Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: a holistic approach to improve indigenous chicken production focusing on resilience to Newcastle disease

Huaijun Zhou, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jack C. M. Dekkers, Rodrigo A. Gallardo, Boniface B. Kayang, T. Ross Kelly, Peter L. M. Msoffe, Amandus P. Muhairwa, James Richard Mushi, A. Naazie, Hope Richard Otsyina, Emily Ouma, Susan J. Lamont · 2024 · World s Poultry Science Journal

Summary. Researchers developed a genetic selection platform to breed indigenous African chickens resistant to Newcastle disease, a major threat to small-scale poultry production. They identified genetic markers and genes conferring resistance through controlled virus challenges, characterized circulating virus strains in Ghana and Tanzania, and assessed farmer demand for improved birds. Results show farmers value both disease resistance and productivity traits like egg production and growth rate.

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Zhou, H., Baltenweck, I., Dekkers, J. C. M., Gallardo, R. A., Kayang, B. B., Kelly, T. R., Msoffe, P. L. M., Muhairwa, A. P., Mushi, J. R., Naazie, A., Otsyina, H. R., Ouma, E., & Lamont, S. J.. (2024). Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: a holistic approach to improve indigenous chicken production focusing on resilience to Newcastle disease. World s Poultry Science Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/00439339.2024.2321350

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DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2024.2321350
Countries: Ghana, Tanzania
Regions: Africa
Categories: agtech, food-systems, climate-and-environment
Added: 2026-04-28