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Senegal Dairy Genetics Fellowship – Call for applications: MSc student in...
Job Title: MSc student in Animal Production or Animal Science Application deadline: July 26, 2013 Duration of contract: 5 months Location: Departements of Thies ,Tivaouvane et Mbacke I– Background In...
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Senegal Dairy Genetics project video update
Watch a video showing the main activities of the Senegal Dairy Genetics project. The project seeks to improve food and nutrition security in Senegal through better utilization of dairy cattle...
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Position Announcement (Database Manager)–closed
Position Announcement : Database Manager – Senegal Dairy Genetics The Interstate School of sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Dakar (EISMV) aims at contributing to economic growth, poverty reduction...
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Projet Sénégal Génétique Laitière – vidéo des actualités
Regardez une vidéo décrivant les activités principales du projet Sénégal Génétique Laitière. Le projet vise à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sénégal par une meilleure...
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Patrick Ngono Ema discusses his PhD project in an interview at MTT, Finland.
Patrick Ngono, is working as a PhD student in the FoodAfrica WP2 researching cattle breed productivity in Senegal. His objective is to identify the most suitable cattle breeds for Senegalese...
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Lotta Lassilla discusses her MSc project in an interview at MTT, Finland.
Lotta Lassila is working on her Masters’ thesis within Senegal Dairy Genetics Project. Lotta focuses on predicting milk yield from Test-Day milk records collected from indigenous, exotic and crossbred...
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Determinants of use of breeding technologies in dairy cattle farms in Senegal
Milk production in Senegal is dominated by the use of indigenous breeds with low milk production potential (around 0.7 – 1.5 litres per cow per day). Under a government initiative to sustainably...
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Better dairy cattle breeds and better management can improve the livelihoods...
Research on dairy cattle breeds in Senegal shows that combining best livestock genetics with improved animal management practices can result in significantly increased household benefits. For...
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Aflatoxins in dairy cattle feed in Senegal
Aflatoxins are toxic byproducts from moulds, especially Aspergillus flavus. These moulds grow on crops, and in particular maize and groundnuts are often contaminated. In humans, aflatoxins cause rare,...
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