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Developing a vaccine for a highly contagious cattle disease
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a highly contagious disease that affects cattle throughout most of sub Saharan Africa. It is one of the most serious livestock diseases with greatest impacts in pastoralist areas.Collected in megs352's videos Feb 2, 2012 -
French: Livestock Under Threat: Managing the Future of Native West African Ruminant Livestock
Il existe plus de diversité du bétail domestique en Afrique que sur tout autre continent. Certaines races indigènes de bovins, de chèvres et de moutons sont résistantes à des maladies et d'autres races peuvent résister à des déficits d’apport d’aliments et d'eau.Collected in megs352's videos Dec 28, 2011 -
Managing the Future of Native West African Ruminant Livestock - summary
This 3 minute summary film tells the story of an unusual research and development project working to increase understanding of disappearing disease-resistant cattle breeds of West Africa. This information will be used to make indigenous animals more profitable for poor farmers, so that they have reasons and the ability to continue to keep them, and the important genetic traits of these native breeds are not lost forever.Collected in megs352's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
Livestock and women
Jemimah Njuki is a specialist in issues related to women and gender in agriculture. In this short film she explains her belief that farm animals could be one way for poor women to make money, feed their families better and educate their children.Collected in megs352's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
What's it like to work at ILRI's campus in Kenya?
Are you thinking of joining ILRI and being based in Kenya? Do you want a quick look to see what it will be like?Collected in megs352's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
What's it like to work at ILRI's campus in Ethiopia?
Are you thinking of joining ILRI and being based in Ethiopia? Do you want a quick look to see what it will be like?Collected in megs352's videos Dec 23, 2011 -
The future role of livestock in feeding the world
Today's global population of 7 billion is predicted to expand to more than 9 billion by 2050. Will that more crowded world be able to produce enough food for everyone?Collected in megs352's videos Nov 25, 2011 -
Filming livestock: The backstory
Telling science stories can difficult. Filming stories about livestock science can be particularly challenging.Collected in megs352's videos Sep 29, 2011 -
Mercados de gado em Moçambique
Os criadores Moçambicanos não conseguem ter um melhor rendimento da sua produção animal, porque não existem suficientes feiras de gado e as que existem não têm ligação entre si.Collected in megs352's videos Aug 16, 2011 -
Improving African Livestock with Reproductive Technologies and Genomics
The promise of abundant milk and meat drives many poor African farmers to spend scarce money on imported cattle breeds. However, under the harsh conditions of Africa’s smallholder farms, these exotic breeds generally perform poorly.Collected in megs352's videos Jul 28, 2011 -
Livestock Under Threat
There is more livestock diversity in Africa than on any other continent. Some indigenous breeds of cattle, goats and sheep are disease resistant, and others can withstand feed and water shortages.Collected in megs352's videos Jun 29, 2011 -
Battling A Killer Cattle Disease
Trypanosomiasis is a wasting disease of livestock that maims and eventually kills millions of cattle in Africa and costs farmers billions of dollars annually. In 2011, a group of geneticists at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, and other institutes in the UK identified two genes that enable Africa's ancient N'Dama cattle breed to resist development of the disease trypanosomiasis when infected with the causative, trypanosome, parasite.Collected in megs352's videos Jun 7, 2011 -
L’?vage dans la ceinture de ts?s?n Afrique de l'Ouest
À travers l'Afrique la maladie de trypanosomose tue des millions de bétail chaque année. Au cours des 60 dernières années, on a essayé plusieurs stratégies pour traiter la maladie, avec un succès limité.Collected in megs352's videos May 20, 2011 -
: L’?vage dans la ceinture de ts?s?n Afrique de l'Ouest du b?il : r?mé
Ce résumé de 3 minutes est un de trois films racontant l'histoire de l'état actuel de la guerre contre la trypanosomose, une maladie des bovins mortelle qui tue des millions d'animaux chaque année à travers de vastes régions de l'Afrique.Collected in megs352's videos May 20, 2011 -
Livestock Keeping In the Tsetse Belt of West Africa: summary
This 3 minute summary is one of three films telling the story of the current state of the war against trypanosomosis, a deadly cattle disease that kills millions of livestock annually across large regions of Africa. This is one of three films telling the story of the current state of the war against a disease that is so deadly and widespread that farmers call it "the malaria of cattle'.Collected in megs352's videos May 20, 2011 -
Livestock Keeping In the Tsetse Belt of West Africa
cross Africa the disease trypanosomosis kills millions of livestock annually. Over the last 60 years many strategies have been tried for dealing with the disease, with limited success.Collected in megs352's videos May 19, 2011 -
Implications for Farmers of Research Into Cattle Resistance to Trypanosomiasis
By identifying some of the genes involved in resistance to trypanosomiasis, this project is making it possible to conduct faster and cheaper animal breeding schemes. Soon farmers will be able to identify the best animals to breed from to increase resistance.Collected in megs352's videos May 16, 2011 -
Complexities of Trypanosmiasis Demand Formation of Unique Team
In order to address the problems of trypanosomiasis, a team was formed, new systems were designed and expertise from a range of disciplines were brought together. The results represent a new approach to solving biological problems that has implications way beyond trypanossomiasis itself.Collected in megs352's videos May 16, 2011 -
Why Trypanosomiasis is a Problem For Farmers and Researchers
Trypanosomiasis in livestock effects the livelihoods of millions. Researchers have been struggling to overcome the disease for decades but finding a solution continues to be challenging.Collected in megs352's videos May 16, 2011 -
Designing Computer-Based Systems that Generate Testable Biological Ideas
To manage complex, rapidly changing data sets the Manchester University computer team designed and built analysis systems based on re-useable highly adaptable modules. For the first time, this makes it easy to repeat a complex analysis as well as use the components for different types of data.Collected in megs352's videos May 16, 2011
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megs352 Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a highly contagious disease that affects cattle throughout most of sub Saharan Africa. It is one of the most serious livestock diseases with greatest impacts in pastoralist areas. Read More
Feb 2, 2012