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ILRI News on animal breeding

20 Nov 2019

Building capacity of African researchers in genomics to play key role in boosting productivity of livestock systems

Group photo of students and tutors at the livestock genomics workshop at ILRI, Ethiopia (photo credit: Erik Bongcam/SLU). Written by Ekta Patel and Paul Karaimu The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) recently trained African...

ILRI News

18 Jun 2019

Ekta Patel

Better breeds for more milk: African dairy genetics gains bulls and cows exhibition

Role of African Dairy Genetics Gains platform (Artwork/ILRI: Eric Ouma, Ekta Patel) Today, thirty-five farmers and over fifty representatives from the Tanzanian government including Hon. Luhaga Mpina, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Tanzania, and Dr. Eligy Mussa Shirima, Director General of...

ILRI News

12 Jun 2019

Ekta Patel

Africa’s animal genetic resources – the wealth within

Ankole cattle from southwestern Uganda (photo credit: ILRI/Stevie Mann). Today, more than a hundred key partners in African livestock development, including African ministers, senior policymakers and other dignitaries, have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch new and notable products that improve...

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Publications on animal breeding

Journal Article

Published2019

Mitochondrial DNA diversity and origin of indigenous pigs in South China and their contribution to western modern pig breeds

Journal Article

Published2018

Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle in Tanzania

Conference Paper

Published2019

Current situations of animal data recording, dairy improvement infrastructure, human capacity and strategic issues affecting dairy production in sub-Saharan Africa

Conference Paper

Published2019

Whole genome diversity of indigenous chicken populations in Ethiopia

Conference Paper

Published2019

Doing it differently: A farmer-focused, private sector-driven approach to delivering innovation that works for women in the smallholder chicken value chain

Conference Paper

Published2019

On-station within-breed selection works in Africa: the case of the Horro chicken breeding program in Ethiopia

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ILRI Projects on animal breeding

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Improving village chicken protection to elevate the livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia

Chickens are the only affordable livestock for the poor and improving their production level can improve the livelihood of the village farmers, and thus serve as a stepping stone out of extreme poverty. Production levels of indigenous chicken can be improved by organised breeding A participatory...

A system to cost effectively create a continuous supply of F1 heifer via sexed embryos

Many of Heifer Project International’s projects are centred on the provision of improved animals to and training of low income families. In relation to dairy cattle in a number of sub-Saharan African countries, HPI has indicated that they are unable to meet the demand for high quality animals from...

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Jan 2011Dec 2013

Comparative genome sequence analysis to identify disease and traits related genes under different selection pressures during chicken domestication

Objectives: • To identify candidate genes associated with disease resistance and economic traits through an analysis of signature of selection (SOS) between Asian and African lineage poultry. • To conduct statistical modeling of marker-assisted gene introgression (MAI) based on disease...

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Tags: animal breeding

ILRI News on animal breeding

Building capacity of African researchers in genomics to play key role in boosting productivity of livestock systems

Better breeds for more milk: ​African dairy genetics gains bulls and cows exhibition

Africa’s animal genetic resources – the wealth within

Publications on animal breeding

Mitochondrial DNA diversity and origin of indigenous pigs in South China and their contribution to western modern pig breeds

Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle in Tanzania

Current situations of animal data recording, dairy improvement infrastructure, human capacity and strategic issues affecting dairy production in sub-Saharan Africa

Whole genome diversity of indigenous chicken populations in Ethiopia

Doing it differently: A farmer-focused, private sector-driven approach to delivering innovation that works for women in the smallholder chicken value chain

On-station within-breed selection works in Africa: the case of the Horro chicken breeding program in Ethiopia

ILRI Projects on animal breeding

Improving village chicken protection to elevate the livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia

A system to cost effectively create a continuous supply of F1 heifer via sexed embryos

Comparative genome sequence analysis to identify disease and traits related genes under different selection pressures during chicken domestication

Better breeds for more milk: African dairy genetics gains bulls and cows exhibition