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Dairy intensification, mothers and children: An exploration of infant and young child feeding practices among rural dairy farmers in Kenya by Wyatt, Amanda, Yount, Kathryn M., Null, Clair, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Girard, Aimee Webb

“…Quantitative results indicated that women from higher dairy producing households were more likely to introduce cow's milk to infants before they reached 6 months than women from households not producing any dairy. …”
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Attitudes to feed fermentation for aflatoxin management in maize in Kenya: Investigating aflatoxin reduction by yeast-fermentation by Hayo, Everlyne

“…Aflatoxins are found especially in maize and also carry over into milk when contaminated feeds are fed to dairy cows. Feed fermentation could possibly be used to reduce the level of aflatoxin in animal feed. …”
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Role of modern technologies for sustainable genetic improvement of African livestock by Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., Peters, S.O., Bemji, M.N., Feugang, J.M., Osei-Amponsah, R., Trocmé, D., Mrode, Raphael A.

“…Evidence of the impact of advanced technologies in genetics, nutrition and health management in the last seven decades has led to a twofold increase in the milk produced by a Holstein cow and a fourfold increase in the size of a broiler chicken in Western countries. …”
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Evaluation of multipurpose tree germplasm: The use of gas production and rumen degradation characteristics by Siaw, D.E.K.A., Osuji, P.O., Nsahlai, I.V.

“…The rumen degradation and gas production characteristics (methane, carbondioxide) of leaves of 20 accessions of multipurpose trees (MPTs) from six genera: Acacia, Cajanus, Chamaecytisus Link, Erythrina, Leaucaena and Sesbania and some poisonous plants were investigated in vitro and in sacco in rumen fistulated cows fed on a diet of grass hay ad libitum supplemented with cotton seed cake. …”
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The effect of multi-purpose tree digesta on in vitro gas production from Napier grass or neutral-detergent fibre by Nsahlai, I.V., Umunna, N.N., Negassa, D.

“…Fresh samples of MPTs were incubated in triplicate or quintuplicate in a medium prepared from sieved rumen liquor harvested from two rumen-fistulated cows fed native pasture hay ad libitum and 2.0 kg cottonseed cake per head day-1. …”
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A comparison of African buffalo, N'Dama and Boran cattle as reservoirs of Trypanosoma vivax for different Glossina species by Moloo, S.K., Gettinby, George, Olubayo, R.O., Kabata, J.M., Okumu, I.O.

“…When teneral G. m. centralis, G. pallidipes, G. p. gambiensis, G. brevipalpis and G. longipennis were fed simultaneously on either the buffalo cow, the N'Dama bull or the Boran steer infected with T. vivax IL 2337, the mature infection rates were higher in the two morsitans group than the two fusca group tsetse, whilst G. p. gambiensis was relatively refractory to the infection, irrespective of the host species on which they fed. …”
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Factors affecting packed and unpacked fluid milk consumption in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia by Kuma, B., Baker, Derek, Getnet, Kindie, Kassa, B.

“…Multinomial Logit model results showed that variables such as age of household heads, income level of households, households with at least a child under six years of age and milking cow, households who disagree with the statement 'packed fluid milk fattens children' and households who disagree with the statement 'advertisement influences people to buy more packed fluid milk', significantly affected consumption of unpacked fluid milk. …”
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Smallholder livestock production system in Dandi district, Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia by Duguma, B., Tegegne, Azage, Hegde, B.P.

“…Average milk production per cow/day was 1.76 liters. Average age at first calving, calving interval and lactation length (months) were reported to be 50.59 ± 6.93, 22.19±7.73 and 8.96±4.6, respectively. …”
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Analysis of early survival of Holstein-Friesian heifers of diverse sire origins on commercial dairy farms in Kenya by Menjo, D.K., Bebe, B.O., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Ojango, Julie M.K.

