Category Archives: LiveGene

(Animal Bioscience)

ICAR and ILRI training to enhance backyard poultry production for India’s food security
ILRI / India / LiveGene / Poultry / South Asia

ICAR and ILRI training to enhance backyard poultry production for India’s food security

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A collaboration between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is supporting the development of backyard poultry production systems in India. The project aims for developing the indigenous chicken specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip for use in Indian indigenous chicken breeds. Continue reading →

Transforming livelihoods in South Asia through sustainable livestock research and development
AHH / Animal Breeding / Animal Feeding / Animal Health / Asia / Bangladesh / Collaboration / Dairying / Event / Feeds / FFD / Forages / Goats / ILRI / India / LiveGene / Livestock / Nepal / Pakistan / PIL / Research / South Asia

Transforming livelihoods in South Asia through sustainable livestock research and development

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On 13 and 14 November 2018, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) convened a regional workshop with partners from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Together with ILRI senior staff and scientists, participants from public and private institutions reviewed country development outcomes, agricultural priorities and constraints and potential contributions of the livestock sector in the region. Continue reading →