Livestock Genetics Flagship: Initial
ideas for Integrated Core Project
Karen Marshall, ILRI
Livestock CRP Priority Countries Planning Meeting
26 – 27 March 2019
Nairobi, Kenya

Genetics Flagship Activity Clusters
Development of strategies on AnGR use
Improved breeds of livestock
Multiplication and delivery systems
Policy and institutional support

Productivity
Genetics
Health-
care
Welfare
Feed
Productivity

Small Ruminants in EthiopiaAynalem Haile + Mourad Rekik, Tesfaye Getachew
Support to on-going community based breeding programs for small
ruminants in Ethiopia, including on dissemination of improved genetics
 Best-bet interventions, as part of integrated
approach:
– Supporting dissemination of improved
genetics from CBBPs via strengthening
synchronization and artificial insemination
schemes, in collaboration with local
partners
– Capacitate private small ruminant AI
enterprises and NAGI through trainings
– Institutionalize certification of improved
rams and bucks
https://www.icarda.org/update/ethiopia-community-
based-breeding-genetic-improvement-sheep-and-goats

Dairy Cattle in TanzaniaOkeyo Mwai / Julie Ojango + Raphael Mrode, Karen Marshall
Support to ongoing dairy cattle genetic improvement program in
Tanzania, (African Dairy Genetics Gain program national breeding
program; Land O’Lakes for artificial insemination).
Best-bet interventions, as part of integrated approach:
- Ensuring milk quality (fat, protein, etc.) is included as
part of the breeding program objectives
- Strengthening the germplasm value chain including
enactments of existing policies
- Capacity building on optimizing livelihood benefit from
the products of genetic improvementhttp://sibagropribor.ru/en/catalog/
milk-quality-analyzers/laktan-900/

Pigs in UgandaUganda: Best-bet interventions, as part of integrated approach:
Artificial insemination – supporting scaling activities, including
linkage to private pig genetic improvement companies
Linking suppliers of improved pig genetics with those who desire it
(IT technology)
 Karen Marshall
 Support to ensuring improved pig
genetics is accessible and affordable in
Uganda, linking to national pig genetic
improvement program currently in
early development (Uganda Pig
Genetics project)
https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/
689860-1026458-9sntvdz/index.html

Beef / systems in Vietnam
 Karen Marshall + ?????
 Has been hard to implement
sustainable genetic improvement
programs in the highlands of Vietnam
(Uplands project)
 Ideally would link with / strengthen
ongoing genetic improvement
programs in Vietnam that are supplying
improved genetics into our sites
 Interventions to improve AI success
rates?

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