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The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine launched the 2025 autumn series of inaugural lectures on 4th September with a special showcase to celebrate ten years of science at the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), with talks by four professors from CTLGH and the Roslin Institute.

The Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication, ABBC 2025, took place in Lusaka, Zambia from 26th to 28th August, to address a critical challenge hindering Africa’s adoption of innovative biosciences, some of which play a fundamental role in the delivery of One Health solutions and building resilient and sustainable food systems.

The African Animal Breeding Network (AABNet), a new platform for animal breeding professionals to advance livestock genetic improvement in Africa, was unveiled at a side event during the inaugural CGIAR Science Week that took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 7th to 11th April 2025. (Part 2/2)

The African Animal Breeding Network (AABNet), a new platform for animal breeding professionals to advance livestock genetic improvement in Africa, was unveiled at a side event during the inaugural CGIAR Science Week that took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 7th to 11th April 2025. (Part 1/2)

The Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) recently had the pleasure of hosting two visiting scientists – PhD candidates Richard Dooso and Geoffrey Beyihayo – who worked alongside our researchers to advance key scientific initiatives.

At the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), we are delighted to have a new Director in Professor Mizeck Chagunda. Mizeck joins us from the University of Hohenheim, Germany, where he was Professor and Chair of Animal Breeding and Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics. Professor Chagunda has previously worked in different academic […]

Nairobi, Kenya – Earlier in 2023, ahead of this week’s much-anticipated Africa Climate Summit, high-level CEOs met for the round table on “Private Sector Engagement and Priorities for Business Climate Action for Resilience and Green Growth”. The meeting, convened by the United Nations Environmental Programme UNEP, brought together influential figures from the private sector to […]

January 20, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya – The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Professor Appolinaire Djikeng as Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems.

In this personal blog CTLGH Director Appolinaire Djikeng talks about why he believes that improving the genetics of livestock can help provide a pathway out of poverty for millions of families in low- and middle- income countries, and why the Centre’s work is very personal to him