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Efforts have been made in recent years to improve knowledge about soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from sub-Saharan Africa. However, data on soil GHG emissions from smallholder coffee-dairy systems have not hitherto been measured experimentally. This study aimed to quantify soil GHG emissions at ...


Ortiz Gonzalo, DanielNeergaard, Andreas deVaast, PhilippeSuárez-Villanueva, VíctorOelofse, MylesRosenstock, Todd S.[Multi-scale measurements show limited soil greenhouse gas emissions in Kenyan smallholder coffee-dairy systems]Multi-scale measurements show limited soil greenhouse gas emissions in Kenyan smallholder coffee-dairy systems

Eimeriosis is caused by a protozoan infection affecting most domestic animal species. Outbreaks in cattle are associated with various environmental factors in temperate climates but limited work has been done in tropical settings. The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence and env...


Makau, D.N.Gitau, G.K.Muchemi, G.K.Thomas, L.F.Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Wardrop, N.A.Fèvre, Eric M.Glanville, William A. de[Environmental predictors of bovine Eimeria infection in western Kenya]Environmental predictors of bovine Eimeria infection in western Kenya

In response to changing urban food systems, short supply chains have been advocated to meet urban food needs while building more sustainable urban food systems. Despite an increasing interest in urban food supply and the flows of food from production to consumption, there is a lack of empirical s...


Karg, H.Drechsel, PayAkoto-Danso, Edmund K.Glaser, R.Nyarko, G.Buerkert, Andreas[Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities]Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus affecting livestock and people. This study was conducted in western Kenya where RVFV outbreaks have not previously been reported. The aims were to document the seroprevalence and risk factors for RVFV antibodies in a community-based sample fr...


Cook, Elizabeth A.J.Grossi-Soyster, E.N.Glanville, William A. deThomas, L.F.Kariuki, S.Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.Wamae, C.N.LaBeaud, A.D.Fèvre, Eric M.[The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya]The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya

The planet’s mean air and ocean temperatures have been rising over the last century because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions. These changes have substantial effects on the epidemiology of infectious diseases. We describe direct and indirect processes linking climate change and infectious di...


Bett, Bernard K.Kiunga, P.Gachohi, John M.Sindato, C.Mbotha, D.Robinson, Timothy P.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases]Effects of climate change on the occurrence and distribution of livestock diseases
Yuhao ZhuMerbold, LutzPelster, David E.Díaz Pinés, EugenioWanyama, George N.Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus[Effect of dung quantity and quality on greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical pastures in Kenya]Effect of dung quantity and quality on greenhouse gas fluxes from tropical pastures in Kenya

The objective of this study was to assess the productivity of small ruminant through the introduction of improved health care and feeding strategies into small ruminant production systems. The General Linear Model of SAS was used to compare means after fitting sources of variation to models. Grow...


Avornyo, Franklin K.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Shaibu, M.T.Konlan, S.P.Karbo, N.[Effect of feed and health packages on the performance of village small ruminants in northern Ghana]Effect of feed and health packages on the performance of village small ruminants in northern Ghana

Technical dependencies as well as data constraints limit our ability to allocate inputs across sectors and hence our ability to measure sectoral productivity. We adapt a directional measure of efficiency to the measurement of sector-specific productivity that does not require allocating all input...


Nin, A.Arndt, C.Hertel, Thomas W.Preckel, P.V.[Bridging the gap between partial and total factor productivity measures using directional distance functions]Bridging the gap between partial and total factor productivity measures using directional distance functions
Tarekegn, G.M.Xiao-yang JiXue BaiBin LiuWenguang ZhangBirungi, JosephineDjikeng, AppolinaireTesfaye, K.[Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome b region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert Bos taurus maternal origin and historical dynamics]Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome b region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert Bos taurus maternal origin and historical dynamics

The economic and performance effect of supplementing smallholder cattle by substituting commercial feed with iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets based on alternative protein sources was investigated in two trials. In trial 1, three diets (commercial concentrate, commercial concentrate partial...


Chakoma, IrenieManyawu, Godfrey J.Gwiriri, L.C.Moyo, SibonisoDube, SikhalazoImbayarwo-Chikosi, V.E.Halimani, T.E.Chakoma, C.Maasdorp, B.V.Buwu, V.[Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe]Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe

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