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Tesfaye Getachew Msc Thesis Animal Genetics and Breeding Oct 2008 CHARACTERIZATION OF MENZ AND AFAR INDIGENOUS SHEEP BREEDS OF SMALLHOLDERS AND PASTORALISTS FOR DESIGNING COMMUNITY-BASED BREEDING STRATEGIES IN ETHIOPIA M.Sc. Thesis TESFAYE GETACHEW MENGISTU October 2008 Haramaya University CHARACTERIZATION OF MENZ AND AFAR INDIGENOUS SHEEP BREEDS OF SMALLHOLDERS AND PASTORALISTS FOR DESIGNING COMMUNITY-BASED BREEDING STRATEGIES IN ETHIOPIA A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Animal Sciences, School of Graduate Studies HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE (ANIMAL GENETICS AND BREEDING) BY Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu October 2008 Haramaya University SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY As Thesis Research advisor, I here by certify that I have read and evaluated this thesis prepared, under my guidance, by Tesfaye Getachew, entitled Characterization of Menz and Afar Indigenous Sheep Breeds of Smallholders and Pastoralists for Designing Community-based Breeding Strategies in Ethiopia. I recommend that it be submitted as fulfilling the Thesis requirement. (Dr.) A. K. SHARMA _________________ _______________ Major Advisor Signature Date Dr. MARKOS TIBBO _________________ _______________ Co-advisor Signature Date Dr. AYNALE M HAILE _________________ _______________ Co-advisor Signature Date As member of the Board of Examiners of the MSc Thesis Open Defense Examination, We certify that we have read, evaluated the Thesis prepared by Tesfaye Getachew , and examined the candidate. We recommend that the Thesis be accepted as fulfilling the Thesis requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Agriculture ( Animal Genetics and Breeding ). ______________________ _________________ _______________ Chairperson Signature Date ______________________ _________________ _______________ Internal Examiner Signature Date ______________________ _________________ _______________ External Examiner Signature Date ii DEDICATION This work is dedicated to: My love MESERET ABEBAW And Our son YOHANNES TESFAYE iii STATEMENT OF AUTHOR First, I declare that this thesis is my bonafide work and that all sources of materials used for this thesis have been duly acknowledged. This thesis has been submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an MSc degree at the Haramaya University and is deposited at the University Library to be made available to borrowers under the rules of the Library. I truly declare that this thesis is not submitted to any other institution anywhere for the award of any academic degree, diploma or certificate. Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission provided that accurate acknowledgement of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the Head of Department of Animal Sciences or the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies when in his or her judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interest of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author. Name : Tesfaye Getachew Signature : ------------------------------ Place: Haramaya University, Haramaya Date of Submission : October 2008 iv BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH The author, Tesfaye Getachew was born on November 12, 1972 in Wereilu town of South Wollo Administrative Zone. He attended his elementary education in Wereilu Del-Beal Elementary School from 1977 to 1983. He attended his junior and high school education at Wereilu Junior and Senior Secondary School from 1983 to 1989. He joined the then Awassa College of Agriculture (now Hawassa University) and was awarded a Diploma in Animal Science and Technology in 1991. After his graduation, he was employed by the then Sheno Agricultural Research Center (now Debre Berhan Agricultural Research Center) as technical assistant in animal production research division. He joined again Debub University (now Hawassa University) in advance standing program and was awarded a B.Sc. Degree in Animal Production and Rangeland Management in 2003. He again employed by the Amhara Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), Debre Berhan Agricultural Research Center, as a researcher in sheep and goat genetic improvement division till he joined the School of Graduate Studies of the Haramaya University for a Master of Science degree in Agriculture majoring in Animal Genetics and Breeding in September 2006. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Above all I would like to thank my Almighty God for supplying me health, wisdom and strength in my work and for his perfect protection and guidance of my life. I would like to express my deepest and sincere appreciation to my advisor Dr. A.K. Sharma for his guidance, sound advice, his encouragement at all stages of my work. His excellent teaching and constructive criticism and comments from the initial conception to the end of this work are highly appreciated. I am very grateful to Dr. Aynalem Haile my ILRI supervisor as well as the coordinator of ILRI-ICARDA-BOKU sheep breeding program for his excellent supervision, keen interest, perfect guidance and his kindness. His valuable comments, advice, criticism make this work complete. I always admire and am grateful for his swift response in reviewing the manuscript. He shaped me to be more analytical in many aspects. I have learnt a lot from him. Thank you very much. I am greatly indebted to Dr. Markos Tibbo for his kindness, positive thinking, precious comments and suggestion during proposal development and thesis write-up. Special thanks and heart felt appreciation goes to Mr. Zerihun Tadesse, Biometrician at ILRI for his unreserved assistance in data analysis. He was always generous to clarify my query regarding data analysis and management. I am grateful to the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI) for providing me study leave and guarantee my salary during the study time. I am grateful for the Austrian Development Agency for sponsoring this study through the ILRI-ICARDA-BOKU community-based sheep breeding program. I am indebted to the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia for the provision of office, computer access and excellent working environment during the data analysis and thesis write-up. I am grateful for Dr. Tadelle Dessie, ILRI, Ethiopia, head of AnGR group for his encouragement and all round support. The author would like also to express his appreciation to the staff of AnGR Group of ILRI-Ethiopia Rahel Mesganaw, Yetinayet Mamo, Estheu Zerihun and Michael Temesgen for their encouragement and technical support. vi I would like to thank Debre Berhan Agricultural Research Center (DBARC) and Melka Werer Agricultural Research Center (MWARC) for facilitating the field work in Menz and Afar areas, respectively. My special thanks goes to the present and the former center managers of DBARC, Yeshitla Mernie and Semagne Asrede; and the head of administration and general service Ato Tibebe Sahle for their support and encouragement during my study. I am also grateful for the finance department of DBARC for their kind treatment. My special thanks due to Asfaw Bisrat, Tesfaye Zewde and Aweke Yilma, for their assistance during data collection in Menz area. I owe a great debt to Ayele Abebe Agraw Amane, Dereje Tadess, Tefera Mekonnen for their co-operation and support in different aspects. I would like to extend my special gratitude to the center manager of MWARC Ato Tadele Amde for his kind treatment and support on my field work at MWARC. I also highly appreciate the help of Dr. Kidane G/Meskel, W/Gebriel T/Mariam, Endeshaw Terefe, Ashebir, Zerihun, Esayas and Abraham for their unreserved co-operation and help during data collection in Afar region. Endeshaw, I thank you very much for your friendship and hospitality during my stay at Werer. I would like to thank the Agriculture and Rural Development Offices of Menz Mamma, Menz Gera and Amibara Woredas for their help during data collection. I am thankful for farmers and pastoralists participating in this study for providing their time and their animal for free. I also express my deepest and sincere appreciation to the researchers at DBARC Ato Sisay Lemma and Dr. Solomon Gizaw for their advice and unreserved share of experience. I am grateful for Dr. Ashalew Tsegahun, Dr. Abebe Mekoya, Beneberu Tefera, Kemlew Muhe, Likawnt Yeheyis and Dr. Adamu Molla for their encouragement and help in different aspects. I would like to thank several other people, too many to list all here for their help during my study. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Department of Animal science, Department Graduate Committee of the Animal Science and the School of Graduate Studies of Haramaya University for their contribution in the process of developing the research proposal and provision of various services. My special appreciation goes to Dr. Eyassu Seifu head of Animal Science Department of Haramaya University for his kind treatment; and Dr. vii Solomon Melaku, Dr. Mengistu Ourge, Dr. Mohammed Yesuf and Belaynesh Debalke for their valuable comment and help. I would like to extend my appreciation to Abdisa and Andualem (my dorm mates), Gebreyes, Anteneh, Zewdu and Fekerte (my class mates), Tesfaye Tsegaye, Ahadu, Kidus, Mengste, Tadelle Mirkena and Gemeda for their friendship, for the time we had together and assistance during our stay in the University and in ILRI campus. I wish to express my deepest love and gratitude to my late mother Asnakech Tessema for nursing me with love and for her exceptional care. My father, Getachew Mengistu deserves thanks for his sustained encouragement. I have always believed on the support his prayer. I am grateful to Ato Abebaw Tilahun and his wife W/ro Asmaru Asfaw for their help, hospitality and kind treatment during my stay in Addis during thesis write up. I am very grateful to Workwuha Abebaw for her amiable treatment and provision of digital camera for taking pictures. I am thankful to Surafel Amare for his assistance in editing pictures and allow me to use his computer out of office hours. I would like to extend my special thanks to my brother Tsegaye Getachew for his assistance in data entry and his all round support to my family in my absence.
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