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Enahoro, Dolapo K.Mats, LannerstadPfeifer, CatherineDomínguez Salas, Paula[Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries]Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries

Scarcity, lack of access, and ineffective and inefficient use of water in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe, threaten agricultural production. The purpose of this study is to augment understanding of opportunities to increase livestock water productivity (LWP) in Nkayi District by taking into account key ...


Senda, T.S.Peden, Donald G.Homann-Kee Tui, SabineSisito, G.Rooyen, Andre F. vanSikosana, J.L.N.[Gendered livelihood implications for improvements of livestock water productivity in Zimbabwe]Gendered livelihood implications for improvements of livestock water productivity in Zimbabwe

Livestock are the major consumers of water but also sustain millions of pastoralist and farming families. In regions where water is a scarce commodity, such as the Nile basin, there is a need for strategies to improve livestock water productivity (LWP). This study seeks to contribute to this need...


Peden, Donald G.[Livestock water use and productivity in the Nile Basin]Livestock water use and productivity in the Nile Basin

In mix crop livestock systems, farmers derive their livelihoods using natural resources based strategies and off farm income. In these system livestock is both a source of food, fiber cash income and draught power valued in agricultural production and transport. Using the sustainable livelihood f...


Mburu, S.Zaibet, L.Fall, AbdouNdiwa, Nicholas N.[The role of working animals in the livelihoods of rural communities in West Africa]The role of working animals in the livelihoods of rural communities in West Africa
Autor: Adeniji, K.O.

Various policy aspects of animal breeding in Africa are described. The main ecological zones, national breeding programmes and breeding improvement services and schemes are discussed to give a general overview of livestock improvement in the region.


Adeniji, K.O.[Livestock breeding in Africa]Livestock breeding in Africa

Improving water productivity depends on how local communal water and grazing resources are governed. This involves institutional and organizational issues. In the mixed farming systems of the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, non-participatory water users’ associations, neglect of traditional wate...


Teklewold, T.Mapedza, EveristoAmede, Tilahun[Institutional implications of governance of local common pool resources on livestock water productivity in Ethiopia]Institutional implications of governance of local common pool resources on livestock water productivity in Ethiopia

Este documento se encuentra enmarcado en el proyecto LivestockPlus, que busca apoyar, desde distintas líneas investigativas, la planificación de diferentes acciones en el sector ganadero latinoamericano para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero que éste genera, con un enfoque en...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food SecurityGumucio, TatianaMora Benard, María AlejandraTwyman, JenniferHernández Ceballos, María Camila[Género en la ganadería: Consideraciones iniciales para la incorporación de una perspectiva de género en la investigación de la ganadería en Colombia y Costa Rica]Género en la ganadería: Consideraciones iniciales para la incorporación de una perspectiva de género en la investigación de la ganadería en Colombia y Costa Rica

Poultry are important for many poor households in developing countries, but there are many constraints to poultry production, including disease. One of the most important diseases of chickens is Newcastle disease (ND). Even though there are effective vaccines against this disease available in mos...


Lindahl, Johanna F.Young, J.Wyatt, A.Young, M.Alders, Robyn G.Bagnol, B.Kibaya, A.Grace, Delia[Do vaccination interventions have effects? A study on how poultry vaccination interventions change smallholder farmer knowledge, attitudes, and practice in villages in Kenya and Tanzania]Do vaccination interventions have effects? A study on how poultry vaccination interventions change smallholder farmer knowledge, attitudes, and practice in villages in Kenya and Tanzania

Livestock-wildlife interactions promote the transmission of a wide range of infectious diseases that constraint livestock production. We used a participatory appraisal approach to find out and rank infectious diseases of concern to pastoralists in a zone of intense wildlife-livestock interaction ...


Nthiwa, DanielAlonso, SilviaOdongo, David O.Kenya, EuchariaBett, Bernard K.[A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya]A participatory epidemiological study of major cattle diseases amongst Maasai pastoralists living in wildlife-livestock interfaces in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Hu Suk LeeThanh Long PhamTien Ngoc NguyenMihye LeeWieland, Barbara[Seasonal patterns and space‐time clustering of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) cases from 2008 to 2016 in Vietnam]Seasonal patterns and space‐time clustering of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) cases from 2008 to 2016 in Vietnam

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