Brucellosis is endemic among dairy animals in India, contributing to production losses and posing a health risk to people, especially farmers and others in close contact with dairy animals or their products. Growing urban populations demand increased milk supplies, resulting in intensifying dairy...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Gill, J.P.S.
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Hazarika, R.A.
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Fairoze, N.M.
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Bedi, J.S.
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Dohoo, I.
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Chauhan, A.S.
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Grace, Delia
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Kakkar, M.
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[Risk factors for Brucella seroprevalence in peri-urban dairy farms in five Indian cities]
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Risk factors for Brucella seroprevalence in peri-urban dairy farms in five Indian cities
Background: Dairy production in Kenya is important and dominated by small-holder farmers who market their produce through small-scale traders in the informal sector.
Method: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of aflatoxin (AFM1) in informally marketed milk in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya,...
Kuboka, M.M.
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Imungi, J.K.
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Njue, L.
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Mutua, F.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation]
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Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation
Background: Food-borne diseases are contributing to health burdens globally, especially in developing countries. In India, milk production is important for nutrition security, but milk products are prone to contamination with pathogens. In Assam, a state in Northeast India, a novel hygiene interv...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Asse, Rainer
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Grace, Delia
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[Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention]
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Hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among dairy value chain actors in Assam, north-east India and the impact of a training intervention
In the next two decades, the world population will increase significantly; the majority in the developing countries located in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To feed such a population, it is necessary to increase the availability of food, particularly high-value an...
Hernández-Castellano, L.E.
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Nally, J.E.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Wanapat, M.
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Alhidary, I.A.
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Fangueiro, D.
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Grace, Delia
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Ratto, M.
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Bambou, J.C.
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Almeida, A.M. de
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[Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades]
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Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades
Background: In India, milk production is important for both the economy and the provision of nutritious food. However, the productivity of the livestock is affected by circulating infectious diseases, and some zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, may cause a heavy impact on the farm as the dis...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kumar, N.G.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Shome, R.
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Grace, Delia
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[Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India]
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Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India
Background
Safety and wholesomeness of milk intended for human consumption are influenced by various interlinked factors. However, information on what these factors are, especially in the pastoral traditional communities of Ethiopia, is largely lacking. The objective of this study is to assess th...
Amenu, K.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Szonyi, Barbara
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Grace, Delia
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[Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia]
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Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia
Milk is an important commodity in Kenya; the country has the largest dairy herd and highest per capita milk consumption in East Africa. As such, hazards in milk are of concern. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a toxic metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) excreted in milk by lactating animals after ingesting A...
Sirma, A.J.
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Makita, K.
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Grace, Delia
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Senerwa, D.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer]
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Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer
Deka, Ram Pratim
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Bayan, Baban
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Grace, Delia
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[Mapping of informal dairy value chain actors in selected districts of Assam]
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Mapping of informal dairy value chain actors in selected districts of Assam