AU-IBAR Repository: Recent submissions
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Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa: Vol 67-1
(3/1/2019)This Bulletin cover the following articles: An assessment of communication channels utilized by poultry farmers to access information on raising village chickens in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Blood parameters of lactating ... -
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa: Vol 67-2
(6/1/2019)This Bulletin cover the following articles: Effect of bread waste and moringa oleifera leaves (bwmo) in the basal diet of rabbit. Cocoa placenta meal: yield estimates, nutrient composition and response of albino rats to ... -
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa: Vol 67-3
(9/1/2019)This Bulletin covers the following articles: Blood biochemical constituents of gestating rabbit does as affected by vitamin E inclusion and periods of feed restriction During pregnancy. First report of avian infectious ... -
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa: Vol 67-4
(12/1/2019)This Bulletin covers the following articles: Association of anthropometrical index, reproductive parameters and reproductive hormonal levels in male Greater cane rat (thryonomys swinderianus). 2. Comparative survivability ... -
The story of cattle in Africa: Why Diversity Matters
(2019)This book explains why and how cattle have evolved in Africa over centuries and the role they play today. The African cattle breeds that exist today comprise a critical long-term asset. They also provide short-term income ... -
Will the Farming of the GIFT Tilapia fish be a Panacea or Enigma for Africa: Policy Brief 18
(2019)The policy brief highlights the need to addressing bottlenecks in the tilapia production value-chain to enable African farmers to respond to ever changing consumer demands and environmental conditions. It further states ... -
The Need to Develop Effective Conservation Strategies for Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) in Africa: Policy Brief 17
(2019)The policy brief highlights three (3) key messages: (i) conservation enables us to keep AnGR which have unique and beneficial attributes to mitigate unpredictable future situation like climate change; (ii) Conservation ... -
Selection and Breeding Programs in Africa
(2019)The policy brief promotes the need to improve the productivity of local breeds through selection is an investment towards ensuring food security and resilience. This policy brief was made possible through financial support ... -
Public Private Partnerships for Animal Genetics Resources Conservation and Management in Africa: Policy Brief 2
(2019)The policy brief highlights the role of Public Private Partnerships for animal genetic resources (AnGR) conservation in contributing to the promotion and dissemination of innovations but also preserve what exists as an ... -
Public Investments and Payoffs in the Livestock and Animal Genetic Resources in Africa: Policy Brief 8
(2019)The policy brief raises several issues concerning public investment in agriculture, livestock and AnGR that may have policy underpinnings. This policy note was made possible through financial support provided by the ... -
Promotion of Traditional Knowledge to Achieve Socio-Economic and Environmentally Sustainable Gains in the Management of Animal Genetic Resources: Policy Brief 15
(2019)The policy brief highlights the key aim of recognizing, enhancing and promoting the use of knowledge, practices and innovations of indigenous and local communities is a way to ensure human well-being and food security ... -
Promotion of Regional Cooperation for the Sustainable Genetic Resources in Africa: Policy Brief 14
(2019)The policy brief highlights that: (i) Given the public-good of animal genetic resources, policy related issues require regional coordination and partnerships; (ii) In Africa, regional cooperation for animal genetic resources ... -
Promotion of Indigenous Animal Resources and Their Products in Africa: Policy Brief 13
(2019)Key messages highlighted in this brief include: • Development of new and existing niche markets or marketing strategies can help overcome the continual state of decline of indigenous AnGR breeds by raising their visibility ... -
Participatory Planning and Implementation of Crossbreeding Activities in Africa: Policy Brief 12
(2019)Key messages highlighted in this brief include: Strengthening the participation of stakeholders in planning and implementing crossbreeding programs will reduce the loss of indigenous breeding stock; and Stakeholder involvement ... -
Participatory Planning and Implementation of Crossbreeding Activities in Africa: Policy Brief 11
(2019)Key messages brought out in this policy brief include the need to strengthening the participation of stakeholders in planning and implementing crossbreeding programs to reduce the loss of indigenous breeding stock; and the ... -
Mobility of Animal Genetic Materials: Policy Brief 10
(2019)The policy brief stipulates that animal mobility is a system of resilience of animals and livestock keepers, and Regional AnGR transboundary agreements and frameworks can ensure conservation programmes for animal genetic ... -
Mobility and Conservation Programmes for Animal Genetic Resources: Policy Brief 9
(2019)The policy brief highlights the following messages:Animal mobility is a system of resilience for animals and for livestock keepers; and Livestock mobility-associated pastoralism is the only effective way to support human ... -
Identification, traceability and performance recording to better support the management of AnGR in Africa: Policy Brief 7
(2019)Key policy messages brought out in this policy brief include: the significant contribution of Identification, traceability and performance recording to improved AnGR breeding, production and productivity and farm management; ... -
Ethical Challenges Related to the Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources and Other Management Practices in Africa: Policy Brief 6
(2019)The policy brief brings out key messages on the need: (i) For ethical responsibility to ensure that genetic resources are available to future generations. (ii) To build trust between users and providers of animal genetic ... -
Crossbreeding; Panacea or Curse to African Animal Genetic Resources improvement_ Policy Brief 5
(2019)The policy brief highlights the need for well planned systematic crossbreeding programs with defined end products as an opportunity for an economically viable use of the purebred local parental breed. This policy brief was ...
