A total of 27 microsatellite primer sets specific for sheep were used in the study. The number of observed alleles ranged from three to eight with a mean of 6.889 _ 0.85 across all loci. The most frequent number of alleles was five (41%) and the least frequent number of alleles was three, seven...

This research evaluates the results of a Rural Development Program of the Baja California Alliance for the Countryside (2000-2005). Though this program, the Mexican Government encouraged small species livestock farming activities. The program provided economic support and capacity building to...

This article takes the characterization of T.O. Elias as a representative of a quot;weakquot; form of anti-colonial scholarship as its starting point. Elias had sought to show that the ancient African kingdoms had participated in international legality with European states on an equal footing....

China is one of the world's largest developing agricultural countries and dominates the international livestock revolution in terms of its aggregate size and growth rate. While the sheep meat industry is still in the early stages of development, it is an excellent example of the upheaval taking...