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    Innovations

    Innovations help farmers and researchers to apply best practices based on current research. Our innovations for livestock systems are based on research conducted in our target countries. Although developed in a particular context, these innovations hold promise for broad application globally. Please contact us if you have questions about a particular innovation.

    Innovations for Feed & Forage

    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Best Performing Cultivars Recommended for Release in Burkina Faso
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Best Performing Cultivars Recommended for Release in Ethiopia
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Database of Local Feed Resources
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Handheld and Mobile NIRS
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Improved Nutritional Requirement Data for Local Livestock Breeds
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Local Language-Based Ration Formulation Software
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. NIRS Community Of Practice
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. NIRS Equations for Local Feed Types
    • Innovation Summary. April 2022. Synergistic Use of Feed, Technical Training and Genetics

     

    Innovations from Burkina Faso & Niger

    • Innovation Summary. June 2020. Innovation Platforms to Enhance the Small Ruminant Value Chain
    • Innovation Summary. June 2020. Training Approach to Increase Egg Consumption Among Children

    Innovations from Ethiopia

    • Innovation Summary. May 2023. Pigeon Pea Leaf Hay for Dairy Cattle in Ethiopa
    • Innovation Summary. June 2020. Evaluation of Passive Transfer of Immunity Status in Neonatal Calves, Lambs and Goats
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Best Practices to Enhance the Microbiological Quality & Safety of Milk & Yoghurt
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Pathasure® Kits for Diagnosing Pathogens Causing Diarrhea in Calves
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Sorghum Genotypes for Livestock Feeding
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Test for Analyzing Mycotoxins in Livestock Feeds
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Training Approach to Strengthen Detection of Public Good Livestock Diseases

     

    Innovations from Rwanda

    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Analytical Method for Quantifying Mycotoxins in Feed
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Best Management Practices for Milk Production & Handling
    • Innovation Summary. January 2020. California Mastitis Test (CMT) for Diagnosis of Sub-clinical Mastitis
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Social & Behavior Change Communication Strategy for Improving ASF Consumption

    Innovations from Cambodia

    • Innovation Summary. June 2020. Leucaena Leucocephala Tree Species for Living Fences and Animal Feed in Cambodia

    Innovations from Nepal

    • Innovation Summary. June 2020. Distance Learning Platform for Community Animal Health Workers
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Mobile App-Based Feeding Support Tool to Optimize Dairy Animal Productivity
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Smartphone App for Livestock Disease Reporting
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. SMS “Virtual Collection Center” Smartphone App
    • Innovation Summary. April 2019. Technology Package for Prevention & Control of Mastitis in Dairy Animals


    Booklet. April 2019. Innovation Summaries: Ethiopia, Rwanda & Nepal

    • The 12 summaries in this booklet are also listed as individual Innovation Summaries
    • FRENCH Version: The text of this booklet is also available as RESUME DE L’INNOVATION


    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is part of Feed the Future

    This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Additional funding was received from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP#060115.  Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors alone.

     

     

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