Below-maintenance feed intake increases methane yield from enteric fermentationPublished2020StatusOpen AccessLanguageenILRI ProgramsSustainable livestock systemsPosterhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/109164CitationMerbold, L. 2020. Below-maintenance feed intake increases methane yield from enteric fermentation. Poster prepared for the Virtual Livestock CRP Planning Meeting, 8-17 June 2020. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.Tagsanimal feedingcrop-livestockfeedslivestock
Journal ArticlePublished2021Ex-ante impact of on-farm diversification and forward integration on agricultural value chain resilience: A system dynamics approachfarming systemsfood securityintensificationimpact assessmentlivestockmarketspolicyresearchresiliencevalue chains
BrochurePublished2020Livestock sector investment and policy toolkit (LSIPT): Making responsible decisionslivestockpolicy
ThesisPublished2020Genetic diversity study in Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) collections and progeniesanimal feedingcrop-livestockcropsfeedsfodderforagesgeneticslivestock
ActiveJan 2020Dec 2023Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...agricultureanimal healthanimal diseasesdisease controldiseasehealthgenderClimate-smartLivestockclimate changescalingmarketsanimal feedingfeedsfodder
CompletedApr 2020Mar 2022Overcoming forage challenges in Africa: exploring sequence diversity in Napier grass to fast-track breeding projects at national levelIn this project, we propose to capture the maximal range of polymorphisms by whole-genome sequencing of 500 accessions of Napier grass with the project focus on the identification of molecular markers associated with drought tolerance, crude protein content, water soluble carbohydrates, self-...animal feedinglivestockclimate change
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