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Effective diagnosis of major endemic bovine diseases such as trypanosomosis, tick-borne diseases and helminthoses that constrain agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa is required for their rational treatment. However, this is hampered by the shortage of professional staff and unavailabili...

Understanding the income-earning strategies, consumption behavior and coping mechanisms developed by farm households when shock events such as droughts occur, is central to programs focused on rural livelihoods in the tropics. The impact of programs in the areas of policy and technology may be mo...

Increased organic matter and nitrogen intake of a low quality barley straw basal diet was achieved by supplementation with 15% and 30% of dry matter offered as Calliandra calothyrsus, Macrotyloma axillare or poultry manure. Urinary-N excretion for the basal diet (0.5 mg kg-1 liveweight (W) d-1 wa...

This study was undertaken to take stock of the existing traditional veterinary knowledge and practices among the Rendilie/Ariaal and Gabra ethnic groups of Marsabit District and to determine the antibacterial activity of some of their herbal remedies after water and ethanol extraction. Increasing...

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...

Institutions involved in vector-borne diseases research, epidemiological studies as well as vaccine development require reliable and sensitive assays to support the development of vaccine products and new drugs for treatment. These diagnostic assays also aid in identifying disease control target ...

East Coast fever (ECF) is a tick-borne protozoal disease of cattle confined to Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. It is caused by an intracellular apicomplexan parasite, Theileria parva which is transmitted by the brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. The disease threatens the livelihoo...