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• Audho, James, Research Associate, ILRI, ILRI
• Ayalew, Workneh, Livestock Program Director - ATA, ICIPE
• Baltenweck, Isabelle, Deputy Program Leader - Policies Institutions and Livelihoods, ILRI, The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
• Brown, Allan F, Banana Breeder, IITA, IITA
• Getachew, Tesfaye Dr., Research Management Coordinator, ICARDA, ICARDA
• Gizaw, Solomon, Research Management Coordinator, ILRI, ILRI
• Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Researcher/Hydrologist, IWMI, ILRI
• Haile, Aynalem, Principal Scientist - Small Ruminant Breeder, ICARDA, ICARDA
• Hanotte, Olivier, Principal Scientist - Quantitative Geneticist, ILRI, ILRI
• Jianlin, Han, Senior Scientist - Population Geneticist, ILRI, ILRI
• Larbi, Asamoah, Consultant, IITA, ICARDA
• Marshall, Karen, Proncipal Scientist - Quantitative Geneticist/Animal Breeder, ILRI, ILRI
• Meseret, Selam, National Program Coordinator, ILRI, ILRI
• Mrode, Raphael, Principal Scientist - Quantitative Geneticist in Dairy, ILRI, ILRI
• Mwai, Okeyo, Deputy Program Leader - Livestock Genetics, ILRI, ILRI
• Ojango, Julie, Senior Scientist - Quantitative Genetics/Animal Breeding, ILRI, ILRI
• Oyieng, Edwin, Research Associate, ILRI, ILRI
• Rischkowsky, Barbara Ann, Director - Resilient Agricultural Livelihood Systems Program, ICARDA, ICARDA
• Singh, Anuruddh xx, General Assistant, IRRI, IRRI
• Tegegne, Azage, Project Manager, LIVES & Deputy to DG Representative, Ethiopia, ILRI, ILRI

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• 101 Evaluation of Growth Curve Functions for predicted weight in small holder crossbred dairy cattle in Tanzania
• Assessing Sheep Traders' Preferences in Kenya: a Best-Worst Experiment from Kajiado County
• Assessment of the effect of tsetse control on livestock productivity—a case study in northern Côte d'Ivoire
• Average daily gain of local pigs on rural and peri-urban smallholder farms in two districts of Western Kenya.
• Breeding Value of Primary Synthetic Wheat Genotypes for Grain Yield.
• Breeding objectives and practices in three local cattle breed production systems in Burkina Faso with implication for the design of breeding programs
• Change in growth performance of crossbred (Ankole × Jersey) dairy heifers fed on forage grass diets supplemented with commercial concentrates.
• Characterization of sheep populations of Kenya using microsatellite markers : implications for conservation and management of indigenous sheep populations
• Clinically manifested major health problems of crossbred dairy herds in urban and periurban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia.
• Comparison of different poultry breeds under station and on-farm conditions in Ethiopia
• Complementary use of neotropical savanna and grass-legume pastures for early weaning and effects on growth and metabolic status of weaners and inter-calving intervals of dams
• Concepts, Alternatives, and Environmental Considerations in the Development and Use of Improved Strains of Tilapia in African Aquaculture
• Crossbred Cow Adoption and Milk Market Participation in Multivariate Count Data Framework
• Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya I. Estimation of individual crossbreeding effects on milk production and reproductive traits and on cow live weight
• Crossbreeding for dairy production in the lowland tropics of Kenya: II. Prediction of performance of alternative crossbreeding strategies
• Definition of breeding objectives and optimum crossbreeding levels for goats in the smallholder production systems
• Differences in tick infestation of Tunisian sheep breeds.
• Do Texas Angora bucks improve mohair weight and quality traits of Tajik Angora goats
• Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study
• Economic evaluation of crossbreeding for dairy production in a pasture based production system in Kenya
• Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
• Effect of dietary repletion on reproductive activity in cows after a long anoestrous period
• Effect of feed supplements on dry season milk yield and profitability of crossbred cows in Honduras.
• Effect of feeding history of milk production and plasma IGF-1 level in indigenous Ethiopian and crossbred cows
• Effects of fixed time AI and AI at detected estrus on conception rate in smallholder zebu and crossbred heifers and cows subjected to double PGF2α administration.
• Estimates of strain additive and non-additive genetic effects for growth traits in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam
• Estimation of genetic parameters for growth traits and Kleiber ratios in Boer x Central Highland goat.
• Estimation of individual and maternal additive genetic and heterotic effects for preweaning traits of crosses of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Sahiwal cattle in the lowland tropics of Kenya
• Estrus response and fertility of Menz and crossbred ewes to single prostaglandin injection protocol.
• Evaluation Of Production Performances Versus Feeding Practices In Urban And Secondary Town Dairy Production Systems In Adama Milk Shed, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia
• Evaluation of growth performance in a diallel cross of three strains of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Vietnam
• Evidence for different nutrient partitioning in Boran (Bos indicus) and Boran x Holstein cows when re-allocated from low to high or from high to low feeding level.
• FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCTIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF FRIESIAN X BORANA CROSSBRED COWS UNDER SMALLHOLDER MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS IN ETHIOPIA
• Fattening performance of lambs of different Awassi genotypes, fed under cost-reducing diets and contrasting housing conditions
• Feed intake and production parameters of lactating crossbred cows fed maize-based diets of stover, silage or quality protein silage.
• Gains from improvement for mid-season drought tolerance in tropical maize (Zea mays L.)
• Genetic Improvement Strategy of Indigenous Cattle Breeds: Effect of Cattle Crossbreeding Program in Production Performances
• Genetic Improvement Strategy of Indigenous Cattle Breeds: Effect of Cattle Crossbreeding Program on Their Reproductive Performances
• Genetic Relationships among Four Saudi Arabian Sheep Populations
• Genetic diversity, population structure and runs of homozygosity in Ethiopian short fat-tailed and Awassi sheep breeds using genome-wide 50k SNP markers
• Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian for growth performance in central Ethiopia
• Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: milk production traits.
• Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: reproductive traits
• Genetic parameters for production and feeding behaviour traits in crossbred steers fed a finishing diet at different ages
• Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle
• Genome Analysis Reveals Genetic Admixture and Signature of Selection for Productivity and Environmental Traits in Iraqi Cattle
• Geographic distribution and frequency of a taurine Bos taurus and an indicine Bos indicus Y specific allele amongst sub-Saharan African cattle breeds.
• Grain yield and other traits of tall and dwarf isolines of modern bread and durum wheats
• Grazing, social and comfort behaviour of Ankole and crossbred (Ankole × Holstein) heifers on pasture in south western Uganda
• Growth and feed conversion of Boran (Bos indicus) and Holstein×Boran heifers during three physiological states receiving different levels of a tropical diet
• Identifying highly informative genetic markers for quantification of ancestry proportions in crossbred sheep populations: implications for choosing optimum levels of admixture
• In the search for low-cost year-round feeds: Pen-level growth performance of local and crossbred Ugandan pigs fed forage- or silage-based diets versus commercial diet
• Indirect genetic effects and inbreeding: consequences of BLUP selection for socially affected traits on rate of inbreeding.
• Joint modelling of repeated measurements and event time: Application to performance traits and survival of lambs bred in sub-humid tropics
• Live weight, conformation, carcass traits and economic values of ram lambs of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep and their crosses.
• Milk production traits among indigenous and crossbred dairy cattle in Senegal
• Modelling energy metabolism of Friesians in Kenya smallholdings shows how heat stress and energy deficit constrain milk yield and cow replacement rate
• Molecular characterization of Asian maize inbred lines by multiple laboratories
• Monitoring crossbreeding trends in native Tunisian sheep breeds
• Morphological characteristics and growth performance of F1 hybrids of red junglefowl cocks crossed with Fayoumi or H’mong Hens
• Net benefits of smallholder dairy cattle farms in Senegal can be significantly increased through the use of better dairy cattle breeds and improved management practices.
• On-farm characterization of the indigenous small East African Shorthorn Zebu cattle (SEAZ) in the Southeast rangelands of Kenya
• On-farm investigation of local chicken biodiversity and performance potentials in rural areas of Jordan
• Opportunities for beef production in developing countries of the southern hemisphere
• Optimum crossbreeding systems for goats in low-input livestock production system in Kenya
• Participatory definition of breeding objectives for sheep breeds under pastoral systems—the case of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya
• Performance Evaluation of Highly Admixed Tanzanian Smallholder Dairy Cattle Using SNP Derived Kinship Matrix.
• Practical crossbreeding for improved livelihoods in developing countries: The FARM Africa goat project☆
• Pulmonary adenomatosis and maedi-visna in Ethiopian central highland sheep: a microscopic study
• Purebreeding of Red Maasai and crossbreeding with Dorper sheep in different environments in Kenya
• Resistance and resilience to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites and relationships with productivity of Red Maasai, Dorper and Red Maasai X Dorper crossbred lambs in the sub-humid tropics
• Rumen degradation characteristics of sweet potato foliage and performance by local and crossbred calves fed milk and foliage from three cultivars
• Short communication: Genomic selection in a crossbred cattle population using data from the Dairy Genetics East Africa Project
• Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle
• Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding
• Smallholder experiences with dairy cattle crossbreeding in the tropics: from introduction to impact.
• Sources and inheritance of earliness in tropically adapted indeterminate common bean
• Sources of genetic variation for milk production in a crossbred herd in the tropics
• Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: a review
• Survival analysis of genetic and non-genetic factors influencing ewe longevity and lamb survival of Ethiopian sheep breeds
• The effects of feeding system and breed on the performance and meat quality of weaned lambs
• The feasibility of using low-density marker panels for genotype imputation and genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle of East Africa
• The mosaic genome of indigenous African cattle as a unique genetic resource for African pastoralism
• The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legume-based diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector
• Use of SNP genotyping to determine pedigree and breed composition of dairy cattle in Kenya
• Use of body linear measurements to estimate liveweight of crossbred dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kenya.
• Using computer simulation of the selection process and known gene information to assist in parental selection in wheat quality breeding