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And ILRI is well known for its two large campuses in Kenya and Ethiopia, which draw partner organizations and scientists from around the world to use its first-rate facilities. Both East African campuses serve as research hubs for government agencies and ministries, leading universities, and national and international research institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ENairobi campus\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI\u2019s 67-hectare Nairobi campus presents a swathe of highly specialized research facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn experimental farm provides a real-world environment for conducting trials on different livestock species, forages, and integrated crop-livestock systems, with quarantine and isolation facilities including a biosafety-level-3 laboratory to ensure biosecurity.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELivestock and crop research is further shared and focused within a Biosciences eastern and central Africa-ILRI Hub (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/programs\/beca-ilri-hub\u0022\u003EBecA-ILRI Hub\u003C\/a\u003E). ILRI\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/facilities\/mazingira-centre\u0022\u003EMazingira Centre\u003C\/a\u003E utilizes state-of-the-art analytical equipment to investigate the environmental impacts of Africa\u2019s diverse livestock systems. ILRI\u0027s One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/facilities\/one-health-centre-africa\u0022\u003EOHRECA\u003C\/a\u003E) joins up research to improve animal, human, and environment health by better detecting and preventing disease outbreaks, improving food safety, and providing antimicrobial stewardship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJust an hour\u0027s drive away from its Nairobi campus, ILRI owns and runs \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/facilities\/kapiti-research-station-wildlife-conservancy\u0022\u003EKapiti Research Station and Wildlife Conservancy\u003C\/a\u003E, a 13,000-hectare wildlife-enriched working ranch where research is conducted on animal health, productivity, and genetics; forage production; environmental research and climate change mitigation; and research at the wildlife-livestock interface.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to laboratories and services, the Nairobi campus provides facilities for quantitative modeling, surveying, qualitative fieldwork, participatory approaches, and open-source data and information management that underpin livestock socioeconomics and policy analyses research.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n  \n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022video-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ciframe src=\u0022https:\/\/fifty.ilri.org\/media\/oembed?url=https%3A\/\/youtu.be\/KfHx4KF3EoI%3Fsi%3Dh5eclF0ux6imz1y3\u0026amp;max_width=0\u0026amp;max_height=0\u0026amp;hash=o5xJsu0helnqz-yBB9MdwlAI7iziXpDDR9azJ5OFJRA\u0022 width=\u0022200\u0022 height=\u0022113\u0022 class=\u0022media-oembed-content\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 title=\u0022A tour of the ILRI Kenya campus and facilities\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EILRI ensures that its facilities receive significant investments to maintain responsive, cutting-edge scientific research. This flexibility was made clear at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when ILRI swiftly pivoted the work of some of its bioscience laboratories to support national and regional COVID-19 responses.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI adapted its high-containment animal health labs for human COVID-19 testing and leveraged staff expertise in molecular diagnostics to analyze and track variants of the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2. Healthcare workers came to ILRI for vital training in sample handling and testing. In doing so, ILRI helped to inform public health responses and to standardize protocols for COVID-19 reporting at the regional level.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese crucial resources and COVID-19 initiatives were integrated into ILRI\u2019s existing One Health programs. This nimble response underscores the value of well-equipped, multidisciplinary bioscience facilities and staff in managing both livestock and human health emergencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAddis Ababa campus\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe specialized research facilities on ILRI\u0027s 34-hectare campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, include laboratories for animal health and nutrition research; microbiology and parasitology labs; a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/facilities\/poultry-facility\u0022\u003Epoultry research and education facility\u003C\/a\u003E, known as \u0022Incubated Worlds\u0022, focused on poultry genetics and breeding; a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/feed-nutritional-analysis-laboratory-addis-ababa-ethiopia\u0022\u003EFeed Nutritional Analysis Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E; and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/research\/facilities\/ilri-genebank\u0022\u003EForage Genebank\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/herbage-seed-unit\u0022\u003EHerbage Seed Unit\u003C\/a\u003E, which conserve and disseminate the world\u2019s largest collection of African grasses and tropical highland forages.