Cysticercosis and echinococcosis cause illness and productivity losses in human and agricultural animal populations. Recent studies suggest that these diseases have large societal impacts on endemic areas. Estimates of burden provide essential, evidence-based data for conducting cost–benefit an...
Carabin, H.
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Budke, C.M.
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Cowan, L.D.
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Willingham, A.L.
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Torgerson, P.R.
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[Methods for assessing the burden of parasitic zoonoses: Echinococcosis and cysticercosis]
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Methods for assessing the burden of parasitic zoonoses: Echinococcosis and cysticercosis
The use of geographical information systems (GIS) in the management of African animal trypanosomosis in sub-Saharan Africa offers potential in assisting decisions on allocation of resources, prioritization of control areas, and planning and management of field operations. Here, Guy Hendrickx and ...
Hendrickx, G.
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Rocque, S. de la
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Reid, Robin S.
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Wint, W.
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[Spatial trypanosomosis management: From data - layers to decision making]
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Spatial trypanosomosis management: From data - layers to decision making
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the efficacy of marker assisted selection (MAS) could be improved by considering a confidence interval (CI) of QTL position. Specifically, MAS was applied for within-family selection in a stochastic simulation of a closed nucleus herd. The locat...
Stella, A.
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Janson, G.B.
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Boettcher, P.J.
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Gibson, John P.
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Lohuis, M.M.
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Pagnacco, G.
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[Accounting for uncertainty in QTL location in marker-assisted
pre-selection of young bulls prior to progeny test]
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Accounting for uncertainty in QTL location in marker-assisted
pre-selection of young bulls prior to progeny test
Demographic parameters are useful for assessing productivity and dynamics of tropical livestock populations. Common parameters are the annual instantaneous hazard rates, which can be estimated by m/T (where m represents the number of the considered demographic events occurred during the year and ...
Lesnoff, Matthieu
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[Evaluation of 12-month interval methods for estimating animal-times at risk in a traditional African livestock farming system]
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Evaluation of 12-month interval methods for estimating animal-times at risk in a traditional African livestock farming system
Effects of a novel pesticide resistance management strategy on tick control are evaluated in this study. The study is based on a temporal analysis of tick management practices on a smallholding in western Kenya. Results are reported of an innovation to tackle individual resistance in a pair of al...
Kamidi, R.E.
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Kamidi, M.K.
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[Effects of a novel pesticide resistance management strategy on tick control in a smallholding exotic-breed dairy herd in Kenya]
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Effects of a novel pesticide resistance management strategy on tick control in a smallholding exotic-breed dairy herd in Kenya
A good scientist has not only to be a good researcher but also an able communicator. To be an effective communicator, one must have a well organised message and the skill to present it. This module deals with the art of organising the message for speaking at scientific meetings. It defines the th...
Improvement of the livestock industry in many developing countries has been severely constrained by tick-borne diseases. The major protozoan pathogens responsible for these diseases in cattle are Theileria parva and B. annulata and Babesia bigemina and B. bovis. East Coast fever is of great econo...
Musoke, A.J.
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Morzaria, S.P.
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Nene, Vishvanath
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[Subunit vaccines for the control of Theileria parva]
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Subunit vaccines for the control of Theileria parva
This manual has been produced to standardise some analytical procedures at ILCA and among those NARS scientists who may be interested in the aspects of feed evaluation which the manual attempts to address. The first part of the manual is on determination of voluntary intake, digestion and retenti...
Scheerer, L.
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Pemsl, D.
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Dita, M.
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Pérez Vicente, L.
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Staver, C.
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[A quantified approach to projecting losses caused by Fusarium wilt Tropical race 4]
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A quantified approach to projecting losses caused by Fusarium wilt Tropical race 4