African Chicken Genetic Gains: Tanzania achievements todateILRI
Tanzania has been working to improve local chicken genetics through the African Chicken Genetic Gains program. Key activities include:
1) Conducting a baseline survey of 3,200 households to understand current flock sizes and perceptions. 2) Testing improved chicken breeds like Sasso and Kuroiler on research stations and farms. Preliminary results show the improved breeds have higher weights and egg production.
3) Building capacity through trainings on data collection and hatchery management. 4) Partnering with hatcheries, feed suppliers, and others to help disseminate chickens and inputs.
5) Facing some challenges around timely access to fertile eggs and farmers' ability to afford supplements. Future plans include importing more breeds
Presented by Getnet Assefa (Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research) at the Third ACGG Program Management Team Meeting, Abuja, Nigeria, 2 December 2016
Draft chicken performance testing protocols: Deliberations with country teams ILRI
Presented by Fasil Getachew, Tadelle Dessie, Jasmine Bruno and Jane Pool at the Second ACGG Program Management Team Meeting, Arusha, 27-28 January 2016
Overview of the Dairy Genetics East Africa (DGEA) projectILRI
Presented by John P. Gibson, Ed Rege, Okeyo Mwai, Julie Ojango at the Dairy Genetics East Africa (DGEA) Project 2013 Grand Challenges Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28-30 October 2013
African Chicken Genetic Gains: Tanzania achievements todateILRI
Tanzania has been working to improve local chicken genetics through the African Chicken Genetic Gains program. Key activities include:
1) Conducting a baseline survey of 3,200 households to understand current flock sizes and perceptions. 2) Testing improved chicken breeds like Sasso and Kuroiler on research stations and farms. Preliminary results show the improved breeds have higher weights and egg production.
3) Building capacity through trainings on data collection and hatchery management. 4) Partnering with hatcheries, feed suppliers, and others to help disseminate chickens and inputs.
5) Facing some challenges around timely access to fertile eggs and farmers' ability to afford supplements. Future plans include importing more breeds
Presented by Getnet Assefa (Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research) at the Third ACGG Program Management Team Meeting, Abuja, Nigeria, 2 December 2016
Draft chicken performance testing protocols: Deliberations with country teams ILRI
Presented by Fasil Getachew, Tadelle Dessie, Jasmine Bruno and Jane Pool at the Second ACGG Program Management Team Meeting, Arusha, 27-28 January 2016
Overview of the Dairy Genetics East Africa (DGEA) projectILRI
Presented by John P. Gibson, Ed Rege, Okeyo Mwai, Julie Ojango at the Dairy Genetics East Africa (DGEA) Project 2013 Grand Challenges Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28-30 October 2013
On-farm hormonal oestrus synchronization and mass insemination of cows for sm...ILRI
This document summarizes research on on-farm hormonal oestrus synchronization and mass artificial insemination of cows for smallholders in Ethiopia. It finds that while a researcher-led approach showed promise, scaling required institutional changes. Working with regional partners to train staff, over 600,000 cows were synchronized and inseminated from 2011-2015 across four regions. New technologies like progesterone tests helped with estrus detection and pregnancy diagnosis. The Ethiopian government's Livestock Master Plan now aims to increase crossbred cows to 5 million in 5 years to boost milk production and incomes.
Presented by Karen Marshall at the Piggery Production Value Chain Stakeholder Workshop for Designing a Pig Breeders’ Registration Scheme, Entebbe, Uganda, 10 May 2018
This project aims to increase productivity and profitability of smallholder pig farming in Uganda through appropriate pig genetics. It will evaluate productivity of household pig production systems and assign breeds through genomic analysis. A genetic improvement strategy will be designed with stakeholders. A registration scheme for suppliers of pigs of known breed will be developed and tested. Capacity building workshops for pig keepers and other stakeholders will be conducted. The goal is to provide evidence and tools to support selection of optimal pig breeds for Ugandan smallholder systems.