“…The use of imported semen within the Holstein-Friesian cattle population in Kenya has contributed to increased milk production per cow, however, information on how this has impacted on functional traits, particularly early life survival and reproductive performance is scarce. …”
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Saponin rich tropical fruits affect fermentation and methanogenesis in faunated and defaunated rumen fluid by Hess, H.D., Kreuzer, M., Díaz, T.E., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo, Carulla, Juan E., Soliva, CR, Machmuller, A

“…The four diets were evaluated with faunated and defaunated rumen fluid obtained from a single donor cow. Compared to the control diet, P. saman decreased (P<0.05) ammonia concentration of rumen fluid, and E. cyclocarpum and P. saman increased (P<0.05) n-butyrate proportion of total volatile fatty acids. …”
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Farmers' preferences of cattle breeds, their market values and prospects for improvement in West Africa: A summary review by Kamuanga, M., Tano, K., Pokou, K., Jabbar, M.A., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

“…Most preferred traits for cows were fecundity, disease resistance and feeding ease. …”
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The livestock production systems in three peasant associations of the Awassa Woreda by Alemayehu, Y., Tegegne, Azage, Kurtu, M.Y.

“…The allocation of feed based on the level of production was very much limited but a certain degree of prioritization for cows (when they were milked) followed by work-oxen (during the cultivation period or from February to March) was observed.…”
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Improving productivity in Kenyan smallholder dairy systems through selective, intensive education and supported adoption by Goopy, John P., Gakige, J.K.

“…Surveys recently commissioned by GIZ in Western Kenya indicated that milk yield was between 1.8-3L/cow/d (depending on county). Poor milk yield is often attributed to poor genetics, but we discovered that frequently production is constrained by a lack of knowledge, particularly with regard to husbandry, feeds and feeding practice. …”
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Prevalence and concentration of specific antibiotic residues in raw milk from dairy farms in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya by Wambua, C.N.

“…Systematic sampling was used for farms and balloting to select three lactating cows. Data was collect using open data kit (ODK) and analyzed using Ms Excel and Epi Info. …”
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Are aflatoxins a One Health issue? Results and insights from studies on aflatoxins in the East African dairy value chains by Lindahl, Johanna F., Senerwa, D.M., Mwangi, G., Sirma, A.J., Atherstone, Christine, Grace, Delia

“…In addition, aflatoxins are metabolized by the animals, and residues may persist in low levels in meat and eggs, but around 7-10% of what a dairy cow consumed is excreted as the metabolite aflatoxin M1 into the milk. …”
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Integrated food safety and nutrition assessments in the dairy cattle value chain in Tanzania by Häsler, Barbara, Msalya, G., Garza, M., Fornace, K., Eltholth, Mahmoud, Kurwijila, Lusato R., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia

“…The aim of this scoping study in Tanzania was to identify opportunities for nutritional and food safety benefits from cow milk. Questionnaires were administered to 156 producers and 157 consumers in 10 villages in Lushoto and Mvomero districts. …”
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A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya by Anyango, G., Mutua, Florence K., Kagera, I., Andang'o, P., Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…Results: Average milk produced was 13 liters per day per household and mainly used for household consumption and sold to neighbours. Farmers mainly fed cows on forage and concentrates (62.9%). Levels of AFM1 ranged from below the detection limit to 151 ppt, with a mean of 29.67 ppt; 26.4% exceeding the EU limit. …”
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Attitudes to feed fermentation for aflatoxin management in maize in Kenya: Investigating aflatoxin reduction by yeast-fermentation by Hayo, E.

“…Aflatoxins are found especially in maize and also carry over into milk when contaminated feeds are fed to dairy cows. Feed fermentation could possibly be used to reduce the level of aflatoxin in animal feed. …”
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Eigen decomposition expedites longitudinal genome-wide association studies for milk production traits in Chinese Holstein by Chao Ning, Dan Wang, Xianrui Zheng, Qin Zhang, Shengli Zhang, Mrode, Raphael A., Jian-Feng Liu

“…We also applied our method to the analysis of milk production traits in the first three parities of 6711 Chinese Holstein cows. The analysis for each trait was completed within 1 day with known variances. …”
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Using participatory rural appraisal to investigate food production, nutrition and safety in the Tanzanian dairy value chain by Häsler, Barbara, Msalya, George, Roesel, Kristina, Fornace, Kimberly, Eltholth, Mahmoud, Sikira, Anna, Kurwijila, Lusato R., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia

“…Here, we report on the use of participatory rural appraisals (PRAs) with producers and consumers to investigate seasonality, constraints and opportunities in cow milk production and consumption in ten villages in Tanzania and describe attitudes and practices surrounding milk quality and safety. …”
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