Cattle diseases remain a major constraint to increasing dairy productivity in Tanzania,
by killing or keeping them sick and under-producing. Recent studies report overall
mortality between 12 and 14 % in smallholder dairy cattle across different regions of
Tanzania. Many of these diseases can als...
Alonso, Silvia
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Unger, Fred
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Toye, Philip G.
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Jores, Joerg
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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Msalya, G.
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Grace, Delia
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[Cattle diseases in dairy herds in Tanzania: Farmers’ view and laboratory confirmation]
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Cattle diseases in dairy herds in Tanzania: Farmers’ view and laboratory confirmation
This presentation summarises current knowledge on the impacts of aflatoxins on animal health and productivity. It discusses the implications of this on the benefits derived from livestock such as income and nutrition by poor people. We summarise current evidence on livestock exposure and indicate...
Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Atherstone, Christine
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Aflatoxins, animal health and safety of animal source foods]
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Aflatoxins, animal health and safety of animal source foods
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Kiama, T.N.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[A strategy for mainstreaming gender: An example from a dairy feed value chain study in Kenya]
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A strategy for mainstreaming gender: An example from a dairy feed value chain study in Kenya
Deka, Ram Pratim
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Grace, Delia
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Fahrion, Anna S.
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Padmakumar, V.P.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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[Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, North East India.]
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Comparative risk assessment of pork value chain in Nagaland, North East India.
Aflatoxin contamination in food is a human health threat in many developing countries. This study examines Kenyan milk consumers’ behaviour related to, and perception of, aflatoxin contamination. The study considered two groups of respondents: raw milk consumers mainly located in peri-urban areas...
Walke, M.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Baker, Derek
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Hartmann, M.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenyan milk consumers’ behaviour and perceptions of aflatoxin]
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Kenyan milk consumers’ behaviour and perceptions of aflatoxin
In tropical countries, maize, groundnuts, sorghum and milk are often contaminated by mycotoxins, which are toxic substances produced by fungi. High levels of exposure are fatal and lower levels can cause liver cancer in people and growth depression in livestock. Mycotoxicosis constitutes a classi...
Kiama, T.N.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Ochungo, P.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[How qualitative studies and gender analysis can add value to the assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in Kenya]
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How qualitative studies and gender analysis can add value to the assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in Kenya