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELike ILRI\u0027s Nairobi campus, the institute\u0027s Addis Ababa campus has livestock housing units for cattle, sheep, goats, and poultry for conducting research in animal breeding, health, and productivity. The Ethiopian campus also serves the region as a unique \u0022research park\u0022 for collaborating CGIAR centers and local and international partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EOther ILRI facilities and field sites\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI has field sites and collaborative research stations across Africa and Asia. These include a NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) Feed Technology Platform in \u003Cstrong\u003EIndia\u003C\/strong\u003E; a NIRS Instruments Network in \u003Cstrong\u003EBurkina Faso\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EEthiopia\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EIndia\u003C\/strong\u003E; a nutrition lab in Nigeria; three One Health field labs in rural Kenya; and a biobank repository in \u003Cstrong\u003EUganda\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline\/public\/2025-05\/Addis%20ILRI%20NIRS%20lab.jpg.webp?itok=zPA3hHhy\u0022 width=\u00221600\u0022 height=\u00221067\u0022 alt=\u0022The team in the NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) room of the nutrition lab in ILRI\u2019s campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-inline\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\n    \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n        The team in the NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) room of the nutrition lab in ILRI\u2019s campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia\n\n          \u003Cspan\u003ECredits:   ILRI\/Apollo Habtamu\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n      \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EFrontier research facilities\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI portfolio of research is striking in its scope, covering, as it does, the diverse livestock value chains of the Global South, from dairying to beef, sheep, goat, pig and poultry production; from pastoralism to smallholder mixed farms; and from animal health, genetics, and feeds to livestock policies and livelihoods.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI\u2019s exceptional infrastructure makes the following kinds of frontier research possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EAnimal and human health\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVaccine development and bioinformatics platforms\u003C\/strong\u003E make it possible to develop vaccines and diagnostic tests. Researchers are unpicking the complexity of gene functions using \u003Cstrong\u003Ereverse genetics\u003C\/strong\u003E techniques and \u003Cstrong\u003ECRISPR technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E to edit genes. Biocontrol agents are being explored in the form of \u003Cstrong\u003Ebacteriophage cocktails\u003C\/strong\u003E, and pathogens are safely analyzed in \u003Cstrong\u003Ebiosafety level-1, -2 and -3 labs\u003C\/strong\u003E. The \u003Cstrong\u003ETick Cell Biobank\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ETick Unit\u003C\/strong\u003E are exploring how to better control tick-transmitted livestock diseases. \u003Cstrong\u003EPCR instruments\u003C\/strong\u003E that amplify DNA or RNA, \u003Cstrong\u003Ehigh-throughput genetic sequencing\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EELISA\u003C\/strong\u003E tests and \u003Cstrong\u003EDNA microarrays\u003C\/strong\u003E allow for the rapid identification and containment of outbreaks of emerging diseases such as bird flu and SARS. Contaminated food and feed are detected and analyzed in a \u003Cstrong\u003EMycotoxin and Nutrition Analysis Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E. And the nutritional quality and safety of food and feed are analyzed in a \u003Cstrong\u003EFood and Nutritional Evaluation Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline\/public\/2025-05\/AMR%20research.jpg.webp?itok=BvDGN963\u0022 width=\u00221600\u0022 height=\u00221068\u0022 alt=\u0022ILRI\u2019s laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya, dedicated to research on livestock-related antimicrobial resistance\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-inline\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\n    \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n        ILRI\u2019s laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya, dedicated to research on livestock-related antimicrobial resistance\n\n          \u003Cspan\u003ECredits:   ILRI\/Terry Mwenda\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n      \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EAnimal genetics\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EILRI\u0027s \u003Cstrong\u003EAzizi Biorepository\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ELiquid Nitrogen Plant\u003C\/strong\u003E safely store livestock genetic materials for current and future research use. Platforms for \u003Cstrong\u003EGenetic Sequencing, Genotyping and Oligosynthesis, Genetics and Genomics\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EBioinformatics\u003C\/strong\u003E are used to analyze genetic, proteomic, and phenotypic data; to breed improved indigenous animals such as heat-tolerant and disease-resistant tropical cattle breeds; to map the genomic diversity of livestock breeds in Africa and Asia; and to create a rich storehouse of global livestock diversity.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline\/public\/2025-05\/Azizi%20Biorepository.jpg.webp?itok=Z6z21n_D\u0022 width=\u00221600\u0022 height=\u00221068\u0022 alt=\u0022ILRI\u2019s Azizi Biorepository in Nairobi, Kenya\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-inline\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\n    \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n        ILRI\u2019s Azizi Biorepository in Nairobi, Kenya\n\n          \u003Cspan\u003ECredits:   ILRI\/Wilson Kimani \u0026amp; Marvin Wasonga\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n      \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EAnimal feeds\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETropical livestock and forage resources are conserved and improved through a \u003Cstrong\u003EGreenhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EPlant Science Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ENIRS