trypanosomiasis

Jan 2013

Mzima livestock project

Trypanosomiasis is one of the most significant constraints to cattle production in Africa, directly affecting livestock productivity (meat and milk production) and indirectly lowering general farm productivity as cattle can play a crucial role as beasts of burden. A study mapping the benefits of...

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International Livestock Research Institute

trypanosomiasis

ILRI News on trypanosomiasis

DFID/UKAid provides £4 million for genetics and health research to aid sustainable livestock production in Africa

DFID/UKAid fund British, ILRI, African genetics research to advance African livestock development

Publications on trypanosomiasis

Eradication of human African trypanosomiasis? Don't forget the pigs!

Exploring fine-scale human and livestock movement in western Kenya

Variant antigen repertoires in Trypanosoma congolense populations and experimental infections can be profiled from deep sequence data using universal protein motifs

Mzima livestock project: Transgenic, trypanosome-resistant livestock

Mzima Cow Project: A transgenics approach to the basic mechanisms underlying trypanosome resistance

Mzima Cow Project: A transgenics approach to introducing resistance to trypanosomiasis translating genetic research to adoption and social value

ILRI Projects on trypanosomiasis

Mzima livestock project