1) The Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions (TPGS) project aims to characterize local chicken ecotypes, develop improved breeding approaches in partnership with other organizations, and test dissemination mechanisms to deliver more productive and adapted poultry breeds to smallholders.
2) TPGS is currently testing chicken lines and crosses from various breeds on farms in Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, and measuring differences in body weight compared to local chickens.
3) Ongoing indigenous chicken breeding programs in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania are employing BLUP to select for increased body weight, egg number, and survival using local ecotypes identified as priorities in each country.
Overview of Community Based Breeding Program and implementation procedureILRI
Presented by Tesfaye Getachew, ICARDA, at the SmaRT Ethiopia workshop and field day on Small Ruminant Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP), Hosaena, Ethiopia, 27–28 March 2018
Designing community based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of ...ILRI
Presented by Temesgen Jembere at the ICARDA-ILRI-BOKU project workshop on Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, October 29, 2010.
TL III Genetic Gains Program improvement Plan_Cowpea_BurkinaTropical Legumes III
The cowpea breeding program at INERA in Burkina Faso aims to improve cowpea varieties through farmer-preferred traits like resistance to pests and diseases. The program was established in 1978 in collaboration with IITA and has released over 30 varieties. However, the program is limited by having only one permanent cowpea breeder and needs additional infrastructure, staff, and training. Plans to strengthen the program include collaborating more with international partners, reducing variety release timelines, improving database management, and upgrading facilities.
Application of nuclear and genomic technologies for improving livestock produ...ILRI
Presented by Raphael Mrode at the IAEA International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production and Health—Current Status and Way Forward, Vienna, 28 June-2 July 2021
Importance of livestock and the technological and policy challenges facing th...ILRI
Presented by Michael Blϋmmel, Phil Toye, Okeyo Mwai, Ian Wright, Tom Randolph and Steve Staal at the Global feed and food congress, Sun City, South Africa, 10-12 April 2013
Biosciences research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)ILRI
This document summarizes a seminar given by Steve Kemp and Vish Nene at the University of Nairobi on biosciences research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It discusses how livestock is a major global commodity and demand is growing. It then outlines ILRI's mission to improve food security and reduce poverty through sustainable livestock research. The document provides details on ILRI's strategic objectives, competencies, research teams, resources, facilities including the Biosciences eastern and central Africa hub, and examples of trypanosomiasis and vaccine research.
- Livestock production is a major global industry, with the top 5 animal source foods representing $715 billion in value.
- Demand for meat is increasing faster in developing countries than developed ones. Asia and Africa will see the largest growth in demand through 2030.
- Meeting the rising demand for food by 2050 will require huge increases in cereal, dairy, and meat production globally.
- ILRI's mission is to improve food security and reduce poverty through research on efficient, sustainable livestock systems. It has over 670 staff working across multiple countries.
- ILRI conducts research in areas like genetics, health, feeding, and policies to benefit livestock producers and consumers in developing nations.
On-farm hormonal oestrus synchronization and mass insemination of cows for sm...ILRI
This document summarizes research on on-farm hormonal oestrus synchronization and mass artificial insemination of cows for smallholders in Ethiopia. It finds that while a researcher-led approach showed promise, scaling required institutional changes. Working with regional partners to train staff, over 600,000 cows were synchronized and inseminated from 2011-2015 across four regions. New technologies like progesterone tests helped with estrus detection and pregnancy diagnosis. The Ethiopian government's Livestock Master Plan now aims to increase crossbred cows to 5 million in 5 years to boost milk production and incomes.
Presented by Karen Marshall at the Piggery Production Value Chain Stakeholder Workshop for Designing a Pig Breeders’ Registration Scheme, Entebbe, Uganda, 10 May 2018
This project aims to increase productivity and profitability of smallholder pig farming in Uganda through appropriate pig genetics. It will evaluate productivity of household pig production systems and assign breeds through genomic analysis. A genetic improvement strategy will be designed with stakeholders. A registration scheme for suppliers of pigs of known breed will be developed and tested. Capacity building workshops for pig keepers and other stakeholders will be conducted. The goal is to provide evidence and tools to support selection of optimal pig breeds for Ugandan smallholder systems.
