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Isaac S. Kosgey

Isaac S. Kosgey

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
22
Citations
2406
World Ranking
3098
National Ranking
8

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Marketing

Isaac S. Kosgey focuses on Agroforestry, Livestock, Agriculture, Pastoral society and Tropics. His Agroforestry study combines topics in areas such as Breed, Traditional knowledge and Pastoralism. His work carried out in the field of Breed brings together such families of science as Indigenous, Biotechnology, Crossbreed and Subsistence agriculture.

Isaac S. Kosgey combines subjects such as Productivity and Animal breeding with his study of Traditional knowledge. Isaac S. Kosgey has included themes like Socioeconomics, Purebred, Flock and Red Maasai in his Pastoralism study. His Tropics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Litter, Domestic sheep reproduction and Manure.

His most cited work include:

  • Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: a review (192 citations)
  • Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: a review (192 citations)
  • Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: a review (192 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Isaac S. Kosgey mainly investigates Livestock, Animal breeding, Animal science, Agroforestry and Biotechnology. His research integrates issues of Breed, Purebred, Tropics, Environmental resource management and Flock in his study of Livestock. His studies in Purebred integrate themes in fields like Socioeconomics and Red Maasai.

In his study, Quantitative trait locus is strongly linked to Domestic sheep reproduction, which falls under the umbrella field of Tropics. His Agroforestry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Animal husbandry, Agriculture, Indigenous, Pastoralism and Milk production. A large part of his Agriculture studies is devoted to Pastoral society.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Livestock (65.15%)
  • Animal breeding (31.82%)
  • Animal science (33.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2017)?

  • Livestock (65.15%)
  • Animal science (33.33%)
  • Agricultural science (18.18%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Livestock, Animal science, Agricultural science, Profit and Marketing. His Livestock research includes themes of Stratified sampling, Environmental protection and Sire. His Animal science study is mostly concerned with Purebred, Crossbreed, Breed, Boer goat and Animal breeding.

His Agricultural science study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Probit model, Descriptive statistics and Snowball sampling. His studies in Descriptive statistics integrate themes in fields like Agriculture, Grazing and Manure. Flock is a subfield of Ecology that he investigates.

Between 2012 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Optimum crossbreeding systems for goats in low-input livestock production system in Kenya (6 citations)
  • Optimum crossbreeding systems for goats in low-input livestock production system in Kenya (6 citations)
  • Consumers’ Perceptions towards Goat’s Milk: Exploring the Attitude Amongst Consumers and Its Implication for a Dairy Goat Breeding Programme in Siaya County, Kenya (4 citations)

Best Publications

  • Successes and failures of small ruminant breeding programmes in the tropics: a review

    I.S. Kosgey;I.S. Kosgey;I.S. Kosgey;R.L. Baker;H.M.J. Udo;J.A.M. Van Arendonk

  • GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF SMALL RUMINANTS IN LOW-INPUT, SMALLHOLDER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: TECHNICAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL ISSUES

    I.S. Kosgey;A.M. Okeyo

  • Small ruminant production in smallholder and pastoral/extensive farming systems in Kenya

    I.S. Kosgey;I.S. Kosgey;I.S. Kosgey;G.J. Rowlands;J.A.M. van Arendonk;R.L. Baker

  • Breeding objectives and breeding strategies for small ruminants in the tropics

    I.S. Kosgey

  • Economic values for traits of meat sheep in medium to high production potential areas of the tropics

    I.S Kosgey;I.S Kosgey;J.A.M van Arendonk;R.L Baker

  • Sustainable Community-Based Organizations for the Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries:

    A.K. Kahi;T.O. Rewe;I.S. Kosgey

  • Economic values for traits in breeding objectives for sheep in the tropics: impact of tangible and intangible benefits

    Isaac S Kosgey;Isaac S Kosgey;Isaac S Kosgey;Johan A.M Van Arendonk;R.Leyden Baker

  • Bio-economic model to support breeding of indigenous chicken in different production systems

    E. O. Menge;I. S. Kosgey;A. K. Kahi

  • Direct and maternal (co)variance components, genetic parameters and annual trends for growth traits of Dorper sheep in semi-arid Kenya.

    C. M. Kariuki;Evans D. Ilatsia;Isaac S. Kosgey;Alexander K. Kahi

  • Institutional and organizational frameworks for dairy and beef cattle recording in Kenya: a review and opportunities for improvement

    I S Kosgey;S M Mbuku;A M Okeyo;Joshua O Amimo

  • Analysis of production objectives and breeding practices of dairy goats in Kenya

    R. C. Bett;I. S. Kosgey;A. K. Kahi;K. J. Peters

  • Definition of breeding objectives and optimum crossbreeding levels for goats in the smallholder production systems

    R.C. Bett;R.C. Bett;R.C. Bett;I.S. Kosgey;A.K. Kahi;Kurt J. Peters

  • Role of Camels (Camelus Dromedarius) in the Traditional Lifestyle of Somali Pastoralists in Northern Kenya

    A.Y. Guliye;I.M. Noor;B.O. Bebe;I.S. Kosgey

  • Breeding goals for the Kenya dual purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits.

    R. C. Bett;I. S. Kosgey;B. O. Bebe;A. K. Kahi

  • Influence of production circumstances and economic evaluation criteria on economic comparison of breeds and breed crosses.

    A.K. Kahi;I.S. Kosgey;V.L. Cardoso;J.A.M. Van Arendonk

  • Realities in breed improvement programmes for dairy goats in East and Central Africa

    R.C. Bett;I.S. Kosgey;A.K. Kahi;K.J. Peters

  • Genetic evaluation of growth of Dorper sheep in semi-arid Kenya using random regression models.

    C.M. Kariuki;E.D. Ilatsia;C.B. Wasike;C.B. Wasike;I.S. Kosgey

  • Breeding goals for the Kenya dual purpose goat. I. Model development and application to smallholder production systems.

    R. C. Bett;I. S. Kosgey;B. O. Bebe;A. K. Kahi;A. K. Kahi

  • Evaluation of the efficiency of alternative two‐tier nucleus breeding systems designed to improve meat sheep in Kenya

    M.G. Gicheha;I.S. Kosgey;B.O. Bebe;A.K. Kahi;A.K. Kahi

  • Genetic Improvement of Livestock for Milk Production

    Sammy K. Kiplagat;Moses K. Limo;Isaac S. Kosgey

  • Dairy goat production practices in Kenya: implications for a breeding programme.

    T. D. O. Ogola;W. K. Nguyo;I. S. Kosgey

  • Genetic polymorphism of kappa-casein gene in indigenous Eastern Africa goat populations

    S. K. Kiplagat;M. Agaba;I. S. Kosgey;M. Okeyo

  • Socio-economic factors influencing small ruminant breeding in Kenya

    E. Verbeek;E. Kanis;R.C. Bett;I.S. Kosgey

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander K. Kahi
Alexander K. Kahi Egerton University
J.A.M. van Arendonk
J.A.M. van Arendonk Wageningen University & Research
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Jan Philipsson
Jan Philipsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
J. H. J. van der Werf
J. H. J. van der Werf University of New England

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