chickens

ILRI News on chickens

24 Mar 2020

When did the chicken first cross the road?

There are nine chickens in the world for every human, but the story of how the species emerged from the jungles of Southeast Asia some 8,000 years ago to become the world’s favoured protein source is a complicated one. ‘The success of the chicken has a lot to do with its diversity, and that...

David AronsonSenior Communications Advisor

ILRI clippings

12 Sep 2019

Thursday Links (September 2019)

A monthly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) staff and partners, compiled by David Aronson. News out of Africa An article in The Nation says that supermarkets in...

David AronsonSenior Communications Advisor

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Publications on chickens

Journal Article

Published2020

Effects of dietary supplementation of Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) on reproductive parameters in local Kabir rooster of Cameroon

Journal Article

Published2020

Growth performance of DZ-white and Improved Horro chicken breeds under different agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2020

Genetic diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Rwanda using microsatellite markers

Journal Article

Published2020

Association of LEI0258 marker alleles and susceptibility to virulent Newcastle Disease Virus infection in Kuroiler, Sasso, and Local Tanzanian Chicken Embryos

Journal Article

Published2019

The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa

Journal Article

Published2020

European and Asian contribution to the genetic diversity of mainland South American chickens

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ILRI Projects on chickens

Jan 2019Dec 2022

Women in business: chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania

Methods Study of existing breed dissemination pathways; develop and test women-led business models to disseminate chicks to farmers in remote areas; engage in gender responsive and transformative approaches; assess impact on women’s empowerment and on nutrition. Expected impact Women’s empowerment...

Nov 2017Oct 2020

TAAT livestock compact

Livestock supports the livelihood of about 1.3 billion people in developing countries and contributes up to 30 per cent of the agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly through the provision of meat, milk, eggs, wool and hides and skins. Demand for...

Nov 2014Oct 2019

African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG)

African Chicken Genetic Gains is an Africa-wide collaboration led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). In November 2014, ILRI and partners initiated this new collaboration to provide better chickens to smallholder farmers in Africa. Part of the wider ‘LiveGene‘ initiative, ACGG...

chickens

ILRI News on chickens

When did the chicken first cross the road?

Thursday Links (September 2019)

Kenyan livestock sector to grow ‘exponentially’—Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Publications on chickens

Effects of dietary supplementation of Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) on reproductive parameters in local Kabir rooster of Cameroon

Growth performance of DZ-white and Improved Horro chicken breeds under different agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia

Genetic diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Rwanda using microsatellite markers

Association of LEI0258 marker alleles and susceptibility to virulent Newcastle Disease Virus infection in Kuroiler, Sasso, and Local Tanzanian Chicken Embryos

The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa

European and Asian contribution to the genetic diversity of mainland South American chickens

ILRI Projects on chickens

Women in business: chicken seed dissemination in Ethiopia and Tanzania

TAAT livestock compact

African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG)