Smallholder dairy farming is seen as a viable and promising activity to support the livelihoods of cattle keepers in low-income countries. This farming system, characterized by small herds of improved cattle raised under zero-grazing, is proven to lead to better milk yields, but also to require m...
Alonso, Silvia
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Toye, Philip G.
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Msalya, G.
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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[Smallholder dairy farming in Tanzania: Farming practices, animal health and public health challenges and opportunities]
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Smallholder dairy farming in Tanzania: Farming practices, animal health and public health challenges and opportunities
Pastoralism is used to describe a society that derives majority of their food and income from livestock. This form of farming system is largely practised in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL). It is estimated that 70% of the landmass in the Horn of Africa is dry land; in Kenya 80% of the landmas...
Wakhungu, Judi W.
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Wesongah, J.
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Tura, G.
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Msalya, G.
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Grace, Delia
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Unger, Fred
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Alonso, Silvia
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[Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal health and food security]
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Pastoralism in Kenya and Tanzania: Challenges and opportunities in animal health and food security
Alonso, Silvia
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Msalya, G.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
[Ancient farming styles and old zoonoses: Brucellosis and Q fever among pastoralist and smallholder cattle herds in Tanzania]
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Ancient farming styles and old zoonoses: Brucellosis and Q fever among pastoralist and smallholder cattle herds in Tanzania
Milk is an important source of nutrients in the diet. However, due to its nutritional
nature it also serves as an ideal medium for growth and development of various
microorganisms under suitable conditions. It is a staple food, which is linked to
zoonotic pathogens. This study was carried out in ...
Hyera, E.
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Msalya, G.
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Karimuribo, E.D.
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Roesel, Kristina
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Grace, Delia
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[Isolation and identification of Listeria species along the milk value chain in one region of Tanzania]
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Isolation and identification of Listeria species along the milk value chain in one region of Tanzania
Pastoralism is a farming system in societies that derive majority of their food and
income from livestock production. This form of farming system is practised in the
world’s arid and semi arid lands (ASALs). It is estimated that 70% of the landmass
in the Horn of Africa is dry land; in Kenya 80% ...
Wakhungu, Judi W.
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Wesongah, J.
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Galgalo, T.
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Msalya, G.
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Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
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Alonso, Silvia
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[Pastoralism: Animal health and food safety situation analysis, Kenya and Tanzania]
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Pastoralism: Animal health and food safety situation analysis, Kenya and Tanzania
capacity and infrastructure of government services for disease identification and control
are often limited. In the absence of systematic surveillance systems for animal
diseases, the information on pathogens affecting livestock has been filled by targeted
surveys conducted in certain locations a...
Alonso, Silvia
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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
,
Unger, Fred
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[The known and the unknowns: A multipathogen survey to identify diseases in cattle herds in Tanzania]
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The known and the unknowns: A multipathogen survey to identify diseases in cattle herds in Tanzania