Understanding the practices of traditional cattle farmers in developing countries is an important factor in the development of appropriate, pro-poor disease control policies, and in formulating regional-specific production incentives that can improve productivity. This paper describes the product...
Mumba, C.
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Häsler, Barbara
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Muma, J.B.
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Munyeme, M.
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Sitali, D.C.
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Skjerve, E.
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Rich, Karl M.
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[Practices of traditional beef farmers in their production and marketing of cattle in Zambia]
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Practices of traditional beef farmers in their production and marketing of cattle in Zambia
Compares the efficiency of the modified Johnson Formula and the Hearth Girth Scale methods of weight estimation in cattle using the Sokoto Gudali Zebu, the N'Dama and the Muturu breeds of Nigeria. Compares results with previous work on zebu and European cattle.
Ross, J.G.
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[The estimation of live weight of Nigerian cattle from linear body measurements]
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The estimation of live weight of Nigerian cattle from linear body measurements
Effective population size is an important parameter for the assessment of genetic diversity within a livestock population and its development over time. If pedigree information is not available, linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis might offer an alternative perspective for the estimation of effe...
Flury, C.
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Tapio, M.
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Sonstegard, T.S.
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Drögemaller, C.
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Leeb, T.
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Simianer, H.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Rieder, S.
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[Effective population size of an indigenous Swiss cattle breed estimated from linkage disequilibrium]
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Effective population size of an indigenous Swiss cattle breed estimated from linkage disequilibrium
Interbull Centre
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[Proceedings of the computational cattle breeding '99 workshop, Tuusula, Finland, 18–20 March 1999]
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Proceedings of the computational cattle breeding '99 workshop, Tuusula, Finland, 18–20 March 1999
Nagana, a vector-borne epizootic caused by trypanosomes, severely constrains the use of draught animals in the cotton zone of south-eastern Mali. The disease causes considerable economic losses for the local farmers due to high mortality and morbidity ensuing productivity losses. Nagana is routin...
Hoppenheit, A.
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Steuber, S.
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Bauer, B.
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Ouma, E.M.
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Diall, O.
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Zessin, K.H.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Host preference of tsetse: An important tool to appraise the Nagana risk of cattle in the cotton zone of Mali]
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Host preference of tsetse: An important tool to appraise the Nagana risk of cattle in the cotton zone of Mali
A one-year longitudinal study was conducted in 92 smallholder diary farms in Kwale district of Kenya, to evaluate the efficacy of Spot-on® (a 10% deltamethrin pour-on) in the control of East Coast fever, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and trypanosomosis. A comparison of the annual incidence and mortali...
Muraguri, G.R.
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McLeod, A.
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McDermott, John J.
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[Efficacy of a deltamethrin-based pour-on in the control of tick-borne diseases and trypanosomosis in Kwale District, Kenya]
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Efficacy of a deltamethrin-based pour-on in the control of tick-borne diseases and trypanosomosis in Kwale District, Kenya
The objectives of this study were to determine estrus behavior, interval to estrus, duration of estrus and time of ovulation of Boran, and Boran × Holstein Friesian (HF) breeds. A total of 113 cows and heifers from the two breeds were synchronized with two estrus synchronization protocols: 1) est...
Tadesse, M.
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Thiengtham, J.
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Pinyopummin, A.
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Prasanpanich, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Estrus performance of boran and boran × holstein friesian crossbred cattle synchronized with a protocol based on estradiol benzoate or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone]
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Estrus performance of boran and boran × holstein friesian crossbred cattle synchronized with a protocol based on estradiol benzoate or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
Pharmacokinetic studies on the trypanocidal drug homidium bromide using a competitive enzyme immunoassay (detection limit 0.1 ng/mL) are reported for non-infected Friesian and Boran steers following treatment with homidium bromide at a dose of 1.0 mg/kg b.w. Following intravenous (i.v.) treatment...
Murilla, G.
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Holmes, P.H.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Ndung'u, J.M.
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[Some pharmacokinetic parameters of the trypanocidal drug homidium bromide in Friesian and Boran steers using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)]
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Some pharmacokinetic parameters of the trypanocidal drug homidium bromide in Friesian and Boran steers using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
The use of vaginal electrical resistance (VER) for estrous detection and early pregnancy diagnosis were evaluated using three experiments in dairy cattle, in Ethiopia. VER was measured: 1) during the natural estrous (n = 60) cycle, 2) during estrus induced by GnRH+ PGF 2· (n = 11) and 3) during p...
Tadesse, M.
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Thiengtham, J.
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Pinyopummin, A.
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Prasanpanich, S.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[The use of vaginal electrical resistance to diagnose estrus and early pregnancy and its relation with size of the dominant follicle in dairy cattle]
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The use of vaginal electrical resistance to diagnose estrus and early pregnancy and its relation with size of the dominant follicle in dairy cattle
Ma, R.Z.
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Beever, J.E.
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Da, Y.
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Green, C.A.
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Russ, I.
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Park, C.
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Heyen, D.W.
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Everts, R.E.
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Fisher, S.R.
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Overton, K.M.
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Teale, A.J.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Hines, H.C.
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Guerin, G.
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Lewin, H.A.
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[A male linkage map of the cattle (Bos taurus) genome]
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A male linkage map of the cattle (Bos taurus) genome