Projects

Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System (DAGRIS)

Management of Green house emission from livestock Epidemiology and resistance in Livestock

A genomics approach to understanding the immunopathology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP): Improvement of current live vaccines and development of next generation vaccines

ACTIVE

Identifying livestock-based risk management and coping options to reduce vulnerability to droughts in agro-pastoral and pastoral systems in East and West Africa

Characterization of Production Traits, Establishment of Genetic Potential for Improvement of Indigenous Breeds of Sheep and Goats in East and Central Africa

ACTIVE

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

Rapid whole genome profiling of Theileria parva isolates using next generation sequencing to support the infection and treatment method in East Africa

Marketing, processing and value-adding of camel milk and meat products in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya

ACTIVE

Natural resources in project pilot sites conserved and sustainably managed for the benefit of endemic ruminant livestock, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods

Development of new diagnostic assays and epidemiological surveillance of viral pathogens of livestock in Africa

ACTIVE

Strategies for effective linkage of science, policy and practice for climate change adaptation

Functional gene discovery for disease resistance in Chicken