Research that works for developing countries and Australia

 

Livestock Production Systems

The majority of livestock kept by smallholder farmers (small and large ruminants, pigs and poultry) are integral components of complex crop-livestock systems. Building a complete understanding of the biological, social and economic aspects of these systems is a necessary ingredient for determining intervention points and the development of appropriate technologies for smallholder farmers. The Livestock Production Systems program focuses on enabling equitable access to markets; optimising crop-livestock systems and livestock production.

Contact information

Research Program Manager: Dr Peter Horne
email: horne [at] aciar [dot] gov [dot] au
Research Program Assistant: Catherine Hanley
email: hanley [at] aciar [dot] gov [dot] au

All Projects

AS2/1983/033 - Aetiology and epidemiology of malignant catarrhal fever in Indonesia and Australia

AS2/1985/015 - Evaluation of different buffalo genotypes for draught, meat and milk production

AS2/1985/065 - Development of an improved haemorrhagic septicaemia vaccine

AS2/1986/001 - Research into technologies for increasing the efficiency of straw utilisation by cattle and buffalo for growth, reproduction and lactation

AS2/1988/017 - Strategic supplements for improved milk production

AS2/1989/007 - Establishment of improved methods for the diagnosis and control of livestock diseases in south east Asia using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

AS2/1989/008 - Feeding and management strategies for production and draught power in large ruminants

AS2/1989/009 - Immunity to bovine ephemeral fever

AS2/1989/013 - Ecological and host-genetic control of internal parasites of small ruminants in the Pacific Islands

AS2/1990/011 - Improved methods for the diagnosis and control of bluetongue in small ruminants in Asia

AS2/1990/028 - Improved methods in the epidemiology and control of mites and other diseases of bees in Papua New Guinea

AS2/1990/047 - Genetic variation, resistance to acaricides and immunological cross-reactivity in ticks that infest cattle in Zimbabwe and Australia

AS2/1991/016 - Fowl cholera. Vaccines for Asia

AS2/1991/017 - Management of footrot in small ruminants in hill districts of Nepal

AS2/1991/018 - Improved methods for the diagnosis and control of bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis in Zimbabwe and Australia

AS2/1991/022 - Duck plague: Improved diagnostic methods and vaccination

AS2/1991/032 - Strategies for sustainable control of gastrointestinal parasites of ruminants using urea-molasses blocks

AS2/1992/002 - Diagnosis and control of haemorrhagic septicaemia in Indonesia

AS2/1993/001 - Studies of the epidemiology and control of bluetongue in China

AS2/1993/715 - Validation of diagnostic tests for bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis and studies on strain variation in Babesia

AS2/1993/724 - Development of phenotypic markers for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in African small ruminants

AS2/1993/727 - Construction of a biologically secure research animal containment facility at ILRAD (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

AS2/1993/800 - Molecular genetic analysis of swamp buffalo populations

AS2/1993/873 - Development and implementation of genetic evaluation procedures for Vietnamese pig production based on mixed-model methodology

AS2/1993/875 - Classical swine fever in Vietnam

AS2/1994/017 - Control of bee mites in Irian Jaya

AS2/1994/018 - Improved methods for bee development and control of bee mites in Papua New Guinea

AS2/1994/023 - Breeding and feeding pigs in Australia and Vietnam

AS2/1994/120 - Breeding pigs for enhanced disease resistance in South East Asia

AS2/1994/121 - Defining problems & opportunities for smallholder pig production in the Philippines

AS2/1995/006 - Control of Pasteurellosis in pigs and poultry

AS2/1995/725 - Genetic characterisation of east African cattle breeds

AS2/1996/014 - Validation of the Australian model of the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, in Kenya and investigation of its use to facilitate collaboration with NARs

AS2/1996/021 - Control of footrot in small ruminants in Nepal - vaccination and sero-surveillance

