This paper describes an assessment of the technical competence and ethical behaviour of Community-based Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) in Mwingi District, Kenya. From 99 trained CAHWs, 40 participated in the study. Using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire, direct observation of the relevan...
Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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Murithii, PM
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Agumbah, G.J.O.
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Obhai, G
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[Assessment of the technical competence and ethical behaviour of community-based animal health workers in Mwingi District, Kenya]
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Assessment of the technical competence and ethical behaviour of community-based animal health workers in Mwingi District, Kenya
Outlines the types of reforms introduced in animal health services over the past decade, summarises past experiences, provides a preliminary assessment of their impact, and indicates what lessons need to be taken into account in future policy adjustments and project investments. The discussion co...
Haan, C. de
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Solomon Bekure
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[Animal health services in sub-Saharan Africa: Initial experience with new approaches]
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Animal health services in sub-Saharan Africa: Initial experience with new approaches
The participatory mapping tool, Process Net-Map, was used to identify relevant actors and assess their influence in the delivery of clinical and preventive veterinary services in both pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock production systems of Mopti and Sikasso regions, respectively. The tool also...
Dione, Michel M.
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Yena, A.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Traoré, I.
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Kassambara, H.
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Sow, A.
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Fall, Abdou
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[Influential actors and governance challenges in animal health service delivery in Mali]
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Influential actors and governance challenges in animal health service delivery in Mali
Bonnet, P.
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Baptiste, J.S.
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Pin, R.
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[Spatio-temporal distribution of veterinary service demand in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, milk shed using geographical information system and multivariate analysis]
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Spatio-temporal distribution of veterinary service demand in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, milk shed using geographical information system and multivariate analysis
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - based analysis of livestock population dynamics in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) and the International Livestock Re...
Tulachan, P.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities]
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An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities
Animal diseases have a major impact on crop-livestock systems in West Africa. The productivity of all crop-livestock systems is limited both by the direct effects of overt disease and by strategies that are adopted to mitigate disease risk. Epidemic diseases require substantial expenditures to li...
McDermott, John J.
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Richard, D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Incidence of animal diseases and their current and future impacts on crop-livestock systems in West africa]
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Incidence of animal diseases and their current and future impacts on crop-livestock systems in West africa
Results of a cost-benefit analysis of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African zebu cattle in Kenya.
Itty, P.
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Chema, S.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Durkin, J.W.
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Leak, S.G.A.
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Maehl, J.H.H.
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Maloo, S.H.
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Mukendi, F.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Rarieya, J.M.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Economic aspects of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African Zebu Cattle in Kenya]
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Economic aspects of cattle production and of chemoprophylaxis for control of trypanosomiasis in village East African Zebu Cattle in Kenya
Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Jost, Christine
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Jones, B.
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[Participatory disease surveillance as an essential component of veterinary services]
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Participatory disease surveillance as an essential component of veterinary services