Research Projects listed by Participating Countries or Regions

Research Projects listed by
Participating Countries or Regions

	Global & Regional
	Eastern & Southern Africa

Bangladesh	India	Niger, Nigeria
Bolivia	Indonesia	Pakistan
Botswana	Kenya	Philippines
Brazil	Malawi	Swaziland
Cameroon	Mali	Tanzania
Columbia	Mexico	Uganda
Ethiopia	Mozambique	Vietnam
Ghana	Namibia	Zambia
The Gambia	Nepal	Zimbabwe

Projects listed by participating country
or relevant regions

For simplicity each project is identified by an ID number. Clicking on these ID numbers will lead to more detailed information on each project.

Project No.	Project Title
Bangladesh		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan001	Isolation and pathogenic characterizations of IBDV isolate from an outbreak of IBD in a rural poultry unit in Bangladesh
Dan002	Egg Production Performance Of Different Breed/Breed Combinations Of Chicken In Semi Scavenging System Under Pldp
Dan003	Study on the effect of feed supplementation to laying hens under the rural conditions of Bangladesh
Dan004	An epidemiological and experimental study of Newcastle disease in village chickens of Bangladesh
Dan005	Effect of vitamin A supplementation on vitamin A status, growth parameters and disease resistance of layer type chickens in Bangladesh
Dan007	Effect of Feeding Systems on the Egg Production of Fayoumi Hens of Model Breeding units under PLDP Programme in Bangladesh
Dan008	Longitudinal Study of the Causes of Mortality of Chickens in Parent Stock Flocks of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) of Bangladesh with a Special Emphasis on Escherichia coli Infection.
Dan013	Food and nutrient intake among females in rural Bangladesh -How does a poultry project benefit women and girls?
Dan016	Poultry as a Tool in Poverty Eradication and Promotion of gender Equality
R6420/ 6361	Improvements in the production of livestock products in peri-urban areas of cites in Asia
R6610	Introduction of fodder legumes into rice-based cropping systems and their use as supplements in straw-based rations for dairy cattle in Bangladesh
R8109	Using livestock to improve livelihoods of landless and refugee-affected livestock keepers in Bangladesh and Nepal
R5192	Utilisation of Sesbania as a protein supplement for goats
Bolivia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5458	Analysis of tree leaves and assessment of their use as feed, green manure and mulch
R6774	Alternative Strategies for Small Livestock Keepers in Forest Margins
R8110	Livestock and Urban Livelihoods: Developing appropriate extension dialogues with the landless.
R6982	Optimising the integration of livestock into small-scale low external input crop systems
Botswana		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R6301	Optimising Utilization of Semi-Arid Rangelands
Brazil		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R4273	The air drying of hides and skins in the arid and humid tropics
R5186	The air drying of hides and skin's in the arid and humid tropics
R6299	Intake of poor quality roughages and the effects of feeding forage mixtures
R6675	Modelling the sustainability of frontier farming at the forest fringe - Brazil. A study which includes the linking role of livestock in the development of more sustainable farming systems.
Cameroon		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5179	The use of sweet potato tuber and cassava root meals for poultry production: adaptive research on cereal-free ration development and transfer for small-scale farmers in the western highlands of Cameroon.
Colombia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R6421	Anti-nutritional factors in tropical forage legumes
R5483	Investigation of the mode of action in the rumen of some anti-nutritive factors in tropical legumes
Eastern & Southern Africa		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5570	Improved control of ticks
Dan023	Possibilities for smallholder poultry projects in eastern and southern Africa
R6618	Conflict between farmers and herders in semi-arid Africa: An analysis of literature and experience
R8151	Improving the livelihood of resource-poor goat farmers in Southern Africa through strategic drug and nutritional interventions against gastro-intestinal nematode infections
Ethiopia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R4338	Evaluation of cereal crop residues - Influence of species, variety and environment on nutritive value
R5188	Improving the use of sorghum stover as ruminant feed in Ethiopia
R6781	Crop-livestock integration: the dynamics of intensification in contrasting agroecological zones
R5483	Investigation of the mode of action in the rumen of some anti-nutritive factors in tropical legumes
Dan017	Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease and the Economics of its Control
Ghana		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R7631	Strategies to strengthen bird productivity and business decision making in peri-urban small-holder poultry flocks
Global and Regional		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan021	FAO's Programme for Support to Family Poultry Production