1) The Tropical Poultry Genetic Solutions (TPGS) project aims to characterize local chicken ecotypes, develop improved breeding approaches in partnership with other organizations, and test dissemination mechanisms to deliver more productive and adapted poultry breeds to smallholders.
2) TPGS is currently testing chicken lines and crosses from various breeds on farms in Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, and measuring differences in body weight compared to local chickens.
3) Ongoing indigenous chicken breeding programs in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania are employing BLUP to select for increased body weight, egg number, and survival using local ecotypes identified as priorities in each country.
Overview of Community Based Breeding Program and implementation procedureILRI
Presented by Tesfaye Getachew, ICARDA, at the SmaRT Ethiopia workshop and field day on Small Ruminant Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP), Hosaena, Ethiopia, 27–28 March 2018
Designing community based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of ...ILRI
Presented by Temesgen Jembere at the ICARDA-ILRI-BOKU project workshop on Designing community-based breeding strategies for indigenous sheep breeds of smallholders in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, October 29, 2010.
TL III Genetic Gains Program improvement Plan_Cowpea_BurkinaTropical Legumes III
The cowpea breeding program at INERA in Burkina Faso aims to improve cowpea varieties through farmer-preferred traits like resistance to pests and diseases. The program was established in 1978 in collaboration with IITA and has released over 30 varieties. However, the program is limited by having only one permanent cowpea breeder and needs additional infrastructure, staff, and training. Plans to strengthen the program include collaborating more with international partners, reducing variety release timelines, improving database management, and upgrading facilities.
Application of nuclear and genomic technologies for improving livestock produ...ILRI
Presented by Raphael Mrode at the IAEA International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production and Health—Current Status and Way Forward, Vienna, 28 June-2 July 2021
Importance of livestock and the technological and policy challenges facing th...ILRI
Presented by Michael Blϋmmel, Phil Toye, Okeyo Mwai, Ian Wright, Tom Randolph and Steve Staal at the Global feed and food congress, Sun City, South Africa, 10-12 April 2013
Biosciences research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)ILRI
This document summarizes a seminar given by Steve Kemp and Vish Nene at the University of Nairobi on biosciences research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It discusses how livestock is a major global commodity and demand is growing. It then outlines ILRI's mission to improve food security and reduce poverty through sustainable livestock research. The document provides details on ILRI's strategic objectives, competencies, research teams, resources, facilities including the Biosciences eastern and central Africa hub, and examples of trypanosomiasis and vaccine research.
- Livestock production is a major global industry, with the top 5 animal source foods representing $715 billion in value.
- Demand for meat is increasing faster in developing countries than developed ones. Asia and Africa will see the largest growth in demand through 2030.
- Meeting the rising demand for food by 2050 will require huge increases in cereal, dairy, and meat production globally.
- ILRI's mission is to improve food security and reduce poverty through research on efficient, sustainable livestock systems. It has over 670 staff working across multiple countries.
- ILRI conducts research in areas like genetics, health, feeding, and policies to benefit livestock producers and consumers in developing nations.
The role of chicken in the Tanzanian economy and opportunities for developmen...ILRI
Presented by D.M. Komwihangilo, Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI), at the First ACGG Tanzania Innovation Platform Meeting, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13-14 July 2015
This document introduces ILRI's Science Strategy for 2016-2020. It discusses ILRI's previous strategy from 2013-2022 and outlines the critical success factors and CGIAR's strategic goals that the new science strategy aims to achieve. The strategy focuses on priority research areas like animal genetics, health, feed resources, and sustainable livestock systems. It describes how the strategy will be operationalized through multi-disciplinary teams, partnerships, and a portfolio with discovery and delivery components. Regional strategies will also be developed to reflect different contexts and opportunities.
