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POPULATION SURVEY AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTURU CATTLE IN NIGERIA

POPULATION SURVEY AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTURU CATTLE IN NIGERIA. A Research Proposal Submitted to the Livestock Production Research Committee, Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research . INTRODUCTION. Muturu: Bos taurus brachyceros

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POPULATION SURVEY AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTURU CATTLE IN NIGERIA

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  1. POPULATION SURVEY AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTURU CATTLE IN NIGERIA A Research Proposal Submitted to the Livestock Production Research Committee, Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research

  2. INTRODUCTION • Muturu: Bos taurus brachyceros • Trypanotolerant • Endangered: Dwindling population • decreased from 57,000 in 1977 to 38,000 in 1984 • Adapted to sedentary farming • Biodiversity enhancement through conservation • Best bet for cattle production in Mandate States • Study aimed at understanding population dynamics (Number, Herd Structure, etc.)

  3. Objectives of study • To undertake a detailed population survey of Muturu cattle breed in South and North Central regions of Nigeria. • To obtain information on some reproductive traits of economic importance. • To determine the incidence of trypanosome infection in the breed. • To undertake genetic characterization of the breed using blood protein variants.

  4. METHODOLOGY • Muturu population survey • Haematological Analysis • Prevalence of trypanosome infection • Genomics studies • Statistical analysis

  5. Table 1: Time-line Chart

  6. Budget

  7. Project team

  8. References Jabbar, M.A. and Diedhiou, M.L. 2001. Does breed matter to cattle farmers and buyers? Evidence from West Africa. FEEM Working Paper No. 110.2001. http://ssrn.com/abstract =297082. Raymond, M. and Rousset, F. 2001. Population genetics software and ecumenicism. J. Heredity 86, 248-249, http:/wbiomed.curtin.edu.au/genepop/. Rege, J.E.O., Aboagye, G.S. and Tawah, C.L. 1994a. Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa. I. Origin, distribution, classification and population statistics. FAO Corporate Document Repository – Identification and characterization of West African Shorthorn Cattle. World Animal Review, 78. Rege, J.E.O., Aboagye, G.S. and Tawah, C.L. 1994b. Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa. IV. Production characteristics. FAO Corporate Document Repository – Identification and characterization of West African Shorthorn Cattle. World Animal Review, 78.

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