• Quality of Milk from Norwegian Dairy Goats Bred and raised in Mgeta Division, Morogoro Region, Tanzania 

  Msalya, George Mutani; Urassa, F.E.; Kifaro, G.C. (TAJAS, 2021)

  Milk from goats has uplifted the nutritional standards of many poor households in rural communities in developing countries. In Tanzania, consumption of milk in these communities has increased since introduction of dairy ...
• Evolutionary Divergence and Rates of Base Substitutions Across Four Populations of Nigerian Zebu Cattle at Heat Shock Protein 90 Locus 

  Onasanya, Gbolabo O.; Msalya, George Mutani; Thiruvenkadan, Aranganoor K.; Murali, Nagarajan; Ikeobi, Christian O. (Academic Letter, 2022-05)

  In this study, we attempted to examine the ability of Nigerian zebu cattle to cope with changing effect of climate especially thermal assaults/heat stress. Heat shock protein (HSP) 90 is a member of HSPs family that are ...
• Assessment of growth and population structure revealed sufficient genetic diversity among lambs of Mecheri sheep in Tamil Nadu, India 

  Thiruvenkadan, Aranganoor Kannan; Muralidharan, Jaganathan; Ramanujam, Rajendran; Msalya, George Mutani (Elsevier, 2022-07)

  This study was designed to evaluate various genetic parameters for growth characteristics, genetic progression, and to find out the genetic constitution of a population of Mecheri sheep, a tropical breed native to Tamil ...
• Morphological Characterization of Selected Ecotypes of African Foxtail Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) from Selected Areas of Tanzania 

  Lutatenekwa, Dorice L.; Mtengeti, Ephraim Joseph; Msalya, George Mutani (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021)

  This study was conducted to assess morphological variation of African foxtail grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) ecotypes in natural habitats from three selected districts namely; Kilolo, Mpwapwa and Kiteto in Tanzania. In each ...
• Vegetation Composition, Forage Biomass and Soil Seed Bank of a Continuously Grazed Rangeland Site in Tropical Sub-Humid Environment, Tanzania 

  Mdegela, Tito Eleutery; Maleko, David Dawson; Msalya, George Mutani; Mtengeti, Ephraim Joseph (SET Publisher (Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences), 2022-06)

  Most rangelands along the agro-pastoral villages of Tanzania are yearlong grazed and at various states of degradation. These rangelands contribute to over 60% of the meat and milk production in the country. An inventory ...
• Effects of dry season supplementation of Calliandra calothyrsus leaf-meal mixed with maize-bran on dairy cattle milk productivity in the West Usambara Highlands, Tanzania 

  Maleko, David Dawson; Msalya, George M.; Mtei, Kelvin M. (Research Square, 2022-06)

  The dry seasons decline in milk production due to insufficient feed supply to dairy cattle poses a great challenge to sustainability of smallholder dairy production systems in Tanzania. Locally produced leguminous fodder ...
• Comparative analysis of physical post-harvest losses of rastrineobola argentae dried using various drying methods along lake Victoria, Tanzania 

  Mhanga, S.F; Mwandya, A.W (2022)

  Rastrineobola argentae (Dagaa) has been the major commercial fishery of Lake Victoria contributing 67.4 % of total fish catch. In Tanzania it constitutes over 38% of the total fish landings from the Lake. However, there ...
• Phenotypic variation among four populations of small East African goats of Tanzania 

  Msalya, G; Chenyambuga, S.W; Nguluma, A.S (2016-09)

  A study was carried out to assess the variation in morphological characteristics of four strains (namely, Pare, Gogo, Sukuma and Sonjo) of Small East African (SEA) goat breed in four regions of Tanzania as a first step ...
• Village chickens, poverty alleviation and the sustainable control of Newcastle disease 

  Alders, R.G; Spradbrow, P.B; Young, M.P (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), 2005-10)

  Village poultry have been raised for thousands of years and the selection pressure present in the village environment has resulted in local breeds that are well adapted to local conditions. Within the livestock sector, ...
• Local knowledge and gender roles in different livestock production system in Tanzania 

  Maeda-Machang’u, A. D; Mutayoba, S; Laswai, G.H; Mwaseba, D; Kimambo, E; Lazaro, E (1986)

  Women and men participation in the development of the livestock industry in Tanzania is determined by socio-cultural patterns, the livestock production system, local knowledge systems, existing agricultural policies, the ...
• Nutritive value of fresh cassava tubers, cassava root meal and cassava chips for growing - finishing pigs 

  Lekule, F.P; Shem, G.H; Mutayoba, S.K; Sarwatt, S.V; Mtenga, L.A; Malole, J.L (2007)

  Three experiments were carried out to evaluate the nutritive value of fresh unpeeled cassava tubers, peeled, soaked cassava tubers, cassava root meal and cassava chips as energy sources for growing- finishing pigs. ...
• Quality of milk from Norwegian dairy goats bred and raised in Mgeta division, Morogoro region, Tanzania 

  Msalya, G. M.; Urassa, F. E.; Kifaro, G. C. (TAJAS, 2021)

  Milk from goats has uplifted the nutritional standards of many poor households in rural communities in developing countries. In Tanzania, consumption of milk in these communities has increased since introduction of dairy ...
• Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain 

  Häslera, Barbara; Msalya, George; Roeseld, Kristina; Fornacea, Kimberly; Eltholtha, Mahmoud; Sikira, Anna; Kurwijila, Lusato; Rushtona, Jonathan; Grace, Delia (2019)

  Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger ...
• Forage growth, yield and nutritional characteristics of four varieties of napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) in the west Usambara highlands, Tanzania 

  Maleko, David; Mwilawa, Angello; Msalya, George; Pasape, Liliane; Mtei, Kelvin (Elsevier, 2019)

  Low pasture biomass production and dry seasons fodder scarcity are among the major challenges affecting productivity of dairy cattle in Tanzania. ...
• Comparative growth and survival performance of sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) in co-cultured pen system with commercial macroalgae 

  Hamad, Muumin I.; Mwandya, Augustine W.; Munubi, Renalda S.; Chenyambuga, Sebastian; Lamtane, Heiromin A. (African Journal of Biological Sciences [Associate Organisation], 2019-10)

  Mariculture has recently been adopted in many parts of coastal East Africa as a source of income and employment to many women and heartbroken fishermen who are the main victim of dwindling wild stock of aquatic resources. ...
• Effect of water velocity on ammonium and nitrite removal in pilot scale fixed bed biofilters 

  Arvind, Erik; Munubi, Renalda N.; Chenyambugaa, Sebastian W (ELSERVIER, 2021-03)

  The effect of water velocity on nitrification rates in fixed bed biofilters was investigated in three freshwater pilot scale RAS with rainbow trout. Removal of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and nitrite-nitrogen were assessed ...
• Comparative evaluation of water quality parameters and growth performance of sex-reversed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) raised in two different climatic conditions in Tanzania 

  Komba, Emma A; Munubi, Renalda N; Chenyambuga, Sebastian W (2020-06)

  A study was done to compare water quality parameters, growth and production performance of Sexreversed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in two districts of Tanzania, which experience different climatic conditions ...
• Effects of inorganic fertilizer application and supplementary feeding on water physico-chemical parameters, growth performance and yield of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in earthen ponds 

  Shabani, Salimu; Munubi, Renalda N; Chenyambuga, Sebastian W; Madalla, Nazael A.; Quagrainie, Kwamena; Frimpong, Emmanuel; Egna, Hillary (International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 2020)

  This study was carried out for 180 days to assess the growth performance, water physico-chemical parameters, yield and profitability of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture in earthen ponds. The fish were reared ...
• Effects of fertilization and concentrate feeding on water quality and growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) grown in concrete tanks 

  Chenyambuga, Sebastian W; Munubi, Renalda N.; Madalla, Nazael A.; Quagrainie, Kwamena; Frimpong, Emmanuel; Egna, Hillary (African Journal of Biological Sciences [Associate Organisation], 2020-10)

  An experiment was conducted to compare the effects of fertilizer application alone, concentrate feeding alone and combination of fertilization and feeding on water quality parameters and growth performance of sex-reversed ...
• Influence of inorganic fertilizer application and supplementary feeds on periphyton biomass, quality and species composition 

  Shabani, Salimu; Munubi, Renalda N (International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 2020)

  A study was conducted to assess the effects of fertilization alone (T 1 ), supplementary feeding alone (T 2 ) and combination of fertilization plus supplementary feeding (T 3 ) on periphyton species composition, quantity ...

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