CompletedNov 2012Dec 2017Climate-smart Brachiaria grasses for improving livestock production in East Africaanimal feedingforages
CompletedJan 2005Jan 2008Novel approach and technologies to reduce the Impact of nematodes and parasitism on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers of sheep and goats in Africadisease controlgoatssmall ruminants
CompletedJan 2006Jan 2008Application of genomics and immune-informatics to identification of genes related to virulence in mycoplasma mycoides the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneuonia (CBPP)cattleCBPPdisease control
CompletedJan 2009Dec 2013Breeding strategies for conservation and sustainable use of livestock genetic resources in Sub-Saharan Africaanimal breedingbiodiversityindigenous breeds
CompletedJun 2009Jun 2011Dynamics, diversity and stakeholder perceptions of African swine fever in different epidemiological situations in Uganda The wild pig/tick/livestock interface and the peri-urban non-sylvatic cycle of ASF virus transmissionThe purpose of the project is to provide an in-depth assessment of the impact of African swine fever (ASF) in constraining the development of the smallholder pig industry in Uganda at defined benchmark sites. Objectives/goals The approach will involve a combination of participatory epidemiology,...animal diseasesAfrican swine fever