Phenotypic and genetic characterisation of the Fipa cattle in Rukwa region in the south-western highlands of Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mwambene, Pius Lazaro | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-13T07:55:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-13T07:55:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description | PhD-Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Adequate characterization of Farm Animal Genetic Resources is a prerequisite for successful sustainable utilisation and informed decision-making in national livestock genetic improvement and conservation programmes. The Fipa cattle population found in three districts (Sumbawanga rural. Sumbawanga urban and Nkasi) of Rukwa region in the South-Western Highlands of Tanzania was characterised using two different broad methods, i.e. phenotypic and molecular characterisation. Phenotypic characterisation involved three studies. The first study involved description of socio-economic roles. traditional management practices and production constraints of the Fipa cattle. The second study involved assessment of desirable traits of the Fipa cattle strain including farmers' perceptions and preferences on the strain's attributes, breeding management practices and production performance of the Fipa cattle. The third study encompassed description of phenotypic attributes, including production, reproductive and adaptive traits of the Fipa cattle population. Molecular characterisation involved assessment of within and between-populations genetic diversity of the Fipa cattle and establishment of the genetic relationships of the Fipa and other indigenous cattle strains. All approaches aimed at determining and describing the roles, traditional management practices. production environment, production challenges, phenotypic traits, genetic diversity, genetic distinctiveness and desirable traits of the Fipa cattle. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4649 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | South-western highlands | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fipa cattle | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cattle population | en_US |
| dc.title | Phenotypic and genetic characterisation of the Fipa cattle in Rukwa region in the south-western highlands of Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |