This study quantifies the impacts resulting from a significant policy change associated with ILRI’s collaborative smallholder dairy research and policy advocacy activities: the policy shift toward legalisation of small scale raw milk marketing, in Kenya. A multi-market model was developed to quan...
Salasya, B.
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Karl, R.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Kaitibie, S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya]
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Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya
The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of gastrointestinal nematodosis on live weight gain (LWG) of sheep and goats kept in smallholder farms in Kenya. A total of 307 sheep and goats from smallholder farms were sampled using a 2-stage cluster and systematic random approach. Sampl...
Odoi, A.
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Gathuma, J.M.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Omore, Amos O.
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[Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya]
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Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya
The study was carried out to determine the extent to which antimicrobial drugs may be translocated into milk and the associated risk of exposure by consumers. A total of 394 milk samples were collected in the study sites in dry and wet seasons, and from different categories of milk market agents,...
Aning, K.G.
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Donkor, E.S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Nurah, G.K.
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Osafo, E.L.K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Risk of exposure to marketed milk with antimicrobial drug residues in Ghana]
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Risk of exposure to marketed milk with antimicrobial drug residues in Ghana
Bovine mastitis and mastitis control were investigated on smallholder farms in central Kenya. After an initial observational study, a clinical trial to assess the impact of three different mastitis control strategies - (1) improved udder hygiene (2) treatment of subclinical cases, and (3) a combi...
Omore, Amos O.
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McDermott, John J.
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Arimi, S.M.
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Kyule, M.N.
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[Impact of mastitis control measures on milk production and mastitis indicators in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya]
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Impact of mastitis control measures on milk production and mastitis indicators in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
Network analysis is applied to an investigation of the effectiveness of pro-poor interventions in
the dairy industry of Tanzania and Uganda. A sample of milk producers and traders, and of
suppliers of Business Development Services, is constructed by a snowball method to preserve
market and oth...
Baker, Derek
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Omore, Amos O.
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Guillemois, D.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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[A network approach to analysis of the performance of milk traders, producers and BDS providers in Tanzania and Uganda]
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A network approach to analysis of the performance of milk traders, producers and BDS providers in Tanzania and Uganda
The study evaluates the impact of risk on enterprises of smallholder male, female and young milk producers in Tanzania’s formal and informal dairy value chains. It also examines the effect of uncertainty on the decision to invest in milk production in both value chains. Results indicate that yout...
Twine, Edgar E.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Githinji, J.W.K.
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[Risk and uncertainty in milk production by smallholders in Tanzania: Implications for inclusiveness and investment]
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Risk and uncertainty in milk production by smallholders in Tanzania: Implications for inclusiveness and investment
Grace, Delia
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Omore, Amos O.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Mohammed, H.O.
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[Assuring the safety of animal source products in developing countries - the potential of risk-based approaches]
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Assuring the safety of animal source products in developing countries - the potential of risk-based approaches
Grace, Delia
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Omore, Amos O.
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Tessema, A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[What people worry about and what makes them sick are rarely the same: risk ranking for raw milk in Ethiopia]
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What people worry about and what makes them sick are rarely the same: risk ranking for raw milk in Ethiopia
Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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[Analyses of trade-offs between public health and efficiency in milk markets in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana]
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Analyses of trade-offs between public health and efficiency in milk markets in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana
Omore, Amos O.
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Baker, Derek
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[Lessons learned in integrating informal into the formal dairy industry in Kenya through training and certification]
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Lessons learned in integrating informal into the formal dairy industry in Kenya through training and certification