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ILRI News on livestock

12 Sep 2019

A few engineering breakthroughs that could (literally) transform Africa’s dairy systems and food security

Antigen biosensor detector on a UV LASER ablated gold coated glass plate (Photo credit: Flickr/Clive Boyd) This article has been written by Steve Kemp In the next 30 years, the world population is expected to reach 10 billion. A big question is if we can feed this many people sustainably. A short...

ILRI clippings

12 Sep 2019

David Aronson

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...

ILRI clippings

12 Sep 2019

David Aronson

Thursday Links, September 2019

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Publications on livestock

Manual

Published2019

Guidelines for setting up community-based small ruminants breeding programs: Second edition

Journal Article

Published2019

Emerging research practice for impact in the CGIAR: The case of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI)

Brief

Published2019

Feed and fodder production in different agro-climatic zones and its utilization for livestock of Odisha

Report

Published2017

Where should the Muguga cocktail be used? The distributions of Theileria parva, its hosts and vectors in Africa

Journal Article

Published2019

Women's agency in changing contexts: A case study of innovation processes in Western Kenya

Journal Article

Published2019

Reproductive performance indicators of dairy cattle in selected small-scale dairy farms in semi-arid Eastern Kenya

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ILRI Projects on livestock

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...

Aug 2015Dec 2019

Zoonoses in livestock in Kenya

Continuing changes to livestock production systems in Kenya and elsewhere to satisfy increased demand for livestock products affect the risk of zoonoses and other infectious diseases. The most important changes are the commercialisation and intensification of what was previously subsistence farming...

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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