AS2/1996/084 - Effects of storage on the quality of chicken and duck eggs

AS2/1996/086 - Latex agglutination systems as alternative technology to ELISA for seroepidemiology in developing countries

AS2/1996/090 - Bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis: studies on field performance of live vaccines, diagnostic methods and host responses to infection

AS2/1996/149 - Tropical forage and ley-legume technology for sustainable grazing and cropping systems in southern Africa

AS2/1996/203 - Studies on genetic constraints to protective immunity in cattle

AS2/1997/018 - Profitable beef cattle development in Vietnam

AS2/1997/098 - Development and use of molecular genetic markers for enhancing the feeding value of cereal crop residues for ruminants

AS2/1999/060 - Control of bees and bee mites in Indonesia and the Philippines

AS2/1999/063 - Tick-borne diseases: Delivery of user-friendly and effective vaccine and diagnostics

AS2/2000/098 - Bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis in the Philippines: developing a research and diagnostic capability

AS2/2000/099 - Strategies to improve Bali cattle - eastern Indonesia

AS2/2000/103 - Developing an integrated production system for Bali cattle in the eastern islands of Indonesia

AS2/2000/124 - Prospects for improved integration of high quality forages in the crop-livestock systems of Sulawesi, Indonesia

AS2/2000/125 - Optimising crop-livestock systems in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

AS2/2000/157 - Leucaena management in West Timor and Cape York

AS2/2001/029 - Development of a knowledge system for the selection of forages for farming systems in the tropics

LPS/1998/025 - Performance evaluation and genetic improvement of ruminant animals in the Philippines

LPS/1998/026 - Lucerne adapted to adverse environments in China and Australia

LPS/1998/035 - Ruminant production in the red soils region of southern China and in northern Australia

LPS/1999/036 - Developing profitable beef business systems for previously disadvantaged farmers in South Africa

LPS/2000/164 - Rehabilitation of the Agriculture Faculty of the National University of East Timor

LPS/2001/077 - Poultry feeding systems in PNG

LPS/2001/094 - Sustainable development of grasslands in western China

LPS/2002/078 - Improved beef production in central Vietnam

LPS/2002/079 - Utilisation of local ingredients in commercial feeds for pigs

LPS/2002/081 - Development of emerging farmer crop-livestock systems in northern RSA

LPS/2002/104 - Increasing milk production from cattle in Tibet

LPS/2002/108 - Improved management of small mammals in Tibetan grasslands

LPS/2003/004 - Building agricultural knowledge and R&D capacity in Timor Leste: a small projects facility

LPS/2003/028 - Biological control of two major weeds affecting crop and livestock production in East Timor

LPS/2003/054 - Feeding village poultry in the Solomon Islands

LPS/2004/005 - Improving smallholder crop-livestock systems in eastern Indonesia

LPS/2004/022 - Pasture development for community livestock production in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

LPS/2004/023 - Strategies to increase growth of the weaned Bali calf

LPS/2004/073 - Capacity building on cattle production at Dong Giang district, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

LPS/2005/018 - Mineral nutrition of livestock in Tibet (I & II)

LPS/2005/052 - The development of cattle and buffalo breeding strategies and activities based on BREEDPLAN in Thailand

LPS/2005/063 - Improving the competitiveness of pig producers in an adjusting Vietnam market

LPS/2005/129 - Mineral response in Tibetan livestock

LPS/2005/132 - Improving dairy production in Pakistan through improved extension services

LPS/2006/003 - Integrating forage legumes into the maize cropping systems of West Timor

LPS/2006/005 - Evaluating strategies to improve calf survival in West Timor villages

LPS/2006/119 - Integrated crop and dairy systems in Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China

LPS/2006/149 - Using local feeds to reduce the cost of pig and poultry production in Tonga

LPS/2008/013 - Can we segment the South African market for beef palatability?

LPS/2008/038 - Improving reproductive performance of cows and performance of fattening cattle in low input systems of Indonesia and northern Australia