Tags: poultry

ILRI News on poultry

10 Aug 2022

Strengthening the role of chicken genetics for sustainable poultry development in the tropics

The Tropical Chicken Genetics Solutions (TPGS) initiative and their partners held a two-day workshop on 7 – 8 July 2022, at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, to document lessons learned from the program and explore opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of complementary chicken-based...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer - BecA

ILRI News

01 Aug 2022

The problem of using human medication to treat free-range poultry in Soroti, Uganda

The use of human medication to treat sick birds has been noted amongst 203 poultry-keeping households in eastern Uganda. This is attributed, in part, to challenges rural smallholder farmers face in accessing veterinary drugs. The most common human medications used in poultry were painkillers,...

ILRI News

17 Jul 2022

A livestock master plan is produced for India's Odisha State

The following is a foreword by Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), to a new ILRI report, Odisha Livestock Master Plan 2022/23–2026/27 . 'The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners have, since 2013, provided technical...

Jimmy SmithDirector general
Enock ChikavaAgriculture development interim director(Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
Shri R. Raghu PrasadIFS principal secretary, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department(Government of Odisha)

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Publications on poultry

Report

Published2022

Rapid gender landscaping analysis in the poultry sector: Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe

Journal Article

Published2022

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial isolates from smallholder poultry droppings in the Guinea Savanna Zone of Nigeria

Report

Published2022

Deliver food safety messages to the community: An integrated approach between researchers and journalists – The case of animal-source food

Presentation

Published2022

Vietnam chicken value chain: The structure of the value chain and summary of key opportunities, challenges and possible interventions

Presentation

Published2022

Asian Chicken Genetic Gains (AsCGG) project update

Presentation

Published2022

Kết quả nhiễm vi sinh gây bệnh trong chăn nuôi gia cầm tại Việt Nam

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ILRI Projects on poultry

May 2022Apr 2025

Reducing losses and zoonotic risks along the Burkina Faso poultry value chain through a One Health approach

Poultry disease in Burkina Faso is a major constraint to productivity and can negatively affect human health. Training of poultry producers and sellers on better farm and market practices, and effective business models that enhance value chain linkages can improve the safety and productivity of the...

Jul 2020Jun 2024

Asian Chicken Genetic Gains (AsCGG): A platform for exploring, testing and delivering improved chickens for enhanced livelihood outcomes in South East Asia

This four-year partnership is between ILRI and national agricultural research institutes in the three countries, including Cambodia’s National Animal Health and Production Research Institute (NAHPRI), Myanmar’s Livestock Veterinary and Breeding Department (LVBD) and Vietnam’s National Institute of...

Jun 2020Jun 2023

Management of animal diseases and antimicrobial use by information and communication technology to control antimicrobial resistance in East Africa

Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health and interventions to address it are urgently required. The project applies information and communications technology in poultry production to enhance poultry health, reduce the need to use antibiotics and limit the risk of...

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