Designing Community-Based B reeding Strategies for Indigenous Sheep Breeds of Smallholders in Ethiopia The case of Bonga Breeds Presented by Kifle Belachew at the ICARDA-ILRI-BOKU project workshop on Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, October 29, 2010. (Bonga Research Center, SARI)

Characteristics of Bonga sheep Sheep type - Meat type Coat color -Light and Dark red Tail type – Commonly long thin and fat Average body weight at farmers level Birth weight 3 kg Weaning weight M 18 kg F 14 kg Weight at 6 month M 25 kg F 20 Mature body weight M 40 F 35 Birth type – Commonly twin birth Distribution is all areas of south west Ethio

Bonga Sheep

What Activities Performed?

Program Engaged Farmers participating on Workshop

Training on Data recording and Weight Measuring

Ram selection

Ram selection

Selected Rams at Sheep Ranch

Selected Rams from Sheep Ranch to Distribution site

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