1.   Musa, L. M-A. 2001.Genetic and environmental influences in a herd of Butana cattle. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Khartoum-Sudan.

2.     Musa, L.M-A.; Ahmed, M-K.A.; Peters, K.J.; Zumbach, B. and Gubartalla, K.A.E.  2005. The reproductive and milk performance merit of Butana cattle in Sudan. Archives of Animal Breeding, 48: pp.445 – 459.

3.     Musa, L.M-A., Peters, K.J. and Ahmed, M-K. A. 2006. On farm characterization of Butana and Kenana cattle breeds production systems in Sudan`, Livestock Research for Rural Development Vol.18 (12).

4.     Abdel-Gader, A.Z., Ahmed, M-K.A., Musa, L.M-A. and Peters, K.J. 2007. Milk yield and reproductive performance of Friesian cows under Sudan tropical conditions. Archives of Animal Breeding 50 (2) 155 – 164.

5.     Ahmed, M-K.A., Teirab, A.B., Musa, L.M-A and Peters, K.J. 2007. Milk production and reproduction traits of different grades of zebu x Friesian crossbreds under semi-arid conditions. Archives of Animal Breeding 50 (3) pp 240 – 249.

6.     Musa, L. M-A. 2007. Characterization and utilization of dairy cattle in Sudan. Copyright publisher Dr. Koester 10179 Berlin, ISBN 978-3-89574-635-2

7.     Musa, L.M-A.; Ahmed, M-K.A. and Gubartalla, K.A.E. (in press). Genetic and environmental influences on calf birth weight in Butana cattle  breed in Sudan. Sudan Journal of Animal Production.

 8.     Musa, L.M-A., Bett, R., Ahmed, M-K. A. and Peters, K.J. 2008. Breeding options for dairy cattle improvement in the Sudan. Outlook on Agriculture. (Accepted for publication)

9.     Musa, L.M-A.; Reissmann, M.; Brockmann, G.A. and Peters, K.J. Molecular genetic characterization of the Growth hormone gene (GH1) in Sudanese Kenana and Butana cattle breeds. Submitted to the biochemical  Genetics.

10.   Musa, L.M-A.; Reissmann, M.; Brockmann, G.A. and Peters, K.J. Molecular genetic characterization of the Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase gene (DGAT1) in Sudanese Kenana and Butana cattle breeds. Submitted to the U of K J. Agric. Sci.

 11.   Ballal, K.M.E.  Ahmed, M-K.A., Lutfi M-A. Musa. 2005. Estimates of Phenotypic and Genetic Parameters of Growth Traits in the Sudanese Nubian Goat. Accepted for publication in Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Research.

12.   Musa, L. M-A.; Peters, K.J.; Zumbach, B. 2005. Identification of breeding objectives and production constraints in Sudanese Butana and Kenana cattle habitats. Proceedings of the German Society of Animal Production (GfT), Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Züchtungskunde (DGfZ), 21./22. September 2005 in Berlin, Germany.

 13.   Musa, L.M-A.; Peters, K.J.; Ahmed, M-K.A. and Zumbach, B. 2006. The case for the conservation of Sudanese Kenana and Butana cattle breeds. Tropentag 11 – 13 October 2006, Bonn, Germany.

 14.   Peters, K.J.; Zumbach, B. and Musa, L.M-A. 2007. Organisation of sustainable breeding schemes for crossbred dairy cows in Khartoum State in Sudan. Proceedings, Sudan University for Sciences and Technology (Sudanese Genetic resources Conference), 5-6 March 2007.

 15.   Musa, L.M-A.; Reissmann, M.; Brockmann, G.A. and Peters, K.J. 2007. Sequencing of DGAT1 Gene in Sudanese Kenana and Butana cattle Breeds.  Proceedings, Sudan University for Sciences and Technology (Sudanese Genetic resources Conference), 5-6 March 2007.

 16.   Musa, L.M-A.; Reissmann, M.; Brockmann, G.A. and Peters, K.J. 2007. Identification of three novel SNPs in the Growth Hormone gene (GH1) in Sudanese Kenana and Butana cattle breeds. Proceedings of the German Society of Animal Production (GfT), Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Züchtungskunde (DGfZ), 26./27. September 2007 in Hohenheim, Germany.

 17.   Ahmed M-K.A., Peters K.J.  and Musa L.M-A.  2007.s, Genetic erosion and conservation of Kenana and Butana cattle breeds in Sudan. The conference on Sudan Animal Genetic ResourceSudan University for Science and Technology, Khartoum, 5-6 March, 2007.