ILRI’s Kapiti livestock research station—and Kenyan and global public goods—imperiled by land grabs in Kenya
East Africa / ILRI / Kenya / Research

ILRI’s Kapiti livestock research station—and Kenyan and global public goods—imperiled by land grabs in Kenya

Originally posted on ILRI news:
Over the past several weeks, illegal attempts to grab land have escalated at Kapiti Plains Estate (now known as Kapiti research station), located about 60 km southeast of Nairobi along Mombasa Road, in Kenya’s Machakos County. Members of groups involved in the illegal sales have started trespassing and building illegal structures on…

Green Mountain-ILRI agreement to make high-quality monoclonal antibodies detecting infectious cattle diseases more available worldwide
AHH / Animal Diseases / Cattle / Disease Control / ILRI / Kenya

Green Mountain-ILRI agreement to make high-quality monoclonal antibodies detecting infectious cattle diseases more available worldwide

Green Mountain Antibodies has signed an agreement with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of Nairobi, Kenya to produce and distribute monoclonal antibodies that detect infectious disease markers in cattle. Continue reading

Africa / AHH / Cattle / CBPP / Disease Control / East Africa / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Kenya / LIVESTOCK-FISH / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pastoralism / Vaccines

Micro-economic analysis of the potential impact of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and its control by vaccination in Narok district of Kenya

There is inadequate herd and community level information on the impact of CBPP and its control by vaccination to allow adequate allocation of resources for CBPP control in affected ecosystems of Kenya. A study was designed in Narok district to provide this crucial information for the Maasai ecosystem. Continue reading

Africa / Animal Diseases / East Africa / Goats / Kenya / LiveGene / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PPR / Small Ruminants / Vaccines

Minimum fully protective doses of adenovirus-based DIVA vaccine against peste des petits ruminants virus challenge in East African goats

Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes an economically important disease of sheep and goats, primarily in developing countries. It is becoming the object of intensive international control efforts. Current vaccines do not allow vaccinated and infected animals to be distinguished (no DIVA capability). Continue reading