Genetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa

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dc.creatorBaker, R.L.
dc.creatorRege, J.E.O.
dc.creatorTembely, S.
dc.creatorMukasa-Mugerwa, E.
dc.creatorAnindo, D.O.
dc.creatorMwamachi, D.M.
dc.creatorThorpe, W.R.
dc.creatorLahlou-Kassi, A.
dc.date1998
dc.date2016-02-08T09:03:28Z
dc.date2016-02-08T09:03:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T19:23:52Z
dc.descriptionResearch in Kenya has confirmed that Red Maasai sheep are more resistant to gastrointestinal parasites than Dorper sheep and has shown that Small East African goats are more resistant than Galla goats. There is no difference in resistance between the Menz and Horro sheep breeds in Ethiopia. Heritability estimates in 8 month old lambs in Kenya were 0.18± .08 for logarithm transformed faecal egg counts (FEC), but higher in the susceptible Dorper sired lambs (0.35± .16) than in the resistant Red Maasai sired lambs (0.06± .07). In Ethiopia the heritability for log FEC in 3 month old lambs at weaning was 0.14± .05, with a lower heritability in the better adapted Menz lambs (0.09± .05) than in the Horro lambs (0.23± .09).
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/70874
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/179793
dc.languageen
dc.publisherICWCGALP
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectkids
dc.subjectewes
dc.subjectland races
dc.subjectnematoda
dc.subjectheritability
dc.subjectgenetic resistance
dc.subjectdigestive system
dc.titleGenetic resistance to gastrointestinal nematode parasites in some indigenous breeds of sheep and goats in East Africa
dc.typeConference Paper

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