International Journal of
Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Genet. Mol. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9863
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJGMB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 139

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of growth and survival performances of Pure Borana goat and their crosses with Boer goats

Tamirat Tessema
  • Tamirat Tessema
  • Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Dereje Teshome
  • Dereje Teshome
  • Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Sisay Kumsa
  • Sisay Kumsa
  • Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 26 January 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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