chickens

ILRI News on chickens

09 Sep 2020

Chicken intervention in Ethiopian households improved the nutrition and growth of young children

Ethiopian chicken farmer with her children (photo credit: ILRI). ILRI animal geneticist/breeder Tadelle Dessie is one of many authors of a new paper in the Journal of Nutrition with partners from Harvard and Purdue universities and Boston College, in the US; the Food, Agriculture and Natural...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

ILRI News

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

Report

Published2021

Report of the workshop on training of trainers on technologies for the promotion of local poultry value chain in Africa, Douala, Cameroon, 16-20 November 2020

Journal Article

Published2021

Modeling genetic components of hatch of fertile in broiler breeders

Presentation

Published2020

Distribution models unravel drivers of local adaptation in chickens

Journal Article

Published2021

Improved sample selection and preparation methods for sampling plans used to facilitate rapid and reliable estimation of aflatoxin in chicken feed

Journal Article

Published2021

Economic analysis of integrated vegetable-poultry production systems in the Babati District of Tanzania

Presentation

Published2020

Improving animal health services to village poultry production systems in Ghana and Tanzania

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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...