Dan022	Utilisation of Poultry Feed Resources by Smallholders in the Villages of Developing Countries
R5178	The use of tropical feeds in non-ruminant rations, with particular reference to poultry production
R6340	An evaluation of the gas techniques for identifying digestive interaction between high and low quality forages
R7425	Development, validation and promotion of appropriate extension messages and dissemination pathways
ZC0146	Rabbit technology for warm climates
Dan019	A General Review on Some Important Diseases in Free Range Chickens
R7823	Understanding Smallstock as livelihood assets: indicators for facilitating technology development and dissemination
R4894	Ticks in relation to Dermatophilosis
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
India		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5189	The effects of polyphenolics on ruminant gut metabolism
R6953	Easing Seasonal Feed Scarcity for Goats in Semi-Arid India through a Process of Participatory Research
R6995	Application of laboratory feed evaluation to identify methods of easing feed scarcity in NW India
R7633	The use of alternative, tanniniferous, saponin and antioxidant containing materials as a means of improving the health and production of scavenging (desi) poultry
R8110	Livestock and Urban Livelihoods: Developing appropriate extension dialogues with the landless.
R7798	Use of tanniniferous feeds to improve smallholder goat production: Project to link R7424 (Tanzania), R7351 (Zimbabwe) and R6953 (India) to increase dissemination, outputs and impact.
Indonesia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5193	Cut and carry feeding systems for small ruminants on upland farms of West Java, Indonesia
Kenya		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5526	Anthelmintic resistant nematodes in the Third World
R5580	Epidemiology and control of Taenia saginata cysticercosis
R5689	Optimal use of scarce supplements for feeding ruminants under smallholder conditions
R7634	Community-based goat productivity improvement in Central and South Meru Districts of Kenya
R8110	Livestock and Urban Livelihoods: Developing appropriate extension dialogues with the landless.
R5183	Modelling livestock production and feeding systems
R5579	Pathogenesis and epidemiology of Fasciolosis
R5886	The feasibility of using forecast models for the control of Fasciolosis in the tropics
R7425	Development, validation and promotion of appropriate extension messages and dissemination pathways
R6776	Evaluation of farmer participatory approaches to livestock production research
R5732	Development and on-farm evaluation of agroforestry livestock feeding systems
R5796	Assessment and development of fodder resources for ruminant livestock in the tropics of sub-Saharan Africa
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
Malawi		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5940	Milk production from the indigenous Malawi goat
R5192	Utilisation of Sesbania as a protein supplement for goats
R5732	Development and on-farm evaluation of agroforestry livestock feeding systems
Mali		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R6781	Crop-livestock integration: the dynamics of intensification in contrasting agroecological zones
Mexico		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R6982	Optimising the integration of livestock into small-scale low external input crop systems
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
Mozambique		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan017	Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease and the Economics of its Control
Namibia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R6607	Privatisation of Rangeland Resources in Namibia
Nepal		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R8109	Using livestock to improve livelihoods of landless and refugee-affected livestock keepers in Bangladesh and Nepal
R5690	Strategies for the allocation of seasonally varying feed resources to optimise productivity from mixed species livestock holdings
R6283	Implications of livestock feeding management for long-term soil fertility in smallholder mixed farming systems
R6608	Interaction between Fasciolosis and nutrition in growing ruminants
R6994	Improved strategies for on-farm fodder production during the dry season, using participatory research techniques
R7632	Increasing the contribution that goats make to the livelihoods of resource poor livestock keepers in the Himalayan forest region
R7637	Integrating indigenous and biological knowledge to implement improved dry season feeding strategies on farms in the hills of Nepal
R5183	Modelling livestock production and feeding systems
R5579	Pathogenesis and epidemiology of Fasciolosis
R5886	The feasibility of using forecast models for the control of Fasciolosis in the tropics
R5180	Assessment of nutritive value of tropical feeds and forages and identification of anti-nutritive factors
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
Niger, Nigeria		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
Pakistan		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5173	Investigation of the mycotoxins produced by fungi which colonise oilseed rape grown in a temperate, Mediterranean and subtropical climate
Philippines		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan017	Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease and the Economics of its Control
Swaziland		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5190	The effects of supplements of crop residues and industrial by-products on the performance of smallholder goat production
R4901	Helminth zoonoses
Tanzania		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan010	Ecotypes and natural disease resistance among scavenging local chickens of Tanzania
Dan011	Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar gallinarum Infection in Chickens in Tanzania
Dan012	Productivity and Nutritional status of local chickens under village management conditions
Dan015	Helminths and helminthosis in poultry with special emphasis on Ascardia galli in chickens
Dan020	Investigations on Disease Status of Scavenging Poultry in Morogoro, Tanzania and the Significance of Detailed Characterization of Pathogens Obtained
R4906	Sheep and goat health management study - Tanzania
R5194	Tethering of small ruminants in Tanzania: purpose and implications
R5499	Study on the impact and control of disease of tethered goats in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
R6536	Women's agricultural activities in crop-livestock production systems
R6561	To examine the use of IgA for quantifying the influence of nutrition on the immune response of small ruminants to gastro intestinal nematode parasites.
R6619	Husbandry strategies for improving the sustainable utilisation of forages to improve milk production from cows and goats on smallholder farms in Tanzania
R6954	Do dietary tannins (polyphenolics) affect the susceptibility of ruminants to parasitic infection
R7050	Sustainable use of wild land resources in Africa; Ecological, Social and Economic interactions
R7424	Can feeding locally-available plant material rich in tannins reduce parasitic burden in ruminants and hence improve their productivity?
R7985	Investigating the impact of brucellosis on public health and livestock health and reproduction in Tanzania
R7798	Use of tanniniferous feeds to improve smallholder goat production: Project to link R7424 (Tanzania), R7351 (Zimbabwe) and R6953 (India) to increase dissemination, outputs and impact.
Dan017	Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease and the Economics of its Control
Dan006	Avian immune response in relation to Newcastle disease in parasite infected chickens
R6776	Evaluation of farmer participatory approaches to livestock production research
The Gambia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R5196	On-farm studies to develop recommendations for the importance of livestock feeding systems in the tsetse endemic regions of West Africa
R6140	Influence of nutrition on the growth and reproductive performance of trypanosome infected small ruminants
Uganda		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
R8108	Strengthening the contribution of women to household livelihood through improved livestock production interventions and strategies in the teso farming systems region
Vietnam		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan009	Intra-household decision making and livestock investment patterns in Than-Hoa province, Vietnam
Zambia		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan014	A comparative study of gastrointestinal nematode infections in traditional and commercial chickens and effects of anthelmintic treatment on production
Zimbabwe		General Husbandry	Feeding	Animal Health	Commodities and markets
Dan018	The Socio-economic Environment of Newcastle Disease Control Strategies for Backyard Poultry Systems
R5191	Identification of factors controlling the intake of low quality diets
R6984	Environmental variability and productivity of semi-arid grazing systems
R7351	Increasing the productivity in smallholder owned goats on acacia thornveld
R7432	Participatory development of community based management plans for livestock feed resources in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe.
R7524	The use of oilseed cake from small-scale processing operations for inclusion in rations for peri-urban poultry and small ruminant production
R5180	Assessment of nutritive value of tropical feeds and forages and identification of anti-nutritive factors
R6301	Optimising Utilization of Semi-Arid Rangelands
R5179	The use of sweet potato tuber and cassava root meals for poultry production: adaptive research on cereal-free ration development and transfer for small-scale farmers in the western highlands of Cameroon.
R6781	Crop-livestock integration: the dynamics of intensification in contrasting agroecological zones
R5796	Assessment and development of fodder resources for ruminant livestock in the tropics of sub-Saharan Africa
R7798	Use of tanniniferous feeds to improve smallholder goat production: Project to link R7424 (Tanzania), R7351 (Zimbabwe) and R6953 (India) to increase dissemination, outputs and impact.