Reports results of an investigation on Brisket (high mountain) disease in calves born at the ILCA Debre Berhan Station. Includes data on findings at necropsy and cases of pneumonia that died.
Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was investigated using monthly faecal samples and necropsy data in sheep treated regularly and irregularly at ILCA, Debre Berhan station. Maximum infection rates with nematodes, fasciola and coccidia in the irregularly treated sheep were 18 percent, 10 per...
Njau, B.C.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Kasali, O.B.
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[Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia]
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Parasites of sheep at the International Livestock Centre for Africa Debre Berhan Station, Ethiopia
Presents partial study of an intensive surveillance programme on the causes of neonatal mortality in lambs conducted at ILCA, Debre Berhan and focusses on loss of lambs with a prior history of anorexia and/or sudden death. Includes data on cases of abomasal impactions in lambs and type of concret...
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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[Abomasal impaction associated with anorexia and mortality in lambs]
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Abomasal impaction associated with anorexia and mortality in lambs
A study conducted to evaluate transmission rates of fascioliasis, using parasite-free ewes and their lambs as tracer animals, under dif. watering practice and to assess the value of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in studying the epidemiology of the disease.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Akalework, N.
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[The influence of watering practices on the transmission of Fasciola among sheep in the Ethiopian highlands]
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The influence of watering practices on the transmission of Fasciola among sheep in the Ethiopian highlands
Reports the major specific causes of sheep mortality in the Debre Berhan area between July 1986 and June 1987. Includes data on seasonal crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency and age at death.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Etudes sur le terrain et en laboratoire des causes de la mortalite ovine dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens en 1986-1987]
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Etudes sur le terrain et en laboratoire des causes de la mortalite ovine dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens en 1986-1987
Analyses the frequency and causes of deaths observed during 1982-86 in sheep flocks around Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. Includes data on annual crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency, age at death, and seasonal crude death rates.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Etude de la mortalite des ovins dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens de 1982 a 1986]
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Etude de la mortalite des ovins dans les hauts plateaux ethiopiens de 1982 a 1986
Reviews the control of livestock diseases in the tropics by breeding, with particular reference to trypanosomiasis, and gastrointestinal parasites. Looks at the N'Dama breeding programme.
Kasali, O.B.
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Njau, B.C.
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Bekele, T.
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[Controlling livestock diseases in the tropics by breeding: A perspective]
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Controlling livestock diseases in the tropics by breeding: A perspective
Causes of reproductive wastage in small ruminants in tropical Africa are highlighted. Pre- and postnatal deaths account for most of the loss. The role of the International Livestock Centre for Africa in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research Systems in overcoming the multiple facto...
Kasali, O.B.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Bekele, T.
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Njau, B.C.
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[Reproductive wastage in small ruminants in tropical Africa]
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Reproductive wastage in small ruminants in tropical Africa
Analyses the frequency and causes of deaths observed during 1982-86 in sheep flocks around Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. Includes data on annual crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency, age at death, and seasonal crude death rates.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86]
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Review of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1982-86
Reports the major specific causes of sheep mortality in the Debre Berhan area between July 1986 and June 1987. Includes data on seasonal crude death rates, causes of mortality, frequency and age at death.
Njau, B.C.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Degefa, M.
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[Field and laboratory studies of causes of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1986/87]
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Field and laboratory studies of causes of sheep mortality in the Ethiopian highlands, 1986/87