-quality pastures, and low levels of management. There is a need for a collaborative approach amongst the actors in goat breeding value chains as well as integrating modern genomic tools into breeding programs to enhance selection. This will ensure the resilience and sustainability of these unique indigenous goat populations in East Africa
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Azonosító:
Kichamu, Nelly, Astuti, Putri Kusuma, Wanjala, George, Strausz, Péter, Bagi, Zoltán ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-3556 <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-3556> and Kusza, Szilvia (2024) A Review on Indigenous Goats of East Africa : A Case for Conservation and Management. Biology, 13 (6). DOI 10.3390/biology13060419 <https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13060419>
Kapcsolat:
10.3390/biology13060419