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Azage Tegegne was affiliated with the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. Their research contributions primarily centered within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on general agricultural and biological sciences, agronomy and crop science, general health professions, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work concentrated on several key topics, including:

  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Bamboo properties and applications

Azage Tegegne published research in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Gates Open Research
  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advances in Bamboo Science
  • Cell Biology

Notable recent publications included:

  • "Importance of livestock diseases identified using participatory epidemiology in the highlands of Ethiopia," 2020, Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • "A pilot study of the data demands of different stakeholders for the future Ethiopian dairy sector," 2022, Gates Open Research
  • "Physical and mechanical properties of highland bamboo (Oldeania alpina (K.Schum.) Stapleton) landraces and culm sections growing at Banja District, Northwest Ethiopia," 2025, Advances in Bamboo Science
  • "Study of Selected Livestock Innovations in Ethiopia," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "A multi-stakeholder participatory pilot study of the data demands of the future Ethiopian dairy sector," 2022, Gates Open Research

Repeated collaboration with several coauthors was evident in their work. Frequent coauthors included:

  • Brian D. Perry
  • Solomon Hailemariam
  • Getachew Legese
  • Karen Smyth
  • A.R. Peters

The body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach touching on aspects of livestock health, agricultural practices, and resource use within Ethiopia and the broader region. Their research spanned fields from practical livestock disease management to the mechanical characterization of natural resources such as bamboo, showing a diversity of interest within agricultural and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Aflatoxin contamination of milk and dairy feeds in the Greater Addis Ababa milk shed, Ethiopia

    Dawit Gizachew;Barbara Szonyi;Azage Tegegne;Jean Hanson

  • Dairy Production,processing and marketing systems of Shashemene-Dilla area,South Ethiopia.

    Sintayehu Yigrem;Fekadu Beyene;Azage Tegegne;Berhanu Gebremedhin

  • Effect of intercropping cereal crops with forage legumes and source of nutrients on cereal grain yield and fodder dry matter yields

    D R Mpairwe;E N Sabiiti;N N Ummuna;A Tegegne

  • Smallholder dairy production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: IPMS experiences and opportunities for market-oriented development

    Azage Tegegne;Berhanu Gebremedhin;Dirk Hoekstra;B. Belay

  • Growth performance and carcass characteristics of three Ethiopian goat breeds fed grainless diets varying in concentrate to roughage ratios

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  • Handling, processing and marketing of milk in the North western Ethiopian highlands

    Y.A. Alemayehu;Maria Wurzinger;Azage Tegegne;W. Zollitsch

  • Evaluation of non-conventional agro-industrial by-products as supplementary feeds for ruminants: in vitro and metabolism study with sheep

    Yoseph Mekasha;Azage Tegegne;Alemu Yami;N.N Umunna

  • Clinically manifested major health problems of crossbred dairy herds in urban and periurban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia.

    M. Lema;T. Kassa;Azage Tegegne

  • Importance of livestock diseases identified using participatory epidemiology in the highlands of Ethiopia

    Solomon Gizaw;Hiwot Desta;Biruk Alemu;Azage Tegegne

  • Breeding strategy to improve Ethiopian Boran cattle for meat and milk production

    Aynalem Haile;A. Workneh;Azage Tegegne;N. Kebede

  • Marketing value-chain of smallholder sheep and goats in crop-livestock mixed farming system of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia

    Tsedeke Kocho;Girma Abebe;Azage Tegegne;Berhanu Gebremedhin

  • Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian for growth performance in central Ethiopia

    A. Haile;A. Haile;A. Haile;B.K. Joshi;W. Ayalew;A. Tegegne

  • In vitro and in situ evaluation of selected multipurpose trees, wheat bran and Lablab purpureus as potential feed supplements to tef (Eragrostis tef) straw

    Solomon Melaku;Kurt J Peters;Azage Tegegne

  • Influence of suckling and continuous cow-calf association on the resumption of post-partum ovarian function in Bos indicus cows monitored by plasma progesterone profiles.

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  • Genetic evaluation of Ethiopian Boran cattle and their crosses with Holstein Friesian in central Ethiopia: milk production traits.

    Aynalem Haile;B.K. Joshi;W. Ayalew;Azage Tegegne

  • Effects of supplementation with foliages of selected multipurpose trees, their mixtures or wheat bran on feed intake, plasma enzyme activities, live weight and scrotal circumference gains in Menz sheep

    Solomon Melaku;Kurt J. Peters;Azage Tegegne

  • Feed intake, sperm output and seminal characteristics of Ethiopian highland sheep supplemented with different levels of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf hay

    Negussie Dana;Azage Tegegne;Teshome Shenkoru

  • Livestock input supply and service provision in Ethiopia: challenges and opportunities for market-oriented development

    Azage Tegegne;Berhanu Gebremedhin;Dirk Hoekstra

  • Cattle milk and meat production and marketing systems and opportunities for market-orientation in Fogera woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia

    B. Anteneh;Azage Tegegne;F. Beyene;Berhanu Gebremedhin

  • Effect of Leucaena and Sesbania supplementation on body growth and scrotal circumference of Ethiopian highland sheep and goats fed teff straw basal diet

    R.J Kaitho;A Tegegne;N.N Umunna;I.V Nsahlai

  • Commercializing dairy and forage systems in Ethiopia: An innovation systems perspective

    T. Lemma;Ranjitha Puskur;Dirk Hoekstra;Azage Tegegne

  • Input supply system and services for market-oriented livestock production in Ethiopia

    Azage Tegegne;Berhanu Gebremedhin;Dirk Hoekstra

  • Market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy systems

    Azage Tegegne;M. Tadesse;A. Yami;Yoseph Mekasha

  • Integration of forage legumes with cereal crops. II. Effect of supplementation with lablab hay and incremental levels of wheat bran on voluntary food intake, digestibility, milk yield and milk composition of crossbred cows fed maize-lablab stover or oats-vetch hay ad libitum

    D.R. Mpairwe;E.N. Sabiiti;N.N. Ummuna;A. Tegegne

  • Urban and peri- urban farming systems and utilization of the natural resources in the North Ethiopian Highlands

    Y.A. Alemayehu;Maria Wurzinger;Azage Tegegne;W. Zollitsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Seerp Tamminga
Seerp Tamminga Wageningen University & Research
Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez
Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez Linköping University
Matthias Saurer
Matthias Saurer Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Werner Zollitsch
Werner Zollitsch BOKU University
Ignatius V. Nsahlai
Ignatius V. Nsahlai University of KwaZulu-Natal
Barbara Wieland
Barbara Wieland Institute of Virology and Immunology
Delia Grace
Delia Grace International Livestock Research Institute
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Albano Beja-Pereira
Albano Beja-Pereira University of Porto

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