Livestock: Opportunities for addressing global development challengesILRI
Livestock play an important role in addressing global development challenges through inclusive economic growth, equitable livelihoods, improved nutrition and health, and sustainable ecosystems. Livestock contribute significantly to GDP and provide livelihoods for many smallholder farmers and landless people. However, meeting increased demand for livestock products in a sustainable way will require transforming smallholder systems through improved productivity and market access while supporting rural development and livelihoods.
Presented by Barbara Wieland at the First Joint International Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (AITVM) and the Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, 4-8 September 2016
Communications practices for livestock genetics for AfricaILRI
This document outlines best practices for communicating about livestock genetics research in Africa. It recommends building trust with audiences by listening to concerns, sharing values, and establishing a vision. Key strategies include mapping boundary partners, communicating consistently, using multiple formats, repeating messages, focusing on problem size, ensuring open access, removing jargon, combining facts with stories, establishing safety as the top priority, and emphasizing the international and long-term nature of the research. The goal is to engage citizens through transparent and accessible communication to ensure support for important genetic research.
CIMMYT works in Ethiopia to develop and deliver improved, climate-resilient maize and wheat varieties. It aims to sustainably increase productivity of these crops while enhancing adoption of technologies. Current projects address issues like drought tolerance, nutrition, and sustainable intensification. CIMMYT partners with various Ethiopian organizations, including the Agricultural Transformation Agency and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research. Progress includes 70% of Ethiopian wheat and 52% of maize varieties containing CIMMYT germplasm, strengthened seed systems, and established climate databases.
The role of mixed crop-livestock farming systems in ensuring food securityILRI
This document summarizes a presentation on the role of mixed crop-livestock farming systems in ensuring food security. It outlines that mixed systems currently produce a significant amount of the world's food and discusses options for improving their sustainability. Key challenges include increasing production while reducing environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions. Changing animal diets, livestock species and locations of production could help address these challenges. Substantial yield gaps remain in mixed systems, indicating opportunities for sustainable intensification through better crop and grazing management.
Mise en place des Plateformes d’Innovation de la chaine des valeurs des rumin...ILRI
Presented by Michel Dione at the Workshop on Innovation Platforms in the Feed The Future Mali Livestock Scaling Technology Program, Bamako, 16-18 September 2016
This document discusses gender considerations for the ACGG project in Tanzania. It defines key gender terms and notes that over 90% of active women in Tanzania work in agriculture. The overall goal of the ACGG project is to promote gender equality, equity, and women's empowerment. To achieve this, gender training has been provided to staff and facilitation materials have been developed. Remaining work includes integrating gender indicators into all project activities, training facilitators, and providing gender training and monitoring within project communities.
Animal health services delivery systems and disease surveillance in the small...ILRI
Poster prepared by Michel M. Dione, Emily Ouma, Peter Lule and Danilo Pezo for the Second International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance (ICAHS2), Havana, Cuba, 7-9 May 2014
Summary of key outcomes from the first ACGG Tanzania innovation platform (IP...ILRI
Presented by Msafiri Kessy, Tanzania Poultry Breeders Association, at the First ACGG Tanzania Innovation Platform Meeting, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13-14 July 2015
The document provides information about KFC's branding and marketing strategies over time. It discusses how KFC has historically been known for fried chicken but more recently introduced grilled chicken options under the "UNFried" brand to appeal to health-conscious consumers. It describes KFC's rebranding efforts through updated logos, new product lines like Kentucky Grilled Chicken, and high-profile marketing campaigns using celebrities, TV appearances, and digital/social media platforms.
Antimicrobial use in African agriculture and its implicationsILRI
Presentation by Delia Grace, Johanna Lindahl, Hung Nguyen‐Viet, Fred Unger and Tim Robinson at a national information sharing workshop on antibiotic use, management and potential risk of antibiotic resistance, Hanoi, Vietnam, 20 September 2016.
