Abstract The aim of the study was to characterize the level of knowledge and practices among slaughterhouse and small municipal abattoirs workers and breeders in the Namibe province of Angola. A cross sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted during 2012 on 323 livestock workers working with cattle, including 131 slaughterhouse and butchers workers and 192 breeders. The chi-square test...

the aim of this study was to investigate the role of livestock cooperatives in improving economic status of animal holders in hamedan province. the study has used a surveying methodology. for gathering data a structured questionnaire was used and its reliability was calculated by cronbach's alpha test and it was (α=0.80). the research samples consisted of 300 animal holders (beef cattle breeder...

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of livestock cooperatives in improving economic status of animal holders in Hamedan province. The study has used a surveying methodology. For gathering data a structured questionnaire was used and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's Alpha test and it was (α=0.80). The research samples consisted of 300 animal holders (beef cattle breeder...

the obstacles towards this pursuit not only negatively affect the views and perceptions of the forest villagers about forest resources but also, from time to time, causes turkey, which has the appropriate environment in terms of livestock, to become one of the countries that import meat. in this study, the perception and views of hair goat breeders about forestry & livestock breeding relati...

Artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) are not just reproductive techniques, but indispensable tools for genetic improvement. In this sense, they play an effective part in propagating improved breeds. Analysis of the development of insemination of French cattle breeds since 1960 shows how breeders can alter their genetic choices to meet economic needs. AI and ET also have their p...

Animal breeding traditionally has entailed devising means to apply quantitative and population genetic theory to increase productive capacity of livestock. A highly developed and successful industry has been built on foundations established by academic animal breeders. Recent developments in related sciences such as reproductive biology, molecular biology, cellular biology, and cytogenetics off...

Today's livestock diversity originated from the wild ancestor species and was subsequently shaped through the processes of mutation, genetic drift, and natural and human selection. Only a subset of the diversity present in the ancestral species survives in the domestic counterparts. A 2007 report released by UN Food and Agriculture Organization 'The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources...

Demand for livestock products, including poultry, is expanding in West Africa as a result of population growth, increased urbanization, and rising incomes. Trade liberalization has had differing effects on poultry markets in the region, with some countries experiencing large import flows of frozen poultry from the European Union and others receiving very little. A 2005 analysis from the Pro-Poo...