Sandip Banerjee
I have a Bachelors in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry followed by Masters in Animal Breeding and thereafter a PhD in Animal Sciences specializing in sheep breeding . I have been teaching undergraduate and graduate students several advanced courses of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Biotechnology, Animal Production. I have advised more than 85 Masters students and several PhD students too. I have authored or co authored more than 135 publications. I would like to team up with scientists , organisations having interest in soil, plant animal relationship especially with respect to heavy metals, community based livestock breeding programs, traditional livestock selection methods and their integration with the modern scientific methods .
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for groups of ewes of Local and of Awassi crosses, with a variable blood level, reared under farmer’s
environment. The Weigh-Suckle-Weigh method plus hand milking was used to estimate milk yield
for ewes. A total of 466 observations from 115 ewes were used. Estimated least-squares adjusted
means for the milk production over 120 days were 0.56 kg day−1 (Local), 0.67 (<30% Awassi),
0.86 (30–50% Awassi), and 0.96 (>50% Awassi). Groups with 30–50% Awassi and >50% Awassi
ewes produced significantly (p < 0.05) more milk than Local ewes. Significant differences were
observed between <30% Awassi and >50% Awassi crossbred groups. The best crosses (>50%
Awassi) produced over 70% more milk than the local ewes which demonstrates the potential
that exists in increasing milk production through the initiated crossbreeding programme with
sheep in Ethiopia.
traditionally used to select the Bonga sheep reared in
Southern Ethiopia. The breed was included for improvement under the community based breeding program
(CBBP) launched in the year 2009. The results are based
on the data collected from the project between 2009 till
2012. The findings are based on focus group discussions
with the community elders who have been rearing the
Bonga sheep for more than 20 years. The present findings
are based on information obtained from 50% of the total
respondents who were involved in CBBP. The Bonga
sheep is a mutton type breed and the ewes are moderately
prolific. In the past this breed of sheep were bartered to
settle legal disputes and were traded against household
commodities.. However, over the years (and also after the
intervention of CBBP) the sheep have been selected for
their body weight as well as for their distribution in many
parts of Ethiopia The respondents selected the lambs at
both pre weaning and post weaning stages. Traditionally
the traits of rams are selected based on their body length,
canon circumference, broad face, enlarged thyroid, while
for the ewes, traits prolificacy, skin thickness and pelvic
width are determining characters. Fat tail and brown coat
color were preferred irrespective of the sexes in trait
selection. The ram lambs selected for breeding purpose are locally known as ‘‘Dookoo’’. These rams are selected
based on some predetermined phenotypic traits and are
initially selected at preweaning stage and further, again at
the post weaning stage. These rams are preferentially
cared and are provided with supplementary feed and
comfortable housing.
for groups of ewes of Local and of Awassi crosses, with a variable blood level, reared under farmer’s
environment. The Weigh-Suckle-Weigh method plus hand milking was used to estimate milk yield
for ewes. A total of 466 observations from 115 ewes were used. Estimated least-squares adjusted
means for the milk production over 120 days were 0.56 kg day−1 (Local), 0.67 (<30% Awassi),
0.86 (30–50% Awassi), and 0.96 (>50% Awassi). Groups with 30–50% Awassi and >50% Awassi
ewes produced significantly (p < 0.05) more milk than Local ewes. Significant differences were
observed between <30% Awassi and >50% Awassi crossbred groups. The best crosses (>50%
Awassi) produced over 70% more milk than the local ewes which demonstrates the potential
that exists in increasing milk production through the initiated crossbreeding programme with
sheep in Ethiopia.
traditionally used to select the Bonga sheep reared in
Southern Ethiopia. The breed was included for improvement under the community based breeding program
(CBBP) launched in the year 2009. The results are based
on the data collected from the project between 2009 till
2012. The findings are based on focus group discussions
with the community elders who have been rearing the
Bonga sheep for more than 20 years. The present findings
are based on information obtained from 50% of the total
respondents who were involved in CBBP. The Bonga
sheep is a mutton type breed and the ewes are moderately
prolific. In the past this breed of sheep were bartered to
settle legal disputes and were traded against household
commodities.. However, over the years (and also after the
intervention of CBBP) the sheep have been selected for
their body weight as well as for their distribution in many
parts of Ethiopia The respondents selected the lambs at
both pre weaning and post weaning stages. Traditionally
the traits of rams are selected based on their body length,
canon circumference, broad face, enlarged thyroid, while
for the ewes, traits prolificacy, skin thickness and pelvic
width are determining characters. Fat tail and brown coat
color were preferred irrespective of the sexes in trait
selection. The ram lambs selected for breeding purpose are locally known as ‘‘Dookoo’’. These rams are selected
based on some predetermined phenotypic traits and are
initially selected at preweaning stage and further, again at
the post weaning stage. These rams are preferentially
cared and are provided with supplementary feed and
comfortable housing.