This project aims to improve dairy productivity in Ethiopia and Tanzania through genetic gains and farmer support services. It will establish performance recording centers to select superior dairy cows and bulls. These will be used in artificial insemination and natural mating programs to demonstrate genetic improvement. The project also aims to provide farmer information and management support services to 59,000 farmers, and potentially one million farmers. It involves partnerships between ILRI, universities, and companies to deliver these services sustainably and scale them up through private sector involvement over time.
Improved food and nutritional security from better utilisation of dairy cattl...ILRI
This document summarizes a project to improve food and nutritional security in Senegal through better utilization of dairy cattle breeds and cross-breeds. The project will identify the most appropriate breeds for small-scale peri-urban dairy farmers through on-farm performance assessments. It will also characterize the dairy germplasm value chain and related policies to inform strategies for strengthening production and delivery systems. Additionally, the project will build local capacity in animal genetics, breeding, and dairy cattle management through training programs. Overall, the project aims to enhance household and regional nutritional security by promoting optimal dairy cattle breeds for smallholder farmers in Senegal.
Beef Cattle Production and Wealth Creation: Evidence from Improved Boran Catt...Premier Publishers
The study was conducted to assess Improved Boran production and their crosses under ranching conditions. Growth performance, reproductive performance, carcass traits and their profitability were analyzed using primary data from Beef Research Institute, Lanet Centre and secondary data from desktop study. Cash flow analysis was used to compute the profitability of Improved Borans under free range production system as well as a hypothetical case of intensive system. The Boran breeding bulls, steers, were identified as the major receipts. The Centre reported the average birth, weaning, and yearling steer weights of Improved Boran at 26.8kg, 149kg (7 months) and 202 kg respectively. Yearling steer weights for Boran crossed with Sahiwal weighed 207kg. Calve survival rate was 94.20% and 95.2% for Improved Boran and Boran crossed with Sahiwal respectively. A gross profit at 99.8% and 98.6% of total unit operating cost for Improved Boran and Boran crosses enterprises respectively was reported under free range system. A hypothetical case of 100 Improved Boran steers under feedlotting for three months reported gross profit at 65.6% of total unit operating cost. However, the unit cost of production in free range system was lower than intensive and the entrepreneur should seize the opportunity of economics of scale.
This document summarizes the work of the Senegal Dairy Genetics project. It discusses the importance of dairy for food security and livelihoods in Senegal. The project's objectives are to identify and promote the most appropriate dairy breeds. Key 2014 achievements included a longitudinal survey comparing milk yields of different breeds and an analysis of the dairy germplasm production system. The project also conducted capacity building activities like farmer training and supported students. Upcoming work will include cost-benefit analyses, recommendations to strengthen the dairy industry, and disseminating results.
Dairy development through Rastriya Gokul Mission.pptxDr Alok Bharti
India aims to get momentum for another operation flood India. Rastriya Gokul Mission is a game changer in India's Dairy development. Detailed purview with government incentives is attempted to cover in this presentation.
The Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP) aims to increase agricultural productivity and growth in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. For the dairy component in Uganda, EAAPP has addressed constraints like inadequate feeds, poor breeding practices and diseases. Key achievements include: developing Napier grass varieties tolerant to disease; improving cattle genetics through selection and crossbreeding; and developing technologies to control ticks and diseases. Over 2000 farmers have been trained in better pasture management and breeding practices. Purebred exotic cattle have been imported and crossbred with local stock. Artificial insemination has been promoted to disseminate improved genetics. Overall EAAPP has contributed significantly to improving smallholder dairy production in Uganda.
This document summarizes the work of the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) in Uganda on livestock research, technology, and innovation related to the dairy value chain. NaLIRRI conducts research in livestock health, nutrition, breeding, and apiculture. Its research focuses on improving animal productivity through technologies like disease-resistant forage varieties, vaccination programs, and cross-breeding indigenous cattle. NaLIRRI also disseminates its research findings to farmers and coordinates with other agencies in the Ministry of Agriculture on priorities like improving dairy cattle genetics and productivity.
