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Optimizing livestock farming in urban agriculture

This chapter summarizes the importance of urbanization and how this increases the consumption of livestock products (LP). This increased demand, alongside infrastructure challenges making transporting and storing LP challenging, encourages urban livestock, close to the final consumer. While data on urban livestock keeping is limited, substantive ev...

Impact of ICT based extension services on dairy production and household welfare: The case of iCow service in Kenya

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / Peer Review

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia

European Union

Creating equitable and sustainable livelihoods in the northwest highlands of Vietnam through livestock-led interventions...

Public-private partnerships (PPP) for veterinary service delivery in Ethiopia: Regional PPP taskforce formation

European Union

The extent and structure of pig rearing system in urban and peri-urban areas of Guwahati

Livestock is common in Indian cities and contribute to food security as well as livelihoods. Urban livestock keeping has been neglected, and in India, little is known about the topic. Therefore, urban and peri-urban pig farms of Guwahati, Assam, India, were surveyed in order to understand more about the pig rearing systems and risks of diseases. A ...

Can chickens empower women? Perceptions from chicken producers in peri-urban and rural Ethiopia

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Use of veterinary drugs in livestock production in Vietnam: Study report on survey in CRP Livestock targeted sites

A review on health and environmental aspects of current manure management practices in pig production systems in Uganda

Are commercial total mixed rations viable in intensifying sheep production?

Total Mixed Rations (TMRs)having different metabolizable energy (8.73 and 10.53 MJ/kg) and crude protein (14% and 16% per kg) designed by a private feed enterprise in Nellore were compared with a control diet (7.74 MJ ME and 12% CP) for fattening two different breeds of sheep (Rambouillet and Judipi). Ten sheep each were allotted to three treatment...