Several tannin-tolerant bacteria were isolated from enrichment cultures of rumen microflora of bush duiker, giraffe, Grant's gazelle, sheep, and goat, and established in medium containing crude tannin extracts or tannic acid. The isolates were characterized by classical and molecular methods. The...
Odenyo, A.A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Asefa, G.
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Odongo, D.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Characterization of tannin-tolerant bacterial isolates from East African ruminants]
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Characterization of tannin-tolerant bacterial isolates from East African ruminants
The effect of Acacia angustissima on rumen fermentation was evaluated. Acacia angustissima was fed to two groups of cannulated Ethiopian highland sheeOne group (three animals) was directly supplemented with 300 g per head day-1 of sun-dried A. angustissima. These animals died after 9 and 21 days ...
Odenyo, A.A.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Karanfil, O.
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Adinew, K.
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[Microbiological evaluation of Acacia angustissima as a protein supplement for sheep]
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Microbiological evaluation of Acacia angustissima as a protein supplement for sheep
Two strains of obligately anaerobic cellulolytic bacteria designated as PS7 and PS8 (PS for porcupine species) were isolated from hindgut fluid of a crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata). The rates of cellulose degradation, total volatile fatty acids, and gas production from cellulose by the isola...
Odenyo, A.A.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Asefa, G.
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Wells, C.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Isolation and characterization of anaerobic cellulose-degrading bacteria from East African porcupine (Hysterix cristata)]
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Isolation and characterization of anaerobic cellulose-degrading bacteria from East African porcupine (Hysterix cristata)
Supplementation of basal diets with multipurpose trees (MPTs) increases essential nutrients available to rumen microbes, increases rate of passage of particulate matter by 23-53 percent and of liquid matter by 9-43 percent. Supplementing teff straw with graded levels of cowpea or lablab significa...
Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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[The role of legume forages as supplements to low quality roughages - ILRI experience]
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The role of legume forages as supplements to low quality roughages - ILRI experience
Four straight rods and three spherical bacteria were isolated using roll tubes inoculated with rumen fluid from sheep and goats and enriched with tannic acid. The isolates were characterized by morphology, products of fermentation and restriction fragment length polymorphism that indicated the co...
Kebede, M.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Assefa, F.
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[Isolation and characterization of tannins tolerant bacteria from rumen fluid of free ranging sheep and goats]
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Isolation and characterization of tannins tolerant bacteria from rumen fluid of free ranging sheep and goats
Bananas and plantains are one of the most important crops in the world, yet very few hybrids are cultivated. Bananas face considerable pressure from multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, but its genetic improvement is impeded by constraints on seed set due to multiple physiological and reproducti...
Brown, A.
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Tumuhimbise, R.
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Amah, D.
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Uwimana, B.
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Nyine, M.
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Mduma, H.
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Talengera, D.
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Karamura, D.
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Kuriba, J.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)]
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Bananas and Plantains (Musa spp.)
Álvarez, E.
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Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
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Mejía, Juan Fernando
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[Cassava diseases in Latin America, Africa and Asia]
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Cassava diseases in Latin America, Africa and Asia
Three strains of tannin-tolerant rumen bacteria were isolated from enrichment cultures of rumen microflora of sheep, goat, and antelope and established in medium containing high concentrations of crude tannin extract or tannic acid. These three strains (EAT2, ES3, and EG19), characterized as Sele...
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
The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize bacteria capable of hydrolysing tannins from the faeces of Ethiopian ruminants adapted to feed on tannin-rich leaves. Faecal samples were collected from dikdik (Madoqua guentheri), camel (Camelus dromedaries), Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti),...
Ephraim, E.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Ashenafi, M.
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[Isolation and characterization of tannin-degrading bacteria from faecal samples of some wild ruminants in Ethiopia]
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Isolation and characterization of tannin-degrading bacteria from faecal samples of some wild ruminants in Ethiopia