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Livestock Production Systems

Research Program Manager: Dr Peter Horne [5]
email: horne@aciar.gov.au [6] 

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.

Current Projects

LPS/2001/094 [7] - Sustainable development of grasslands in western China

LPS/2002/079 [8] - Utilisation of local ingredients in commercial feeds for pigs

LPS/2002/081 [9] - Development of emerging farmer crop-livestock systems in northern RSA

LPS/2003/004 [10] - Building agricultural knowledge and R&D capacity in Timor Leste: a small projects facility

LPS/2003/028 [11] - Biological control of two major weeds affecting crop and livestock production in East Timor

LPS/2003/054 [12] - Feeding village poultry in the Solomon Islands

LPS/2004/022 [13] - Pasture development for community livestock production in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

LPS/2004/023 [14] - Strategies to increase growth of the weaned Bali calf

LPS/2004/073 [15] - Capacity building on cattle production at Dong Giang district, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

LPS/2005/063 [16] - Improving the competitiveness of pig producers in an adjusting Vietnam market

LPS/2005/129 [17] - Mineral response in Tibetan livestock

LPS/2005/132 [18] - Improving dairy production in Pakistan through improved extension services

LPS/2006/005 [19] - Evaluating strategies to improve calf survival in West Timor villages

LPS/2006/119 [20] - Integrated crop and dairy systems in Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China

LPS/2006/149 [21] - Using local feeds to reduce the cost of pig and poultry production in Tonga

LPS/2008/013 [22] - Can we segment the South African market for beef palatability?

Source URL: http://www.aciar.gov.au/projects/programarea/2027/current

Links:
[1] http://www.aciar.gov.au/LPS
[2] http://www.aciar.gov.au/projects/programarea/2027/current
[3] http://www.aciar.gov.au/projects/programarea/2027/concluded
[4] http://www.aciar.gov.au/projects/programarea/2027/publications
[5] http://www.aciar.gov.au/Peter-Horne
[6] mailto:horne@aciar.gov.au
[7] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2001/094
[8] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2002/079
[9] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2002/081
[10] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2003/004
[11] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2003/028
[12] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2003/054
[13] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2004/022
[14] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2004/023
[15] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2004/073
[16] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2005/063
[17] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2005/129
[18] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2005/132
[19] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2006/005
[20] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2006/119
[21] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2006/149
[22] http://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS/2008/013