This study illustrates how productivity impacts resulting from livestock research can be measured using a herd simulation model, how the results of this model can be extended spatially using geographic information systems (GIS) to determine the potential increase in livestock production that woul...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Nagda, S.M.
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[Using the economic surplus model to measure potential returns to international livestock research. The case of trypanosomosis vaccine research]
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Using the economic surplus model to measure potential returns to international livestock research. The case of trypanosomosis vaccine research
As part of a series of studies associated with the development of improved vaccines for heartwater (a tick-borne disease of ruminant livestock caused by Cowdria ruminantium), field surveys were carried out to assess losses associated with the disease and the costs associated with controlling it i...
Chamboko, Tafireyi
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Callaghan, C.J.O.
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Peter, T.F.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mahan, S.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe]
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The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe
Heartwater, caused by the rickettsial organism Cowdria ruminantium, is a serious constraint to livestock development in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally, the disease has been controlled by the use of chemical acaricides to control the vector tick. The University of Florida/USAID-supporte...
Mukhebi, A.W.
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Chamboko, Tafireyi
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O'Callaghan, C.J.
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Peter, T.F.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Medley, G.F.
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Mahan, S.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[An assessment of the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and its control in Zimbabwe]
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An assessment of the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and its control in Zimbabwe
Okwi, P.O.
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Ndeng'e, G.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Henninger, N.
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Nackoney, J.
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Landsberg, F.
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Mock, G.
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Holmes, K.
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Kariuki, E.
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Ochungo, P.
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Tunstall, D.
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Billings, H.
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Rosas, C. de
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Worms, J.
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[Spatial patterns of poverty and human well-being]
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Spatial patterns of poverty and human well-being
The potential impact and return to investment from introducing improved dualpurpose cowpea for food and fodder in northern Nigeria was investigated using a combination of farmers' workshops and village and household level surveys. Out of the 462 households surveyed, 41 % were adopters, 9% had bee...
Okike, I.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Mounyong, V.M.
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[Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches]
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Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Msangi, Siwa
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Wood, S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Dixon, John A.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Freeman, H.A.
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Xianglin Li
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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McDermott, John J.
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Peters, Michael
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Rao, P.P.
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[Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030]
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Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030
Thornton, Philip K.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Sheikh, D.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Dijkman, J.T.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa]
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Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa
More effective control of the tsetse fly in Africa will reduce constraints imposed by the livestock disease, trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis lowers livestock productivity, and in some areas, may limit the ability of farmers to keep livestock and plough the land using animal traction. Control of ...
Reid, Robin S.
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Wilson, C.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Mulatu, W.
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[Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia]
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Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia
Large databases with multiple variables, selected because they are available and might provide an insight into establishing causal relationships, are often difficult to analyse and interpret because of multicollinearity. The objective of this study was to reduce the dimensionality of a multivaria...
Duchateau, L.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Reducing a spatial database to its effective dimensionality for logistic - regression analysis of incidence of livestock disease]
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Reducing a spatial database to its effective dimensionality for logistic - regression analysis of incidence of livestock disease