animal feeding

ILRI News on animal feeding

13 Dec 2019

A tribute to Jean Ndikumana, a ‘gentle giant’ in African livestock research for development

The board, directors and staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) mourn the passing of a former colleague and lifelong friend—Jean Ndikumana, a plant and forage breeder by discipline who was born and raised in the Republic of Burundi and who became an exceptional leader in pan...

08 Aug 2019

Susan MacMillan

#ThrowbackThursday Video—Misku and Gebremichael’s stories

Don't miss these two superb and VERY short videos describe how new ideas in animal husbandry are transforming Ethiopian incomes, animal pastures and livestock livelihoods. Continue reading →...

06 Aug 2019

Susan MacMillan

ILRI’s Jimmy Smith promotes ‘low-carbon’ and ‘climate-smart cows’ at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue, in Rwanda

Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), speaks at the Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue today, which is being held in Kigali, Rwanda. Smith discussed some of the major research and development impacts that ILRI is making to mitigate the...

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Publications on animal feeding

Journal Article

Published on2018

In the search for low-cost year-round feeds: Pen-level growth performance of local and crossbred Ugandan pigs fed forage- or silage-based diets versus commercial diet

Journal Article

Published on2018

Variations in food-fodder traits of bread wheat cultivars released for the Ethiopian highlands

Report

Published on2018

Cost–benefit analysis of fodder production as a low emissions development strategy for the Kenyan dairy sector

Journal Article

Published on2018

Variations in seed and post-harvest residue yields and residues quality of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a ruminant feedstuff

Poster

Published on2018

Genotyping-by-sequencing reveals population structure in a Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) collection and identifies marker-trait associations underpinning the selection of improved varieties

Poster

Published on2018

Animal feed production, processing and marketing: A case for public-private partnership

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ILRI Projects on animal feeding

Dec 2015Dec 2020

Development of new forage genetic resources and their ultilization

The knowledge generated from this work allows scientists to identify genotypes that have potential as livestock feed. It also allows them to conserve essential forage biodiversity for current and future generations as global public goods. The major focus of forage research is to characterize the...

Jan 2016Dec 2019

Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program

FTF-MLTS strives to reduce the productivity gaps and expand the volume and value of ruminant livestock produced and marketed by 61,000 households in 31 FTF focus communes in Sikasso, Mopti and Timbuktu. To achieve this, FTF-MLTS is promoting the wide-scale dissemination of productivity enhancing...

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Jul 2012Nov 2017

Integrating Crops and Livestock for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods in Zimbabwe (ZimCLIFS)

Almost 12% of rural households in Zimbabwe (more than 1 million people) rely directly on food aid. Past and present research activities by Australian, international and national institutions all strongly suggest that it is possible to address this situation of food-aid dependency by increasing...

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