Dairy intensification is a widely used means of achieving food security, improving farmer incomes and enhancing overall economic growth. However, intensification is dependent upon the availability and suitability of natural resources to sustain growth in production. Here, land and water footprint...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Rao, E.J.O.
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Muchenje, V.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Ogutu, J.O.
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Mekonnen, M.
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Auma, Joseph O.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Hammond, James
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[Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management]
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Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management
Smallholder production system and informal milk marketing being predominant in Assam, the present study
tries to understand the changing market participation behaviour of smallholder dairy farmers with
adoption of high yielding crossbred cattle. The study is based on information collected from a ...
Cheruiyot, E.K.
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Bett, R.C.
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Amimo, Joshua O.
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Zhang, Y.
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Mujibi, F.D.N.
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[Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle in Tanzania]
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Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle in Tanzania
Data on accumulated life performance of crosses of Ayrshire (A), Brown Swiss (B), Friesian (F) and Sahiwal (S) cattle collected over a 21- years period from a dairy ranch in the lowland tropics of Kenya were analysed to estimate additive and non-additive genetic effects of economic traits. These ...
Kahi, A.K.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Nitter, G.
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Arendonk, Johan A.M. van
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Gall, C.F.
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[Economic evaluation of crossbreeding for dairy production in a pasture based production system in Kenya]
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Economic evaluation of crossbreeding for dairy production in a pasture based production system in Kenya
Tavenner, Katie
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Crane, Todd A.
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[Beyond “women and youth”: Applying intersectionality in agricultural research for development]
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Beyond “women and youth”: Applying intersectionality in agricultural research for development
The study investigated the influence of selected husbandry factors on interval to resumption of post-partum cyclicity among dairy cows in urban and peri-urban Kampala. A prospective study of 85 day post-partum period of 59 dairy cows in open (n = 38) and zero grazing (n = 21) systems was conducte...
Kanyima, B.M.
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Båge, R.
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Owiny, D.O.
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Ntallaris, T.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Magnusson, Ulf
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Nassuna-Musoke, M.G.
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[Husbandry factors and the resumption of luteal activity in open and zero-grazed dairy cows in urban and peri-urban Kampala, Uganda]
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Husbandry factors and the resumption of luteal activity in open and zero-grazed dairy cows in urban and peri-urban Kampala, Uganda
Background: In India, milk production is important for both the economy and the provision of nutritious food. However, the productivity of the livestock is affected by circulating infectious diseases, and some zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, may cause a heavy impact on the farm as the dis...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Kumar, N.G.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Shome, R.
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Grace, Delia
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[Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India]
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Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India
As women's participation has become central to the formulation and implementation of development programs, gender relations within households and gendered discourses in development programs have been subject to much scrutiny. This paper seeks to expand these notions of gender and development by s...
Basu, P.
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Presence and property: Gendered perspectives on participation in a dairy development program in Kenya and Uganda]
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Presence and property: Gendered perspectives on participation in a dairy development program in Kenya and Uganda
Background
Safety and wholesomeness of milk intended for human consumption are influenced by various interlinked factors. However, information on what these factors are, especially in the pastoral traditional communities of Ethiopia, is largely lacking. The objective of this study is to assess th...
Amenu, K.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Szonyi, Barbara
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Grace, Delia
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[Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia]
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Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia
Milk is an important commodity in Kenya; the country has the largest dairy herd and highest per capita milk consumption in East Africa. As such, hazards in milk are of concern. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a toxic metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) excreted in milk by lactating animals after ingesting A...
Sirma, A.J.
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Makita, K.
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Grace, Delia
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Senerwa, D.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer]
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Aflatoxin exposure from milk in rural Kenya and the contribution to the risk of liver cancer