Review Article
The possible impact and prospect of animal biotechnology in Ethiopia: From the national SDG perspective
Author(s): T Daba*, J Jemal and T Degefa
Animal biotechnology contributes immensely to increasing livestock productivity. It involves assisted reproduction, molecular
genetic analysis, and vaccine and therapeutics development to reduce the threats of diseases hence ensuring both animal
and human welfare. Ethiopian economy is hugely agrarian that could have enormous benefit from ardent applications of biotechnology for increasing livestock product and productivity. The aim of this review paper is to inspect the impact of animal biotechnology research and development endeavors in the country. The country has a fairly long history in research and development activities of animal biotechnology particularly in the area of artificial cattle reproduction and vaccine development.
Animal biotechnology applications in research and development arena include hormonal manipulation for estrus synchronization, artificial inseminat.. Read More»
DOI:
10.35841/2408-5499.22.10.427