Does livestock ownership affect animal-based foods consumption and child nutritional status? Case of Uganda There is a positive correlation between promotion of (small) livestock ownership and human nutrition especially that of children in rural Uganda. T... 14/02/2016
To use Antibiotics as growth promoters in Livestock production or Not? The debate rages on Can the gains made globally by use antibiotic in reduction of mortality rate caused by bacterial infections in both man and animals since their acc... 11/02/2016
Nagana rears its ‘deadly head’ in Karamoja region of Uganda Recent reports from Karamoja region of Uganda largely characterized by livestock keeping indicate that Trypanosomiasis also known as “Nagana” has k... 09/02/2016
Livestock Market in Isiolo Kenya opens ups trade for Livestock Keepers in the county Isiolo Country in Kenya is receiving good tidings in support of the back-borne of its economy- livestock- going by the recent initiatives aimed at... 01/02/2016
Free Health clinics for livestock producers in Kilifi County, Kenya launched livestock, Kenya, Kilifi County, disease A public-private initiative is benefiting livestock farmers in Kilifi County in Kenya by providing a free health clinics where more than 35,000 liv... 28/03/2016
Bringing Livestock services closer to Pastoralists in ASALs of Kenya changing their lives Livestock keepers in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya such as Isiolo are faced with perennial loss of their animals due to drought that ca... 27/01/2016
Livestock value chain/Jamaica – Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer boosts cattle productivity The Artificial Insemination Unit has transformed it’s fresh semen insemination programme to a frozen semen preservation. Also known as the AI Unit,... 14/12/2015
Fiscal Relief on feed raw materials in Kenya It would appear that there is a wave of public commitment to boost the livestock industry going by the fiscal concessions dished out to the sub-sec... 08/11/2015
Campaign on prevention of Transboundary Animal Diseases launched in Karamoja region of Uganda Karamoja region of Uganda is the latest recipient of FAO’s support in the livestock sub-sector in Uganda as it plays host to a three months long va... 08/11/2015
South Korea to join efforts of developing Beef Industry in Rwanda Ongoing measures to develop the beef sub-sector in Rwanda have recently received a major boost with the support of South Korea through a framework... 19/10/2015