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Livestock Production Systems

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Research Program Manager: Debbie Templeton
email: templeton@aciar.gov.au 

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 - Sustainable development of grasslands in western China

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/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/2004/022 - 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/2005/063 - 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/2006/005 - 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?