Abstract
Failure to characterize autochthonous sheep breeds may result to
the extinction of the important natural resource which can easily adapt
to the local variation in climate change. Environmental factors and
some human practices especially artificial insemination is leading to
the evolving of different pedigrees.Price determination is an important
aspect in designing pricing models, but what really contributes to the
weight of autochthonous sheep breed remains as the major question
which needs to be addressed. By merely looking at a sheep is it
possible to deduce its body weight another question of interest arises
again. This project addressed several issues associated with the characterization
of autochthonous sheep by establishing the relationship between morphological
traits and the body weight of an animal. The relationship was further
addressed through the application of several methods namely the principal
component analysis, generalized linear models, WinBugs model programming
and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm Approach. The major
reason behind this project was to come up with conducive way which
saves resource limited farmers of sheep in being charged exorbitant
prices in trying to use the more advanced technology such as (DNA)
in characterizing indigenous sheep.
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LOVEMORE, C (2021). Morphological Characterization Of Autochthonous Sheep Breeds At Matopos Research Station : A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm Approach.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/morphological-characterization-of-autochthonous-sheep-breeds-at-matopos-research-station-a-markov-chain-monte-carlo-algorithm-approach
LOVEMORE, CHIPINDU "Morphological Characterization Of Autochthonous Sheep Breeds At Matopos Research Station : A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm Approach." Afribary. Afribary, 01 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/morphological-characterization-of-autochthonous-sheep-breeds-at-matopos-research-station-a-markov-chain-monte-carlo-algorithm-approach. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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LOVEMORE, CHIPINDU . "Morphological Characterization Of Autochthonous Sheep Breeds At Matopos Research Station : A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm Approach." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/morphological-characterization-of-autochthonous-sheep-breeds-at-matopos-research-station-a-markov-chain-monte-carlo-algorithm-approach