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Peter Wahinya is a research fellow at the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU - UNE) involved in research and development on Merino Lifetime Productivity and genetic evaluation. He has a keen interest in the application of genetics and economics to improve livestock productivity. Peter has a PhD in quantitative genetics from AGBU where he developed breeding strategies for genetic improvement of dairy cattle under different production systems in Kenya. He has been involved in a variety of other projects such as the estimation of genetic parameters of methane emission in Australian sheep and analysis of pure and crossbred genotypes for breed composition estimation and genetic evaluation in beef cattle.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Genomic models for estimating genetic parameters for lifetime wool traits in Merino sheep
Wahinya, P. K., Brown, D. J., Clarke, B. E., Smith, J. L., Bird-gardiner, T. & Swan, A. A., 24 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the AAABG 26th Conference. Hatcher, S. (ed.). Armidale, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, p. 86-89Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Identification of climate-resilient Merino sheep using satellite images
de las Heras-Saldana, S., Suarez, L. A., Wahinya, P. K., Bunter, K. L. & Brown, D. J., 26 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 25, p. 394-397Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Imputation accuracy for missing alleles in crossbred beef cattle
Wahinya, P. K. & Ferdosi, M. H., 26 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 25, p. 162-165Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Preliminary evaluation of the impact of visual traits on lifetime ewe performance
Wahinya, P. K., Brown, D. J., Walkom, S. F., Bird-gardiner, T., Clarke, B. E., Smith, J. L. & Swan, A. A., 26 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 25, p. 47-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Breeding objectives for dairy cattle under low, medium and high production systems in the tropics
Wahinya, P. K., Jeyaruban, M. G., Swan, A. A. & van der Werf, J. H. J., May 2022, In: Animal. 16, 5, p. 1-13 100513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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