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
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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
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.
,
Jores, Joerg
,
Wakhungu, Judi W.
,
Msalya, G.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[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 paper examines the bio-physical, marketing and environmental determinants of purchase price of cattle traded in pastoralists' markets in the southern rangelands of Kenya. Market -level survey data based on observed market transactions from seven livestock markets in Kajiado District in south...
Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ruto, E.S.K.
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Scarpa, R.
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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[Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies]
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Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies