International Livestock Centre preserves Africa's declining wealth of animal biodiversity

This paper discusses the research plan established to inventory and develop African breeds and protocols for In situ characterization. The paper also presents a review of West African Taurine cattle breeds. Minimum essential data set for breed characterization is summarised in a table form, and breed characterization activity schedule is presented for three regions, viz, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rege, J.E.O.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:genetic resoruces, livestock, breeds, land races,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28454
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