Innovative use of conventional and new technologies to unravel breed options ...ILRI
Presented by J.M.K. Ojango, R. Mrode and A.M. Okeyo at the 1st World Congress on Innovations for Livestock Development: Fostering Innovations for the Livestock Industry, Nakuru, Kenya, 26–30 June 2016
Smallholder pig value chains development in Uganda ILRI
Presented by Danilo Pezo, Emily OUma, Michel Dione and Brian Kawuma at the Smallholder Pig Value Chain Development Project (SPVCD, CRP 3.7 SPAC and PPMC) Meeting, ILRI Uganda, 7 December 2014
African Dairy Genetic Gains (ADGG) at a glance—Optimising productivity and re...ILRI
This project aims to optimize dairy cattle productivity and adaptation in East Africa through genomic selection of cross-bred bulls. The challenges include farmers extracting low profits from their animals and a lack of pedigree records. The project will:
1) Identify genomic regions associated with productivity and resilience traits to incorporate into genomic estimated breeding values.
2) Show that genomic prediction accuracies for young bulls without records are around 40% for a wide range of cross-bred bulls, allowing elimination of the worst and selection of the best.
3) Develop a low-density SNP chip combined with imputation to enable genomic prediction.
Increasing productivity of chickens through the African Chicken Genetic Gains...ILRI
Presented by Jasmine E. Bruno at the Workshop on Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in Support of the African Agricultural Science Agenda, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 4-5 April 2017
Increasing productivity of chickens through the African Chicken Genetic Gains...ckmtraining
Presented by Jasmine E. Bruno at the Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in Support of the African Agricultural Science Agenda, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 5th April 2017
Cattle keeping and dairy farming are important livelihood activities for rural communities in Senegal. The study found large differences in profits depending on the breed or cross-breed of cattle and livestock management practices. Households keeping crosses of indigenous Zebu cattle with introduced Bos Taurus breeds under good management conditions achieved the highest profits, largely due to higher milk yields. Improving cattle breeds and management can enhance rural livelihoods, food security, and dairy industry policies in Senegal.
CTLGH and ILRI online forum on cattle genomics in AfricaILRI
This document announces a stakeholder engagement forum on cattle genomics in Africa from August 16-26, 2016. The forum, organized by the Dairy Genomics program at the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, will discuss current and potential future applications of genetics and genomics to improve cattle and provide more animal protein to smallholder farmers and consumers in Africa. Participants will also discuss priorities for creating a public genomic database of African cattle breeds. The online forum will include facilitated discussions and a survey to gather stakeholder insights and priorities on these issues.
The document summarizes the development of indigenous chicken breeds in Nigeria from the PEARL project to the current ACGG program. It discusses (1) how previous research established the potential of indigenous breeds, (2) the development and characterization of improved indigenous breeds through the FUNAAB breeding program, and (3) plans to implement large-scale on-station and on-farm testing of top breeds through the new ACGG program to support rural farmers.
Animal genetic resources for improved productivity under harsh environmenta...ILRI
Presented by Jan Philipsson, Emelie Zonabend, Erling Strandberg, James Audho, Julie Ojango and Okeyo Mwai at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Global Workshop, Uganda, December 2012
Uganda, December 2012
Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Presentation by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 28–30 November 2023.
Small ruminant keepers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards peste des ...ILRI
Poster by Guy Ilboudo, Abel Sènabgè Biguezoton, Cheick Abou Kounta Sidibé, Modou Moustapha Lo, Zoë Campbell and Michel Dione presented at the 6th Peste des Petits Ruminants Global Research and Expertise Networks (PPR-GREN) annual meeting, Bengaluru, India, 29 November 2023.
A training, certification and marketing scheme for informal dairy vendors in ...ILRI
Presentation by Silvia Alonso, Jef L. Leroy, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas and Delia Grace at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Milk safety and child nutrition impacts of the MoreMilk training, certificati...ILRI
Poster by Silvia Alonso, Emmanuel Muunda, Moira Donahue Angel, Emily Kilonzi, Giordano Palloni, Gideon Kiarie, Paula Dominguez-Salas, Delia Grace and Jef L. Leroy presented at the Micronutrient Forum 6th Global Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 16 October 2023.
