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ILRI News on genetics

24 Jun 2021

Former ABCF fellow’s research is conserving and improving indigenous goats in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Livestock farming is an important source of income in rural households in African countries. Goats, which were one of the first animals to be domesticated in the continent, are especially important in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they are kept by 75% of the rural population and...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer - BecA

ILRI News

12 May 2021

Scientists in Africa explore use of surrogate sires to improve small ruminant breeds

In Pullman, Washington, the director and reproductive biologist at the Center for Reproductive Biology, Jon Oatley, and his team have generated a gene-edited goat, known as surrogate sire—a goat that is capable of ‘hosting’ sperm from a different buck. Oatley believes that this technology is the key to unlocking the growing demand for food and nutritional security and has paired up with scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the University of Nairobi to apply the technology in Africa.

Ekta PatelScientist & Communications Manager - Biosciences

ILRI News

15 Apr 2021

Building a sustainable livestock genetics improvement system for a food-secure Ethiopia

The African Dairy Genetics Gains (ADGG) project, which is led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and implemented by multiple partners in Ethiopia and Tanzania, is addressing livestock productivity challenges to improve dairy production in the two countries. To celebrate key...

Beamlak TesfayeKnowledge management and communications expert

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Publications on genetics

Presentation

Published2021

Genetics and genomic approaches for sustainable dairy cattle improvement

Presentation

Published2021

Application of nuclear and genomic technologies for improving livestock productivity in developing world: Challenges and opportunities

Brief

Published2021

Developing community-based breeding programs to improve productivity of sheep and goats in Turkana, Isiolo and Marsabit counties of Kenya

Journal Article

Published2009

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

Journal Article

Published2021

A mix of old British and modern European breeds: Genomic prediction of breed composition of smallholder pigs in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2021

Large-scale genomic analysis reveals the genetic cost of chicken domestication

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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”.