Reproductive traits in Ethiopian male goats With special reference to breed and nutrition

Yoseph Mekasha Gebre Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala

Doctoral thesis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala 2007

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae 2007: 72

ISSN 1652-6880 ISBN 978-91-576-7371-8 © 2007 Yoseph Mekasha, Uppsala Tryck: SLU Service/Repro, Uppsala 2007

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Reproductive traits in Ethiopian male goats, with special reference to breed and nutrition Abstract Mekasha Gebre, Y. 2007. Reproductive traits in Ethiopian male goats, with special reference on breed and nutrition. Doctoral thesis. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 978-91-576-7371-8. This thesis characterizes reproductive traits of Ethiopian male goats raised under extensive husbandry and subjected to differential nutritional management. A total of 177 extensively-managed indigenous bucks of 5 breeds (i.e., Arsi–Bale [AB], Central Highlands [CH], Afar, Boran and Woito-Guji [WG]) were selected following stratified random sampling. The bucks were compared according to three age classes (