Global: ILRI, CTLGH launch an advanced app for livestock health and feed management

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) have launched a real-time livestock monitoring app under the African Asian Dairy Genetics Gains Project (AADGG), aimed at advancing livestock productivity and supporting smallholder farmers. This new tool offers real-time capabilities in livestock health, feed management, and artificial insemination data collection—capabilities previously unavailable with the commonly used Open Data Kit (ODK) system. Crucially, the new app enables users to search and view historical data on individual cows. It is replacing a simpler ODK data-gathering system accessed via a tablet or laptop that was not accessible to farmers and difficult to retrieve data collected. Developed under the African Asian Dairy Genetics Gains Project (AADGG), the AADGG-Dairy Data App aims to change livestock management for smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The app makes it easier ...