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ILRI News on livestock

12 May 2020

Nurturing young scientists to inform agricultural development, food security and nutrition policies in Kenya

Participants who undertook training on using research to inform agriculture policy and practice in Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Leonard Kirui). Policymaking is a vital aspect of governance in the agriculture sector. In Kenya, the agriculture sector, which includes livestock farming, contributes...

Judy KimaniCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

ILRI clippings

30 Apr 2020

How CTA helped me develop the ILRI CapDev Grand Challenge—Wellington Ekaya

Wellington Ekaya is head of capacity development at ILRI (photo credit: ILRI/Apollo Habtamu). Wellington Ekaya, head of capacity development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), recently talked about his work with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA...

Paul KaraimuCommunications Officer

AgHealth blog

24 Apr 2020

Expert review examines impact of mycotoxins on dairy cattle health in sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, contamination of dairy feed with mycotoxins has been frequently reported. Mycotoxins pose a threat to animal health and productivity and are a hazard to human health as some mycotoxins and their metabolites are excreted in milk, such as aflatoxin M1. A new review paper...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on livestock

Brochure

Published2020

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing laboratory at the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub

Report

Published2019

How external factors (e.g. climate change, conflicts, socio-economics, trading patterns) will impact veterinary services and the adaptations required

Journal Article

Published2020

Investigation of the governance structure of the Nairobi dairy value chain and its influence on food safety

Journal Article

Published2020

Will dairy cattle production in West Africa be challenged by heat stress in the future?

Journal Article

Published2020

Evolution of a gender tool: WEAI, WELI and livestock research

Journal Article

Published2020

The effects of climate on decomposition of cattle, sheep and goat manure in Kenyan tropical pastures

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ILRI Projects on livestock

Apr 2020Mar 2020

Overcoming forage challenges in Africa: exploring sequence diversity in Napier grass to fast-track breeding projects at national level

In this project, we propose to capture the maximal range of polymorphisms by whole-genome sequencing of 500 accessions of Napier grass with the project focus on the identification of molecular markers associated with drought tolerance, crude protein content, water soluble carbohydrates, self-...

Mar 2019Feb 2022

Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development

This project aims to increase sustainable livestock productivity and improve marketing of livestock products by enhancing quality and reliability of integrated public-private veterinary service delivery. The project also supports the certification of export abattoirs through the development of meat...

Jan 2019Dec 2023

Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

In Uganda, around 70% of all households keep at least one kind of livestock (including poultry). Livestock production is primarily a family business, but only a fraction of the food produced is used for home consumption. Most of it is sold at local markets, which are mainly informal markets...

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