LiveSTOCK Exchange 2011
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On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees hosted a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. The event will synthesize sector and ILRI learning and help frame future livestock research for development directions.
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Item Livestock research for development in a complex, messy world: Reflexions on a decade of work for ILRI(Audio, 2011-11-15) Seré Rabé, CarlosSpeech by former Director General Carlos Seré at the liveSTOCK Exchange, Addis Ababa 9-10 November 2011.Item Development of country based indigenous Domestic Animal Genetic Resource Information system (C-DAGRIS)(Poster, 2011-11-09) Dessie, Tadelle; Mamo, Y.; Getahun, E.; Okeyo Mwai, AllyItem The epidemiology and ecology of infectious diseases of village chickens in Ethiopia and the role of co-infection in infection risk(Poster, 2011-11-09) Bettridge, Judy M.; Lynch, Stacey E.; Kaiser, P.; Christley, Robert M.; Hanotte, Olivier H.; Gutu, Z.; Taye, T.; Amare, A.; Garikipati, S.; Malese, K.; Dessie, TadelleItem Livestock systems in transition—Issues on the ILRI agenda(Video, 2011-11-24) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Animal health and genetics—Issues and controversies for ILRI research(Video, 2011-11-24) International Livestock Research InstituteOn 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. In a session on animal genetics and health, participants discussed significant or controversial developments: the next big thing in animal genetics, breeding, health, genomics, and feeding. Among the points discussed: 1) the issue of transgenics: How, if we can breed disease resistance into an animal, can we go to scale to benefit smallholder farmers? 2) What has genomics done for us, and what can it do for small farmers? We need to think long term to better understand how adaptation works, and pay close attention to ethics, policy environments, and delivery of transgenics (supposing we can produce them). 3) How do we digest and translate genomics and metagenomics information to be understandable to small farmers? 4) How do we more effectively translate the 'blue sky' research into messages for farmers and technologies that value chain actors can understand and apply? 5) How do we 'ground truth' blue sky investments - that is critical to continue needed productivity growth into the future - into shorter-horizon research to support 'value chain' work? 6) In terms of forage crop improvement, we cannot really use the genetic information generated unless we have proper phenotyping at hand - this is lacking. We need to better match genetics with conventional phenotyping.7) An important role for ILRI concerns ethics: We need to generate evidence, communicate evidence effectively, facilitate its appropriate use. 8) Fertility management and sex-fixing of cattle (through mass insemination) has the potential in pastoral areas recovering from droughts to accelerate herd recovery rates. It seems to offer a way to increase recovery and resilience of herds. 9) Why don't we go for specialised breeds targeted to specific systems? We have the technologies, we have good breeds, why not clone them? We are concerned about tradeoffs between a focus on intensification and high value/productive animals - what about the indigenous breeds, and what about biomass requirements? 10). A critical issue concerns institutions - without the right frameworks and policies and strong institutions, better breeding can't achieve impact.Item Livestock impact pathways—Needs, targeting, up front investments are important(Video, 2011-11-24) International Livestock Research InstituteOn 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. In a session on livestock impact pathways, participants discussed ways to enhance ILRI efforts on capacity development, knowledge, gender, communication, partnerships and innovation platforms. Some feedback from the group discussions included: that a lot of what we do leads to information, that we often employ 'wide shotgun' approaches and that we need to adopt more 'end user' perspectives on our information, to be more needs-based. Regarding communication and capacity building, we need to pay much more up-front attention in projects; and finally that an innovation platform is maybe a 'sound way' to combine all the elements.Item Billions depend on livestock(Brief, 2011-11-01) Renard, GenevieveItem Livestock market opportunities for the poor(Presentation, 2011-11-09) Staal, Steven J.; Baker, Derek; Puskur, RanjithaItem ILRI papers over the years: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem ILRI opinion pieces over the years: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Growth in ILRI contributions to livestock and global change research: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem ILRI reports over the years: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem ILRI slide presentations over the years: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem ILRI awards over the years: The Seré Legacy(Poster, 2011-11-10) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Livestock Exchange hard seat 2011: Jimmy Smith on his new role at ILRI(Video, 2011-11-10) Smith, Jimmy W.On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. T During the event, Brian Perry interviewed new ILRI Director General Jimmy Smith on his ideas for the institute.Item Livestock Exchange hard seat 2011: Segenet Kelemu on Biosciences eastern and central Africa(Video, 2011-11-10) Kelemu, SegenetOn 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. The event synthesized sector and ILRI learning and helped frame future livestock research for development directions. During the meeting, Brian Perry interviewed Segenet Kelemu, Director of the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub.Item Livestock Exchange hard seat 2011: Carlos Sere on his time at ILRI(Video, 2011-11-10) Seré Rabé, CarlosOn 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. During the event, Brian Perry interviewed former ILRI Director General Carlos Seré on his previous leadership at ILRI.Item Livestock research for development in a complex, messy world: Reflections on a decade of work for ILRI(Presentation, 2011-11-15) Seré Rabé, CarlosOn 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees hosted a 2‐day ‘liveSTOCK Exchange’ to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. During the workshop, Carlos Seré, former Director General of ILRI reflected on his tenure.Item A focus on focus: Reigning in an eclectic past to make a bigger difference(Brief, 2011-11-01) Randolph, Thomas F.Item Finding a needle in a (molecular) haystack(Brief, 2011-11-01) Pelle, Roger