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A dairy cow can look healthy, produce milk that appears normal, and harbor an infection. The cause is often mastitis –– an inflammation of the udder, usually caused by bacteria entering through the teat canal.

Mastitis occurs in two forms. Clin...

In Kenya, demand for improved indigenous chickens stands at approximately 120,000 day-old chicks per month. But supply can only meet about a fourth of that need, or around, 30,000 chicks a month. 

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has developed three popular improved breeds—

As droughts get longer and temperatures rise, livestock keepers need animals that stay productive under stress and feed that holds up when the rains fail. At the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)'s Kapiti Research Station and Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, researchers are working on both. 

ILRI's Livestock Genetics, Nutrition, and Feeds Resources team i...

A new flagship series will compile evidence and help coordinate efforts across the Global South to sustainably improve food and economic security through the livestock sector.

October 21, DES MOINES, IA – A new initiative to support low- and middle-income countries to leverage their livestock sectors for sustainable development was launched at the 2026 Borlaug ...