This study was conducted to identify factors affecting packed and unpacked fluid milk
consumption preferences of households in Wolaita zone. A total of 194 randomly sampled
consumer households of 3 towns of Waliata zone were studied using semi-structured
questionnaire. All the data collected w...
Coxiellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous bacteria Coxiella burnetii, which can be spread either through ticks or through body fluids. In humans the infection is characterized by a febrile disease; ruminants may abort and reduce their milk yield, causing serious production losses...
Shome, R.
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Deka, Ram Pratim
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Milesh, L.
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Sahay, S.
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Grace, Delia
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India]
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Coxiella seroprevalence and risk factors in large ruminants in Bihar and Assam, India
Sikira, A.N.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Galiè, Alessandra
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Gender aspects in the dairy value chain in Tanzania: A review of literature]
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Gender aspects in the dairy value chain in Tanzania: A review of literature
Ergano, Kebebe
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[Bridging technology adoption gaps in livestock sector in Ethiopia: A innovation system perspective]
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Bridging technology adoption gaps in livestock sector in Ethiopia: A innovation system perspective
Identifying and implementing interventions that create co-benefits in terms of food and nutrition security as well as food safety requires an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach. This study was part of a larger project that applied an integrated framework for combined nutritional, food s...
Häsler, Barbara
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Msalya, George
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Roesel, Kristina
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Fornace, Kimberly
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Eltholth, Mahmoud
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Sikira, Anna
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Kurwijila, Lusato R.
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Rushton, Jonathan
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Grace, Delia
,
[Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain]
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Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain
The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of antibiotic residues in Kenyan smallholder farm
milk using screening tests, and to identify the antibiotic residue group. A total of 480 milk samples were
analyzed. All samples were analyzed with the Delvotest® screening test. A Hundred and ...
Ahlberg, Sara H.
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Korhonen, H.
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Lindfors, E.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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[Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya]
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Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya
In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful
by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause
fatal illness in people and animals, while chronic exposure can cause liver cancer in
humans and, in domestic animals, growt...
Kiama, T.N.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Sirma, A.J.
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Senerwa, D.M.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Poole, Elizabeth J.
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Kang'ethe, Erastus K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis]
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis
Background
Rapid urbanization has led to expansion of peri-urban fringes, where intensive, industry-style livestock rearing has led to emerging vulnerabilities at the human-animal-environment interface. This study was undertaken to understand the health system and farm-level factors that influenc...
Chauhan, A.S.
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George, M.S.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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Kakkar, M.
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[Community, system and policy level drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms in India: A qualitative enquiry]
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Community, system and policy level drivers of bovine tuberculosis in smallholder periurban dairy farms in India: A qualitative enquiry
Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a human carcinogen, is found in milk products and may have potentially severe health impacts on milk consumers. We assessed the risk of cancer and stunting as a result of AFM1 consumption in Nairobi, Kenya, using worst case assumptions of toxicity and data from previous studi...
Ahlberg, Sara H.
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Grace, Delia
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Kiarie, G.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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[A risk assessment of aflatoxin M1 exposure in low and mid-income dairy consumers in Kenya]
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A risk assessment of aflatoxin M1 exposure in low and mid-income dairy consumers in Kenya
Chalisia, G.
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Mekasha, Yoseph
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Urge, M.
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[Feed resources quality and feeding practices in urban and peri-urban dairy production of southern Ethiopia]
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Feed resources quality and feeding practices in urban and peri-urban dairy production of southern Ethiopia