Preventing the next pandemic: a 12-slide primer on emerging zoonotic diseasesILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Preventing preventable diseases: a 12-slide primer on foodborne diseaseILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Preventing a post-antibiotic era: a 12-slide primer on antimicrobial resistanceILRI
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help enhance one's emotional well-being and mental clarity.
Food safety research in low- and middle-income countriesILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet at the first technical meeting to launch the Food Safety Working Group under the One Health Partnership framework, Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 September 2023
The Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) in Vietnam was created in 2015 at the request of the Deputy Prime Minister to address food safety issues in the country. It brings together government agencies, ministries, and development partners to facilitate joint policy dialogue and improve food safety. Over eight years of operations led by different organizations, the FSWG has contributed to various initiatives. However, it faces challenges of diminished government participation over time and dependence on active members. Going forward, it will strengthen its operations by integrating under Vietnam's One Health Partnership framework to better engage stakeholders and achieve policy impacts.
Reservoirs of pathogenic Leptospira species in UgandaILRI
Presentation by Lordrick Alinaitwe, Martin Wainaina, Salome Dürr, Clovice Kankya, Velma Kivali, James Bugeza, Martin Richter, Kristina Roesel, Annie Cook and Anne Mayer-Scholl at the University of Bern Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences Symposium, Bern, Switzerland, 29 June 2023.
Assessing meat microbiological safety and associated handling practices in bu...ILRI
Presentation by Patricia Koech, Winnie Ogutu, Linnet Ochieng, Delia Grace, George Gitao, Lily Bebora, Max Korir, Florence Mutua and Arshnee Moodley at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Ecological factors associated with abundance and distribution of mosquito vec...ILRI
Poster by Max Korir, Joel Lutomiah and Bernard Bett presented the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26–29 September 2023.
Practices and drivers of antibiotic use in Kenyan smallholder dairy farmsILRI
Poster by Lydiah Kisoo, Dishon M. Muloi, Walter Oguta, Daisy Ronoh, Lynn Kirwa, James Akoko, Eric Fèvre, Arshnee Moodley and Lillian Wambua presented at Tropentag 2023, Berlin, Germany, 20–22 September 2023.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
Nucleophilic Addition of carbonyl compounds.pptxSSR02
Nucleophilic addition is the most important reaction of carbonyls. Not just aldehydes and ketones, but also carboxylic acid derivatives in general.
Carbonyls undergo addition reactions with a large range of nucleophiles.
Comparing the relative basicity of the nucleophile and the product is extremely helpful in determining how reversible the addition reaction is. Reactions with Grignards and hydrides are irreversible. Reactions with weak bases like halides and carboxylates generally don’t happen.
Electronic effects (inductive effects, electron donation) have a large impact on reactivity.
Large groups adjacent to the carbonyl will slow the rate of reaction.
Neutral nucleophiles can also add to carbonyls, although their additions are generally slower and more reversible. Acid catalysis is sometimes employed to increase the rate of addition.
ANAMOLOUS SECONDARY GROWTH IN DICOT ROOTS.pptxRASHMI M G
Abnormal or anomalous secondary growth in plants. It defines secondary growth as an increase in plant girth due to vascular cambium or cork cambium. Anomalous secondary growth does not follow the normal pattern of a single vascular cambium producing xylem internally and phloem externally.
