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Nutrient flows and balances in intensive crop-dairy production systems in the Kenya highlands por Utiger, C., Romney, Dannie L., Njoroge, L., Staal, Steven J., Lukuyu, Ben A., Chege, L.

“…The dairy unit contributed significantly, principally through feed purchases, particularly concentrates for lactating cows. Napier grass and crop residues were also purchased, and large quantities of roadside grass were collected from outside the farms. …”
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Summary of baseline household survey results: Rupandehi, Nepal por Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development

“…The rice-wheat cropping pattern predominates in this area and many farmers integrate livestock such as cows and buffaloes with crops. Agricultural work on their own farms is shared by multiple members of the households, while men are more responsible for off-farm work. …”
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How human brucellosis incidence in urban Kampala can be reduced most efficiently? A stochastic risk assessment of informally-marketed milk por Makita, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Waiswa, C., Eisler, M.C., Welburn, S.C.

“…Methodology/Principal Findings In the cattle farm survey, sera of 425 cows in 177 herds in the Kampala economic zone were sampled and tested for brucellosis using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CELISA). …”
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Promoting intake of Cratylia argentea as a dry season supplement for cattle grazing Hyparrhenia rufa in the subhumid tropics por Ibrahim, M., Franco, M., Pezo, Danilo A., Camero, A., Araya, J.L.

“…Milk yields averaged 6.0 kg cow-1 day-1 and there were no significant differences between treatments. …”
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Summary of baseline household survey results: Karnal, Harayana State, India por Singh, RKP

“…The most important crops in Karnal are wheat, rice, and fodder and the most important livestock are buffaloes and crossbred cows. Fertilizer use in the area is very high. For our surveyed households only 1% face food shortages in an average year. …”
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The use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to confirm presence of selected pathogenic bacteria along milk value chain in Tanga region por Shija, F., Misinzo, G., Nonga, H., Kurwijila, Lusato R., Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia

“…Preliminary analysis showed that only 43 % of farmers cleaned the animal shed before milking, only 71 % washed hands before milking, and, only 71 % of farmers washed the cows’ teats before milking. Detailed results of the study, including laboratory results and sociological results are presented.…”
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Characterizing husbandry practices and breeding objectives of Sheko cattle owners for designing conservation and improvement strategies in Ethiopia por Bayou, E., Haile, Aynalem, Gizaw, Solomon, Mekasha, Yoseph

“…Whereas, milk yield was the most important trait for the choice of breeding cows in both AEZs. The purpose of keeping Sheko cattle in midland area was for draught followed by milk, income, saving and dowry, in that order. …”
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Ecohealth research to regionally address agriculture intensification impacts on health and the environment in Southeast Asia and China por Hung Nguyen-Viet, Dinh Xuan Tung, Phuc Pham Duc, Kittayapong, P., Adismito, W., Fang, J.

“…In Pangalengan, Indonesia, the Ecohealth approach was used to promote the production of medicinal worm and casting biofertilizer from cow manure as an environmentallyfriendly fertilizer alternative. …”
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Quality assessment of cattle milk in Adea Berga and Ejerie Districts of West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia por Haile, S.

“…Survey works includes: Barn type and cleaning practices, hygienic condition of the milker and cows during milking, source of water used for cleaning purpose (udder, milker and milk utensils), type of milking container, fluid milk quality test methods, marketing system and major milk quality constraints. …”
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Situation Analysis and Needs Assessment Report for My Loi village and Ha Tinh province, Viet Nam por Le VH, Duong, Minth Tuan, Simelton, Elisabeth, Ferrer, Alice J., Bui Tan Yen, Sebastian, Leocadio S.

“…The major findings for My Loi Village included: 1) main livelihood sources are in forestry (140 ha acacia and eucalyptus planted in near 200 ha) and rainfed agriculture (55 ha, paddy rice, peanut, maize, green bean, and sweet potato); 2) main constraints for production are water scarcity and poor soil quality; 3) livestock was promoted to improve livelihood diversification; Low investment capital and diseases are the households’ main challenges for expansion from an average of 1-2 cows per household. Larger herds could open up opportunities for biogas production. …”
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Evaluation of a topical formulation of eprinomectin against Anopheles arabiensis when administered to Zebu cattle (Bos indicus) under field conditions por Lozano Fuentes, S., Kading, R.C., Hartman, D.A., Okoth, Edward A., Githaka, Naftaly W., Nene, Vishvanath M., Poché, R.M.

“…Before cattle treatments, baseline mosquito counts were performed after pyrethrum spray. Cows in the treatment area were administered topical applications of eprinomectin at 0.5 mg/kg once a week for two consecutive weeks. …”
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Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle por Strucken, E.M., Al-Mamun, H.A., Esquivelzeta-Rabell, C., Gondro, C., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Gibson, John P.

“…Background:Smallholder dairy farming in much of the developing world is based on the use of crossbred cows that combine local adaptation traits of indigenous breeds with high milk yield potential of exotic dairy breeds. …”
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Understanding farmers’ preferences for artificial insemination services provided through dairy hubs por Omondi, Immaculate A., Zander, K.K., Bauer, S., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…One example is Kenya, a country with a relatively large number of cows and a dairy industry model relevant to neighbouring countries. …”
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Milk fatty acid variability and association with polymorphisms in SCD1 and DGAT1 genes in White Fulani and Borgou cattle breeds por Houaga, I., Muigai, Anne W.T., Ng'ang'a, Fredrick M., Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., Kyallo, Martina M., Youssao, I.A., Stomeo, Francesca

“…Thus, 85 Borgou and 96 White Fulani cows were genotyped for the SCD1 A293V and DGAT1 K232A polymorphisms and their milk and fatty acid composition and unsaturation indices were determined. …”
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A framework for estimating society's economic welfare following the introduction of an animal disease: The case of Johne's disease por Barratt, A.S., Arnoult, M.H., Ahmadi, B.V., Rich, Karl M., Gunn, G.J., Stott, A.W.

“…An infected producer’s loss per cow is approximately two times larger in magnitude than that of an uninfected producer’s gain. …”
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Genomic selection and use of molecular tools in breeding programs for indigenous and crossbred cattle in developing countries: Current status and future prospects por Mrode, Raphael A., Ojango, Julie M.K., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Mwacharo, Joram M.

“…The studies on genomic prediction in developing countries are mostly in dairy and beef cattle usually with small reference populations (500 to 3000 animals) and are mostly cows. The input variables tended to be pre-corrected phenotypic records and the small reference populations has made implementation of various Bayesian methods feasible in addition to GBLUP. …”
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Ex-ante impact assessment of feed interventions in smallholder dairy production systems in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania por Osele, Vivien

“…Each farmer was given a selection of improved forage seeds to be planted on their farm. Dairy cow and bio-physical farm per-formance before the introduction of the forages were then compared ex-ante with introduced forag-es scenarios. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus hos mjölkkor i lösdriftsbesättningar : kan miljöfaktorer påverka förekomsten? por Andersson, Linda

The elephant in the room - use of enclosure and activity budget of a group of African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in a Swedish zoo por Grüneberger, Maria

“…It was judged that the elephant cow weaved in anticipation of food. Both visitors and elephant bull seemed to disturb the elephants, as less foraging was registered compared to the baseline situation. …”
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Is it possible to improve the bovine immune response to mastitis using immunogenetics? por Björnhagen, Emelie

“…Mastitis is a major problem for cows all over the world. For decades selection against mastitis has been performed through direct and indirect selection. …”
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