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ILRI News on livestock

31 Mar 2020

Senior Kenya government officials visit ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station

ILRI news Jimmy Smith (centre), Dieter Schillinger (second right) and Sita Ghimire (right) with Kenya government officials who recently visited the Kapiti Research Station (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). Three senior Kenya government officials visited the International Livestock Research...

Sarah KasyokaCommunications and Knowledge Management Specialist

ILRI News

20 Mar 2020

Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment

Pastoralism is an effective and productive livelihood system that makes the best use of variably distributed natural resources in often dry rangeland areas where it has a particularly strong comparative advantage over other land uses. In order to function well, pastoralists and their livestock need...

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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 livestock

Journal Article

Published2020

Zoonotic pathogens in urban animals: Enough research to protect the health of the urban population?

Journal Article

Published2020

Genetic diversity, population structure and runs of homozygosity in Ethiopian short fat-tailed and Awassi sheep breeds using genome-wide 50k SNP markers

Journal Article

Published2020

Indigenous knowledge of veterinary medicinal plant use in cattle treatment in southwestern Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Extension Material

Published2019

ILRI Projects on livestock

Jun 2017May 2020

Identifying anthrax hotspots and associated ecological factors in Kenya

In Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, outbreaks of anthrax occur in certain ecological regions, primarily triggered by weather extremes. Outbreaks of this neglected disease result in significant morbidity and mortality in humans, livestock and wildlife. The overall goal of this project is to identify...

Mar 2019Feb 2022

Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development

This project aims to increase sustainable livestock productivity and improve marketing of livestock products by enhancing quality and reliability of integrated public-private veterinary service delivery. The project also supports the certification of export abattoirs through the development of meat...

Aug 2015Dec 2019

Zoonoses in livestock in Kenya

Continuing changes to livestock production systems in Kenya and elsewhere to satisfy increased demand for livestock products affect the risk of zoonoses and other infectious diseases. The most important changes are the commercialisation and intensification of what was previously subsistence farming...

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Tags: livestock

ILRI News on livestock

Senior Kenya government officials visit ILRI’s Kapiti Research Station

Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment

The private sector can deliver veterinary vaccines in Kenya

Publications on livestock

Zoonotic pathogens in urban animals: Enough research to protect the health of the urban population?

Genetic diversity, population structure and runs of homozygosity in Ethiopian short fat-tailed and Awassi sheep breeds using genome-wide 50k SNP markers

Indigenous knowledge of veterinary medicinal plant use in cattle treatment in southwestern Burkina Faso (West Africa)

How to feed lactating cows

How to prevent disease in cattle

Reproduction and breeding management

ILRI Projects on livestock

Identifying anthrax hotspots and associated ecological factors in Kenya

Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development

Zoonoses in livestock in Kenya