techniques\u003C\/strong\u003E, which, for example, make it possible to quickly assess the nutritive quality of crop residues as feed. ILRI\u2019s forage demo plot in its Nairobi campus provides a showcase for some of the feeds ILRI researchers are trialing and exploring for their numerous benefits for livestock keepers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n  \n  \n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022video-wrapper\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Ciframe src=\u0022https:\/\/fifty.ilri.org\/media\/oembed?url=https%3A\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch%3Fv%3DQMy1TBN0IdY\u0026amp;max_width=0\u0026amp;max_height=0\u0026amp;hash=nv3AO0J-zx4SZd-sXdJg6GsJFC7zW95x4MUO_be5TB4\u0022 width=\u0022200\u0022 height=\u0022113\u0022 class=\u0022media-oembed-content\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 title=\u0022A tour of\u0026nbsp;ILRI\u2019s forage demo plots showcasing climate-smart livestock feed solutions\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EEnvironmental health\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe very first reliable measurements of greenhouse gases from Africa\u2019s livestock systems have been made using ILRI\u2019s gold standard \u003Cstrong\u003Egreenhouse gas chambers\u003C\/strong\u003E. And scientists are mapping the world\u0027s rangelands and Africa\u0027s soil types with \u003Cstrong\u003EGIS\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EGPS\u003C\/strong\u003E, and other \u003Cstrong\u003Eremote sensing\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003Edigital technologies\u003C\/strong\u003E while measuring tropical rangeland surface temperatures with state-of-the art \u003Cstrong\u003Eland surface validation towers\u003C\/strong\u003E and a \u003Cstrong\u003Eflux tower observation station\u003C\/strong\u003E at ILRI\u0027s Kapiti Research Station.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline\/public\/2025-05\/Animal%20respiratory%20chamber.jpg.webp?itok=nF5lyag1\u0022 width=\u00221600\u0022 height=\u00221068\u0022 alt=\u0022A cow in a respiratory chamber at the Mazingira Centre\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-inline\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\n    \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n        A cow in a respiratory chamber at the Mazingira Centre. \n\n          \u003Cspan\u003ECredits:   ILRI\/Paul Karaimu\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n      \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe human foundation\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile ILRI\u0027s many labs and field sites serve as research, collaboration, and training hubs, helping partners and staff to learn from, and to cultivate, local expertise, to build multidisciplinary teams, and to execute a world-class global livestock-for-development research agenda, the heart of ILRI is its human infrastructure\u2014the highly skilled workforce of scientists and technicians, trainers and managers, students and partners who create the practices, the protocols, and the culture\u2014the \u0022scientific ethos\u0022\u2014that is the very foundation of all scientific advancement.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline\/public\/2025-05\/Eddy%20tower.jpg.webp?itok=kmw_DAEK\u0022 width=\u00221600\u0022 height=\u00221068\u0022 alt=\u0022Field technician Nelson Kipchirchir explains to visitors how the Eddy tower measures soil temperature, moisture and other environmental factors in rangeland systems\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-inline\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n\n    \u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n        Field technician Nelson Nelson Kipchirchir explains to visitors how the Eddy tower measures soil temperature, moisture and other environmental factors in rangeland systems. \n\n          \u003Cspan\u003ECredits:   ILRI\/Kristen Tam\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n      \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EArticle written by Susan MacMillan, ILRI Emeritus Fellow, with contributions from Annabel Slater, ILRI Digital Content Specialist\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003Caside class=\u0022col-md-3 col-sm-12\u0022\u003E\n                   \u003Cdiv class=\u0022paragraph paragraph--type--contacts paragraph--view-mode--default\u0022\u003E\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022paragraph paragraph--type--author\u0022\u003E\n      \n  \u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/picture\/public\/2025-09\/George%20Oloo.jpg.webp?itok=NQwrhYoW\u0022 width=\u0022200\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022George Oloo\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-picture\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\n\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022wrapper\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch4\u003E\n  George Oloo\n\n      \u003Csmall\u003E  ILRI Head of Administration\n\u003C\/small\u003E\n      \u003C\/h4\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022paragraph paragraph--type--author\u0022\u003E\n      \n  \u003Cfigure\u003E\n      \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/picture\/public\/2025-09\/Andres%20Palau.jpg.webp?itok=OqfdZv1y\u0022 width=\u0022200\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022Andres Palau\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-picture\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\n\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022wrapper\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Ch4\u003E\n  Andres Palau\n\n      \u003Csmall\u003E  ILRI Head of Operations\n\u003C\/small\u003E\n      \u003C\/h4\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n          \u003C\/aside\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/section\u003E\n\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","settings":null}]