First phase of project carried out to the development of research facilities and the on-station development of a management package for Dwarf goats production viable under village conditions started effectivelly in August 1981 at Obafemi Awolowo university, Nigeria. Experimental findings on nutri...
Obafemi Awolowo University
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Wageningen University and Research Centre
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[Management of the West African Dwarf goat in the humid tropics]
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Management of the West African Dwarf goat in the humid tropics
Data collected in the Mt. Kulal area of the Marsabit district by the Integrated Project in Arid Lands (IPAL) are being analyzed for use in simulation studies. Weight, lactation, reproduction, health and forage quality and availability data were collected from flocks of Galla goats and Somali shee...
Smith, G.
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Carles, A.B.
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Schwartz, J.
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Blackburn, A.
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Ruvuna, F.
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Cartwright, T.C.
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[Analysis and synthesis of small ruminant production systems]
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Analysis and synthesis of small ruminant production systems
An experiment was carried out over 2 years period to investigate effect of levels of browse supplementary offered to West African Dwarf (Djallonke) sheep on productivity. The results of this on-station trail showed that overall lambing interval was 239 days (ranging from 262 days to 226 days).Bir...
Reynolds, L.
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Adeoye, S.A.O.
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[Small ruminant productivity and nutrition in southern Nigeria]
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Small ruminant productivity and nutrition in southern Nigeria
Doherty, Peter F.
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[Immune control of infectious disease: Inaugural Peter Doherty distinguished lecture, 14 April 1998]
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Immune control of infectious disease: Inaugural Peter Doherty distinguished lecture, 14 April 1998
Mekonnen, Mesfin
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Gizaw, Solomon
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Wieland, Barbara
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[Establishment and operation of village level animal health multi-stakeholder platforms in value chain sites in Ethiopia]
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Establishment and operation of village level animal health multi-stakeholder platforms in value chain sites in Ethiopia
Dione, Michel M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Mayega, L.
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Nadiope, G.
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Kyriabwire, D.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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[Participatory assessment of animal health constraints and husbandry practices in the pig production system in three districts of Uganda]
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Participatory assessment of animal health constraints and husbandry practices in the pig production system in three districts of Uganda
Veterinary public health (VPH) is ideally suited to promote convergence between
human, animal and environmental sectors. Recent zoonotic and emerging
infectious disease events have given rise to increasing calls for efforts to build
global VPH capacities. However, even with their greater vulnerab...
Kakkar, M.
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Abbas. S.S.
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Kumar, A.
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Hussain, M.A.
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Sharma, K.
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Bhatt, P.M.
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Zodpey, S.
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[Veterinary public health capacity-building in India: A grim reflection of the developing world’s underpreparedness to address zoonotic risks]
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Veterinary public health capacity-building in India: A grim reflection of the developing world’s underpreparedness to address zoonotic risks
In developing countries, food-borne diseases are one of the most important public health problems and animal-source foods cause a large proportion of such diseases. In sub-Saharan Africa where many people live in poverty, the level of food hygiene is very low. This is not only because living envi...
Makita, K.
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Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Baker, Derek
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Staal, Steven J.
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[ILRI/BMZ safe food fair food: Building capacity to improve the safety of animal-source foods and ensure continued market access for poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa]
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ILRI/BMZ safe food fair food: Building capacity to improve the safety of animal-source foods and ensure continued market access for poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the ...
Machila, N.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya