Performance and fitness traits versus phenotypic appearance in the African Ankole Longhorn cattle: A novel approach to identify selection criteria for indigenous breeds

Livestock Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 234-242

  Ndumu, D B ^a,b,d   Baumung, R ^a   Wurzinger, M ^a   Drucker, A G ^c   Okeyo, A M ^d   Semambo, D ^b   Solkner J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank   (Uganda)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ankole cattle; Indigenous selection criteria; Multinomial logistic regression; Phenotypic ranking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 37549003684     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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