Ethiopian National Veterinary Institute develops manuals on managing key chicken diseases
ACGG / Animal Diseases / East Africa / Ethiopia / ILRI / Poultry

Ethiopian National Veterinary Institute develops manuals on managing key chicken diseases

The Ethiopian National Veterinary Institute, with the support of partners, has developed three training manuals on infectious bursal disease, marek’s disease, newcastle disease; for training veterinarians and agricultural outreach officers. In Ethiopia, as in the rest of Africa, chicken production is integral to the livelihoods of smallholder rural households. Poultry production is a source of income … Continue reading

ACGG / Animal Breeding / Animal Diseases / Chickens / East Africa / Ethiopia / Genetics / ILRI / Indigenous Breeds / LiveGene / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Poultry / Research

Small dose vaccines against Newcastle disease of chicken in Ethiopia

Newcastle Disease strikes Ethiopian chickens and causes a huge recurrent annual loss. Vaccine is available to protect the chicken from getting the disease. The ACGG project will be among the first to use and promote small dose vaccines. Continue reading