BREEDING METHODS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE.pptxRASHMI M G
Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
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Uganda pig genetics
1. Newly funded project
‘Uganda pig genetics’
Karen Marshall
Stakeholder meeting on Ugandan pigs
Entebbe, Uganda, 14 March 2017
2. Background – motivation to project
During the varied assessments, many
stakeholders expressed interest in:
an evidence base on the most
appropriate pig breed-type for the
local production systems /
environments
access to breeding pigs of known
breed-type, high genetic quality
Productivity
Genetics
Health-
care
Welfare
Feed
3. Background – current state of knowledge
Limited data on pig productivity exists
No data on local breeds; no data on pig performance on-farm
Organisation Type of data - 2015
NAGRC&DB Data on Camborough herd for last 2-3
years. Herd comprises 30-40 sows
(Camborough 22), 6 boars (PIC terminal
sire line).
KCCA Data on LW/LR crossbreeding herd for
last 2 years. Herd comprises 20 sows
(LW), 4 boars (LR)
4. Background – pig genetic diversity in Uganda
LandraceLarge White PIC Camborough 22 Local
Cross-bred
descendants
of Pietran?
Cross-bred
descendants
of Duroc?
Duroc? Saddleback?Pietran?
Synthetic LW, LR, White Duroc
Other?
5. This project
Sustainable intensification of the pig value chain in Uganda – for improved
rural livelihoods and enhanced food security
Partners International Livestock Research Institute
National Animal Genetic Resources Centre & Databank (NAGRC &
DB), Uganda
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
Duration July 2017 to July 2020
Donors Austrian Development Agency
Livestock CRP
Objective To increase the productivity and profitability of the Ugandan smallholder
pig enterprises, through use of the most appropriate pig genetics
6. Activity 1: Evaluate the profitability and productivity of
different household pig production systems in Uganda
To create an evidence base for informed
decision making by pig keepers
Approach:
Monitoring 150+ pig keeping households, 400+
pigs, in for at-least a 14 month period
Considering productivity (following through to
slaughter); cost-benefit (intra-household)
Pig breed-type assignment by a genomic
approach
7. Genomic approach to breed assignment
Illumina PorcineSNP60
(64,000 SNPs)
PIG of unknown
breed composition
DNA
Genomic
analysis
Compare genotypes of pig of
unknown breed to pigs of known
breed-type (reference populations)
Breed A
Breed B
Breed C
50% breed A
50% breed B
8. Example result from a similar study in dairy cattle in Senegal
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
Indigenous
Zebu
Indigenous
Zebu
Indigenous
Zebu by
Guzerat
Indigenous
Zebu by
Guzerat
Indigenous
Zebu by
Bos Taurus
Indigenous
Zebu by
Bos Taurus
High Bos
Taurus
* ** * ** ** *** ****
Householdprofit(CFApercowperannum)
Breed type and management level
8.0 fold difference
2.4 fold difference
9. Activity 2: Design, with stakeholders, a genetic
improvement strategy for the smallhold pig sector
To produce pigs which meet the needs and preferences of
their women and men keepers and other value chain
actors, as well as market demand
10. Approach to breeding program design
1) derive the breeding goal;
2) assess the state of current breeding strategies, capacities and
infrastructure;
3) prepare the breeding plan, with attention to supportive
institutional arrangements, public and private sector
involvement, and sustainability;
4) plan implementation and ongoing monitoring and refinement
Stakeholder
owned and
driven
From: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G2311
11. To allow pig-keepers to confidently
access the breed-types they desire
Approach:
Registration scheme will be developed
and pilot-tested
Led by NAGRC&DB - mandated via the
Animal Breeding Act of 2001 to register
and certify all animal breeds, breeders
and breeding centers
Activity 3: Develop, with stakeholders, a scheme for
registration of suppliers of pigs of known breed-type
12. Activity 4: Capacity building of women and men pig
keepers, as well as other stakeholders
Capacity building activities:
Training workshops for smallhold pig keepers and other
stakeholder such as village boar keepers, artificial
insemination service providers, and extension agents
PhD student enrolled in BOKU and based locally
Further dissemination activities:
Media, including newspaper and radio
The existing multi-stakeholder platforms
Policy briefs and discussions.
13. Thank you
The most appropriate pig genetics for improved productivity
and profitability of the Ugandan smallholder pig enterprises
15. This presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
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