The Adoption Potential of Extended Lactation as a Strategy to Reduce Excess Calf Numbers in Dairy Farming

Authors: Josephine Gresham, Christoph Reiber, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Animals, Vol 14, Iss 21, p 3115 (2024)

Subject Terms: dairy cow, dairy calf, organic dairy production, extended lactation, calving interval, milk production, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/21/3115; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Potential for quantifying general environmental resilience of dairy cattle in sub-Saharan Africa using deviations in milk yield

Authors: Richard D. Oloo, Raphael Mrode, Jörn Bennewitz, Chinyere C. Ekine-Dzivenu, Julie M. K. Ojango, Gebregziabher Gebreyohanes, Okeyo A. Mwai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: resilience indicators, robustness, cow, milk production, log-transformed variance, African tropics, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1208158/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Enhancing individual animal resilience to environmental disturbances to address low productivity in dairy cattle performing in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Richard D. Oloo, Julie M. K. Ojango, Chinyere C. Ekine-Dzivenu, Gebregziabher Gebreyohanes, Raphael Mrode, Okeyo A. Mwai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Frontiers in Animal Science, Vol 4 (2023)

Subject Terms: resilience, environmental disturbances, dairy cattle, productivity, sub-Saharan Africa, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2023.1254877/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-6225

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Livestock phenomics and genetic evaluation approaches in Africa: current state and future perspectives

Authors: Isidore Houaga, Raphael Mrode, Oluyinka Opoola, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Okeyo A. Mwai, John E. O. Rege, Victor E. Olori, Oyekanmi Nash, Cuthbert B. Banga, Tobias O. Okeno, Appolinaire Djikeng

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: animal identification, livestock data recording, genetic evaluation, ICT and mobile technologies, Africa, Genetics, QH426-470

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Genetic and phenotypic correlations among feed efficiency, immune and production traits in indigenous chicken of Kenya

Authors: Sophie A. Miyumo, Chrilukovian B. Wasike, Evans D. Ilatsia, Jorn Bennewitz, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 13 (2023)

Subject Terms: indigenous chicken, feed efficiency, immunity, production, genetic parameters, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1070304/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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From a documented past of the Jersey breed in Africa to a profit index linked future

Authors: Oluyinka Opoola, Felicien Shumbusho, David Hambrook, Sam Thomson, Harvey Dai, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Jude L. Capper, Dominic Moran, Raphael Mrode, Appolinaire Djikeng

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Rwanda, dairy profit index, feed efficiency, milk yield, fertility, Jersey breed, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.881445/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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Assessment of Seasonal Variation in Methane Emissions of Mediterranean Buffaloes Using a Laser Methane Detector

Authors: Lydia Lanzoni, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Isa Fusaro, Matteo Chincarini, Melania Giammarco, Alberto Stanislao Atzori, Michele Podaliri, Giorgio Vignola

Source: Animals, Vol 12, Iss 24, p 3487 (2022)

Subject Terms: sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, methane, buffaloes, non-invasive tool, heat stress, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/24/3487; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Measurement Duration but Not Distance, Angle, and Neighbour-Proximity Affects Precision in Enteric Methane Emissions when Using the Laser Methane Detector Technique in Lactating Dairy Cows

Authors: Raphaël Boré, Thiphaine Bruder, Mohammed El Jabri, Margaret March, Paul R. Hargreaves, Benoît Rouillé, Richard J. Dewhurst, Mizeck G. G. Chagunda

Source: Animals, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 1295 (2022)

Subject Terms: laser methane detector (LMD), enteric methane, measurement reliability, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/10/1295; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615

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Use of High Density Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Arrays to Assess Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Dairy Cattle in Smallholder Dairy Systems: The Case of Girinka Programme in Rwanda

Authors: Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, Fidalis D. N. Mujibi, Theogene Dusingizimana, Olivier Kamana, Evans Cheruiyot, Okeyo A. Mwai

Source: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 9 (2018)

Subject Terms: genetic diversity, population structure, dairy cattle, smallholder, SNP arrays, Genetics, QH426-470

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00438/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021

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