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Technical efficiency of traditional village chicken production in Africa: Entry points for sustainable transformation and improved livelihood

Characterization of the livestock feed resources and potential for enhancing dairy productivity in Batoka, Choma District, Zambia

Characterization of the livestock feed resources and potential for enhancing dairy productivity in Masopo, Choma District, Zambia

Bridging the livestock feed gap through improved feed and forage options

BRIEF FOCUS: Feed and health package for improved small ruminant production

A gendered assessment in the production and use of feeds and forages: Insights from intensive and extensive livestock production systems in Uganda

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

Overcoming forage challenges in Africa: exploring sequence diversity in Napier grass to fast-track breeding projects at national level

Improved sorghum and pearl millet forage cultivars for intensifying dairy systems