Kenya Livestock Insurance Program: Convergence of public policy, research and private sector innovations
June, 2015
Kenya
Africa
Eastern Africa
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Kenyan pastoralist song
Multimedia
January, 2009
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Traditionally sung by mothers, this song describes the importacne of cattle to a pastoralist community living in a semi-desert area.
Microsatellite DNA polymorphism of the Long Horned Ankole cattle in Uganda
Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2006
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa
Nineteen microsatellite markers were used to investigate the genetic diversity, phylogenetic
relationships and herd structure of Ugandan Ankole cattle. A total of 304 animals from 8 herds in
Mbarara District were characterised. Across all loci, 200 alleles were observed. A high mean
number of alleles (MNA) per locus, ranging from 5.89 to 6.79 per herd, was observed. Polymorphic
information content (PIC) ranged from 0.403 (ILSTS013) to 0.817 (ILSTS036), with an overall
Our land, our animals: Herding in Kenya's Kitengela rangelands
Multimedia
January, 2012
Kenya
Eastern Africa
Africa
Nickson Parmisa, a resident of Kitengela just outside Nairobi in Kenya, talks about the challenges of livestock herding in the face of climate change.
Participatory disease searching using participatory epidemiology techniques in agropastoral and pastoral areas of Mbarara District, Uganda
December, 2012
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa
Participatory investigation of relative incidence and impact on livelihoods of livestock diseases amongst the Turkana pastoralists in Kenya
Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2009
Kenya
Eastern Africa