A double bounded contingent valuation (CV) model was used to assess the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for vaccination of cattle against RVF in a sample of 276 livestock producers in Murang’a, Laikipia and Kwale Counties. While the level of awareness about the disease was rather low, nearly all respond...
Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Bett, Bernard K.
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[Willingness to pay for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine among Kenyan cattle producers]
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Willingness to pay for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine among Kenyan cattle producers
Introduction: the burden of brucellosis among smallholder farmers is poorly-documented in Uganda. The disease burden is likely to be high, given the high levels of endemicity, lots of exposures and due to lack of control measures. In order to designate appropriate control measures, the magnitude ...
Nguna, J.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Apamaku, M.
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Majalija, S.
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Mugizi, R.D.
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Odoch, T.
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Kato, C.D.
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Tumwine, G.
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Kabaasa, J.D.
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Curtis, K.
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Graham, M.
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Ejobi, F.
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Graham, T.
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[Seroprevalence of brucellosis and risk factors associated with its seropositivity in cattle, goats and humans in Iganga District, Uganda]
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Seroprevalence of brucellosis and risk factors associated with its seropositivity in cattle, goats and humans in Iganga District, Uganda
In this article, we review the epidemiology of East Coast fever (ECF), a tick borne infection of cattle, in Kenya. The major factors associated with epidemiology of ECF include the agro-ecological zone (AEZ), livestock production system (LPS) and both animal breed and age. These factors appear to...
Gachohi, John M.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Hansen, F.
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Ngumi, P.N.
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Kitala, P.M.
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[Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: Past, present and the future]
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Epidemiology of East Coast fever (Theileria parva infection) in Kenya: Past, present and the future
Cratylia argentea, a drought tolerant shrub, is known to produce significant amounts of fodder during the dry season but little is known of its nutritive value for feeding animals. Two studies of quality and intake of Cratylia argentea, as an arboreal protein supplement for crossbred dual purpose...
Ibrahim, M.
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Franco, M.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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Camero, A.
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Araya, J.L.
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[Promoting intake of Cratylia argentea as a dry season supplement for cattle grazing Hyparrhenia rufa in the subhumid tropics]
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Promoting intake of Cratylia argentea as a dry season supplement for cattle grazing Hyparrhenia rufa in the subhumid tropics
In African agriculture, availability of nutrients for crop production can be increased using external inputs such as mineral fertiliser. However, for many African farmers the large scale use of external inputs will remain beyond reach for the foreseeable future. There is, therefore, also a need f...
Brouwer, J.
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Powell, J.M.
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[Increasing nutrient use efficiency in West-African agriculture: The impact of micro-topography on nutrient leaching from cattle and sheep manure]
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Increasing nutrient use efficiency in West-African agriculture: The impact of micro-topography on nutrient leaching from cattle and sheep manure
An alternative approach for the direct analysis of chromosome regions corresponding to economical traits, based on chromosome microdissection, is described. Large fragment clones isolated with primer pairs designed from chromosome fragment-specific DNA sequences were localized by fluorescence in ...
Goldammer, T.
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Brunner, R.M.
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Kang'a, S.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Schwerin, M.
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[Establishment of bovine chromosome region specific high resolution maps using microdissection]
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Establishment of bovine chromosome region specific high resolution maps using microdissection
Determines the prevalence of infections bovine rhinotracheitis/infections postular Vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) antibodies in cattle in central Ethiopia using the micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique.
Tekelye Bekele
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Cecchini, G.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) in cattle in central Ethiopia]
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Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) in cattle in central Ethiopia
Reports results of an investigation on Brisket (high mountain) disease in calves born at the ILCA Debre Berhan Station. Includes data on findings at necropsy and cases of pneumonia that died.
Bekele, T.
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Kasali, O.B.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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Yigzaw, T.
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[The prevalence of brucellosis in indigenous cattle in central Ethiopia]
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The prevalence of brucellosis in indigenous cattle in central Ethiopia
Kemp, Stephen J.
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Maillard, J.C.
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Teale, A.J.
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[A polymorphism in the bovine gamma-S-crystallin gene revealed by allele-specific amplification]
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A polymorphism in the bovine gamma-S-crystallin gene revealed by allele-specific amplification