ILRI’s vision for 2025 in the area of policy and evaluation is to identify and support sustainable investments that drive equitable growth and development of the livestock sector in target countries ...

ILRI is actively engaged in several CGIAR initiatives and platforms.

Background: Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most common diseases in poultry production, causing high mortality rates and significant economic losses. Controlling this enzootic disease in rural ...

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a severe respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides, and is included in the list of notifiable diseases of the World ...

Sustainable intensification of livestock production relies critically on effective disease management, yet the environmental implications of current practices remain poorly understood. The study was ...

Mrode, R. 2025. Global Methane Genetics Initiative: Accelerating reduced emissions in indigenous breeds in Africa. Presentation at the launch of the Kenya chapter of the Global Methane Genetics ...

Enterococcus spp. are commensal bacteria with increasing clinical relevance due to their role in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This was a cross-sectional study conducted on broiler chickens in the ...

For over six decades, international policy has enabled agricultural products to move relatively easily across national borders. Currently, however, the landscape is changing. Deglobalization and the ...

Background: Vietnam, with its significant agricultural sector, large livestock population, rich biodiversity and close human-animal interactions, is highly vulnerable to zoonotic disease transmission.

Innovation is central to achieving global agri-food transformation agendas, including those related to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The effective use of technologies, along ...

Knight-Jones, T. 2025. Restoration of livestock services in conflict and drought affected areas of Ethiopia (RESTORE) project overview. Presentation at the Ethiopian Veterinary Association Annual ...

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in humans and pigs remains endemic to Uganda. Although, looking at the lifecycle of the parasite, the risk factors are well known, and many biomedical control ...