animal breeding

On 26 April 2018, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partner scientists and government officials join forces with Belgian...

According to Reuters, the Gates Foundation will pump $40m into research for higher-yielding dairy cows, as well as chickens that lay better...

Research to improve the health and productivity of farmed animals in tropical climates has received a £4 million boost from the UK Government. The...

During the visit Ms Mordaunt also announced plans to develop the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, which is based in both...

Over the past several weeks, illegal attempts to grab land have escalated at Kapiti Plains Estate (‘Kapiti’, or ‘Kapiti research station’),...

'Visiting Brisbane in November for the International Tropical Agriculture Conference for 2017, Director General of the International Livestock...

Ajayi Folasade is subnational coordinator for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) project in Zone 2 of Rivers State in Nigeria. She...

In April 2017, Selvin Odhiambo received a healthy crossbred calf from her neighbour’s cow after a successful pregnancy from Fixed Time Artificial...

Researchers are on the hunt for a cow that produces less methane, one of the major contributors to climate change. If and when those green genes...

'With per capita consumption of pork in Nagaland highest in the country, Nagaland Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services department has launched...

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Brazilian Corporation for Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) in...

On 7 October 2017, the technology of swine reproduction through Artificial Insemination was launched in the state of Nagaland, India for the first...

The African Chicken Genetic Gains project recently contributed to a massive open online course (MOOC) developed by Wageningen UR - a strategic...

The recent gender strategy validation workshop (21-22 September) sets gender work in motion through the promise of updating data collection...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)-led African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program is offering a free online course on animal...

The idea that the humble chicken could become a savior of wildlife will seem improbable to many environmentalists. But as the human population...

On 30 May 2017, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) co-hosted a...

The following policy recommendations build on the main findings of the CFS High Level Panel of Expert’s Jul 2016 report #10, on Sustainable...