Strengthening the Capacity of African Countries to Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of African Animal Genetic Resources

Improving village chicken protection to elevate the livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia

Chickens are the only affordable livestock for the poor and improving their production level can improve the livelihood of the village farmers, and thus serve as a stepping stone out of extreme poverty. Production levels of indigenous chicken can be improved by organised breeding A participatory...

Breeding strategies for conservation and sustainable use of livestock genetic resources in Sub-Saharan Africa

A system to cost effectively create a continuous supply of F1 heifer via sexed embryos

Many of Heifer Project International’s projects are centred on the provision of improved animals to and training of low income families. In relation to dairy cattle in a number of sub-Saharan African countries, HPI has indicated that they are unable to meet the demand for high quality animals from...

Improved food and nutritional security from better utilisation of dairy cattle breed-types in Senegal

In certain dairy production systems within Senegal, such as in peri-urban Dakar, the indigenous West African Zebu breeds of cattle (such as the Gobra, Maure and Azaouak) are being crossed with recently introduced dairy breeds from Europe (such as the Holstein-Friesian or Montbeliard), resulting in...

Comparative genome sequence analysis to identify disease and traits related genes under different selection pressures during chicken domestication

Objectives: • To identify candidate genes associated with disease resistance and economic traits through an analysis of signature of selection (SOS) between Asian and African lineage poultry. • To conduct statistical modeling of marker-assisted gene introgression (MAI) based on disease...

Production of disease tolerant cloned cattle in Africa

Objectives: 1. To reproduce herd through reproductive technique on cattle with disease tolerance in Africa 2. To maximize livestock production through establishment of embryo production with disease tolerance 3. To secure genetic diversity according to production of cloned animal with disease...

Germplasm for Dairy Development in East Africa, Phase 1: Identifying appropriate germplasm and delivery mechanisms

Project Objectives/Goals: The long-term vision of success of the project (i.e. the combined outcomes of Phases I, II and III) is “The sustainable delivery of livestock genotypes to over one million small-holder dairy farmers in East Africa that will enhance livelihoods and minimize risk within a holistic approach to improvement of small-holder dairy systems”.

Breeding for improved village chicken production in Ethiopia

Chickens are important for the poor and improving their production level can improve the livelihood of the village farmers, and thus serve as a stepping stone out of extreme poverty. Improvement of the production level of indigenous chicken requires a breeding program that is tailored towards local...

Smallholder dairy project

The Smallholder Dairy Project carried out research and development activities to support sustainable improvements to the livelihoods of poor Kenyans through their participation in the dairy sub-sector. The project was jointly implemented by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, the...

Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries

ILRI, in its strategy to 2010 (ILRI 2003), identified activities in livestock research and development (R&D) for developing countries, which focus on poverty reduction, food and nutritional security and environment and human health. However, efficient long term strategies and operational...

Evaluation of ecological and economic sustainability of breeding strategies in pastoral systems: The case of Ankole cattle

Objectives/Goals The project aims to Identify constraints and decision criteria for a combined Ankole, Ankole-Friesian crossbreeding using systems modelling To make comparative studies of the various production systems, where purebred indigenous Ankole cattle and exotic Holstein-Friesian cattle and...