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ILRI News on goats

16 Sep 2020

Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund fellow conducts inventive goat genetic diversity research in DR Congo

Goats are among the most common farm animals in developing countries. Africa is home to about 35% of the world’s goat population (FAO 2016). They play an important socio-economic, nutritional and cultural role in rural households. An important indicator of goats’ adaptation to environmental...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer - BecA

AVCD program blog

16 Mar 2020

The private sector can deliver veterinary vaccines in Kenya

On 1 February 2020 the director of veterinary services (DVS), Obadiah Njagi, issued a circular clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the private sector in the delivery of veterinary medicines and vaccines across Kenya in accordance with the existing laws and regulations. For a long time, the...

Muthoni Njiru

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Publications on goats

Journal Article

Published2019

Reproduction and survival analysis of Boer and their crosses with Central Highland goats in Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2020

Contribution of small ruminants to food security for Ethiopian smallholder farmers

Conference Paper

Published2019

The genome landscape of African livestock adaptations to environmental challenges

Conference Paper

Published2019

Milk production performance of Begait Goat under semi intensive and extensive management in Western Tigray, North Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2019

A mini-atlas of gene expression for the domestic goat (Capra hircus)

Presentation

Published2019

Vaccinating goats with live wildtype Mccp strain ILRI181 induces protective immunity against CCPP

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ILRI Projects on goats

Jan 2013Dec 2019

Red Meat Value Chain Development in Maputo and Limpopo Corridors (PROSUL Project)

Study for the red meat value chain, ensure that stakeholders in the value chain are brought together to overcome structural constraints for the improvement of cattle and goat productivity

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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Tags: goats

ILRI News on goats

Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund fellow conducts inventive goat genetic diversity research in DR Congo

The private sector can deliver veterinary vaccines in Kenya

Animal health experts on the ‘goat plague’ known as PPR chart ways forward for better controlling a widespread disease harming the world’s small-scale sheep and goats producers

Publications on goats

Reproduction and survival analysis of Boer and their crosses with Central Highland goats in Ethiopia

Contribution of small ruminants to food security for Ethiopian smallholder farmers

The genome landscape of African livestock adaptations to environmental challenges

Milk production performance of Begait Goat under semi intensive and extensive management in Western Tigray, North Ethiopia

A mini-atlas of gene expression for the domestic goat (Capra hircus)

Vaccinating goats with live wildtype Mccp strain ILRI181 induces protective immunity against CCPP

ILRI Projects on goats

Red Meat Value Chain Development in Maputo and Limpopo Corridors (PROSUL Project)

Feed the Future Mali Livestock Technology Scaling Program

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR): developing a pan African strategy for disease control