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Slaughterhouses are places where animals are slaughtered for food. In developing countries a lack of appropriate facilities and limited resources mean the slaughter industry is poorly regulated. Poor hygiene practices in slaughterhouses can result in the transmission of diseases from animals to p...
Theileria parva, a protozoan parasite of cattle, contains an extrachromosomal DNA molecule with an apparent mobility of 7.1 kb in agarose gels. 5893 bp of this DNA molecule have been fully sequenced and analysed. The sequence shows that it has the potential to code for apocytochrome b and polypep...
The aims of this thesis were to identify good milking and watering routines for camels, and to better understand the physiological mechanisms that enable camels to produce milk during long periods of water deprivation. Milk production was increased by changing the number of milkings from one to f...
Heartwater (cowdriosis) is caused by Cowdria ruminamium and transmitted by Amblyomma ticks. To gain further understanding on the epidemiological state of heartwater on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya, a new serological heartwater test (MAP-1 branched peptide ELISA) was first optimised and then a...
Rabies and canine distemper are fatal diseases of mammals and of concern in the Serengeti, Tanzania both for public health and wildlife conservation. This study investigates the epidemiology of these diseases through cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of two domestic dog populations borderi...
Informal institutions such as social networks are often drawn upon in order to protect households from market failures. Social networks often involve gift giving both within and outside the family network to cope with production uncertainties and food insecurity. But some community members avoid ...
Thirty six growing crossbred of Norwegian and local goats were used in a 90 days study to evaluate the effect of supplementing Cassava tops and Sweet potato vines on feed intake, growth and digestibility. Twenty four goats (12 males and 12 females) with mean body weight of 11.4 ± 0.65 kg were use...
This study was conducted to analyze cassava and sweet potato value chains so as to identify potential areas for intervention in order to improve small-scale farmers‟ access to markets in Mvomero and Kongwa districts. The study was a cross sectional design. Data were collected from 245 cassava and...
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