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ILRI News on genetics

14 Dec 2021

Cryoconservation of African poultry breeds: Safeguarding indigenous and endangered breeds

Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) have shown that isolation and freezing of primordial germ cells from chicken embryos can provide a new approach for conservation of poultry material. Application of this method paves the way for conservation of African poultry genetics, and safeguards against loss of diversity in poultry populations, which also threatens endangered species.

Ekta PatelScientist & Communications Manager - Biosciences

ILRI News

04 Nov 2021

Mrode’s article about increasing productivity gains through genomic prediction is selected as an Editor’s Choice in JDS

Raphael Mrode’s article, ‘ Genomic prediction of crossbred dairy cattle in Tanzania: A route to productivity gains in smallholder dairy systems ’, was selected as an “Editor’s Choice” in the November issue of the Journal of Dairy Science . Mrode is a principal scientist in quantitative dairy cattle...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

20 Oct 2021

From breeding to genetic solutions strategy—how a livestock genetics innovation achieves ever-growing impact at scale

The Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions Strategy (TPGS) is a genetics innovation strategy for identifying and testing high-producing farmer-preferred poultry genotypes and using them at scale to address income, nutrition and empowerment challenges in Africa, Asia and beyond. Designed in 2014, TPGS...

Murat SartasInnovation and Scaling Consultant
Tadelle DessiePrincipal Scientist - Animal Genetics/Breeding
Mulugeta Y. BirhanuResearch Officer (Socio-Economist)
Edwin KangetheDigital Extension and Scaling Specialist
Lorena Esquivias(YPARD)
Flor Prado Rivera(YPARD)
Ayanda Ntombela(YPARD)
Iddo DrorProgram Leader, Impact at Scale

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Publications on genetics

Journal Article

Published2021

Whole-genome resequencing of worldwide wild and domestic sheep elucidates genetic diversity, introgression and agronomically important loci

Journal Article

Published2021

Population genetic analysis and sub-structuring of Theileria annulata in Sudan

Report

Published2021

Nutrition impact assessment procedures for dual-purpose chicken breed interventions in Ethiopia

Book

Published2021

Chăn nuôi Việt Nam dưới góc nhìn nghệ thuật và góc nhìn nông dân (Livestock development in Vietnam from artists' and farmers' perspectives)

Report

Published2021

Provision of continual support to farmers, and village boar keepers, and providers of artificial insemination(AI) services trained at the villages in northwest Vietnam under the Li-Chan project

Manual

Published2021

Training manual, LI-CHAN: Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the north-west highlands of Vietnam

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ILRI Projects on genetics

Nov 2015Apr 2022

African Dairy Genetic Gains

The ADGG project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was initiated in 2016, with the pilot phase running from 2016 to November 2019, in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The project supports a farmer-focused partnership that routinely records on-farm performance, and genetic information on...

Aug 2011Jul 2014

Accelerating CBPP research towards a better vaccine through application of synthetic biology

Objectives: Our long-term perspective is to apply key synthetic biology technologies to gain knowledge for vaccine development against diverse mycoplasma infections; the current project will show proof of principle. Two approaches will be pursued. 1. We propose to transfer the synthetic biology...

Sep 2010Mar 2013

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”.