Livestock feed is a key constraint to the commercialization of smallholder livestock production Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Protecting livestock breeds for people
We need to conserve the most important livestock genetic diversity for possible future use – by poor and rich farmers alike Continue reading »
Why animals matter to human health and nutrition
Human, livestock and environmental health are inextricably linked, Sixty-one per cent of all diseases are ‘zoonotic’ –that is, transmissible between animals and humans. Continue reading »
Improving lives and livelihoods through improved livestock health
While vaccines remain the most cost-effective medical and veterinary interventions for controlling disease, opportunities also exist to improve animal health by improving existing veterinary services and access by poor livestock keepers to those services Continue reading »
Project / Report / Research / Trypanosomiasis
Genetic and expression analysis of cattle identifies candidate genes in pathways responding to Trypanosoma congolense infection: Highlighting our publications
Abstract African bovine trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma sp., is a major constraint on cattle productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Some African Bos taurus breeds are highly tolerant of infection, but the potentially more productive Bos indicus zebu breeds are much more susceptible. Zebu cattle are well adapted for plowing and haulage, and increasing their tolerance of … Continue reading »
