Resultados de búsqueda - "Humanism"

Technology-policy gap and impact on application of animal biotechnology in sub-Saharan African countries por Oluoch-Kosura,Willis, Odhiambo, M.O.

“…Predictions indicate that demand for livestock products will increase in the coming decades due to increasing human population and urbanisation. This calls for enhanced livestock production and productivity, which will require and will clearly involve increased intensification while also ensuring that the systems are resource efficient. …”
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Prevalence, associated risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. of ovine carcass at Addis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise, Ethiopia por Hailemariam, S.

“…The food borne-thermophilic Campylobacter species are considered to be the leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide with emerging antimicrobial resistant strains. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns in the mean and extreme temperature indices of India, 1971–2005 por Panda, D.K., Mishra, Atmaram, Kumar, A., Mandal, K.G., Thakur, A.K., Srivastava, R.C.

“…In summer, however, both human and ecosystems appear to be more vulnerable to the increasing tendency of the heatwave occurrences, particularly during night-time, since the 1990s. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for T. brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness within villages in south-east Uganda por Zoller, T., Fèvre, Eric M., Welburn, S.C., Odiit, M., Coleman, P.G.

“…Sleeping sickness (HAT) caused byT.b. rhodesienseis a major veterinary and human public health problem in Uganda. Previous studies have investigated spatial risk factors forT.b. rhodesienseat large geographic scales, but none have properly investigated such risk factors at small scales, i.e. within affected villages. …”
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Recipes for Change validation report: Papas a la Huancaina in Bolivia por Norman, James

“…The key adaptation measures for managing the foreseen impacts of climate change within the region are: (i) improved water management and cultivation practices; (ii) improved cultivars, including the adoption of temperature and drought resilient varieties; and (iii) promoting access to, and ensuring continued support of, assets (human, social, financial, political) necessary for coping with both climatic and non-climatic stressors. …”
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Integrated landscape management for agriculture, rural livelihoods, and ecosystem conservation: an assessment of experience from Latin America and the Caribbean por Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Hart, A.K., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Harvey, Celia A., Milder, Jeffrey C.

“…Initiatives reported investing across four key “domains” of landscape multi-functionality: agricultural production, ecosystem conservation, human livelihoods, and institutional planning and coordination. …”
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International agricultural research to reduce food risks: Case studies on aflatoxins por Grace, Delia, Mahuku, George S., Hoffmann, Vivian, Atherstone, Christine, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit

“…Despite massive expansion of human and livestock populations, fuelled by agricultural innovations, nearly one billion people are hungry and 2 billion are sickened each year from the food they eat. …”
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Impact of land-use change on the hydrology of North Lao PDR watersheds por Mouche, E., Moussu, F., Mugler, C., Ribolzi, Olivier, Valentin, Christian, Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Lacombe, Guillaume

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Income disparities and the global distribution of intensively farmed chicken and pigs por Gilbert, M., Conchedda, Giulia, Boeckel, Thomas P. van, Cinardi, G., Linard, C., Nicolas, G., Thanapongtharm, Weerapong, D'Aietti, L., Wint, W., Newman, S.H., Robinson, Timothy P.

“…The rapid transformation of the livestock sector in recent decades brought concerns on its impact on greenhouse gas emissions, disruptions to nitrogen and phosphorous cycles and on land use change, particularly deforestation for production of feed crops. Animal and human health are increasingly interlinked through emerging infectious diseases, zoonoses, and antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Risk pathways and prevalence in slaughtered pig blood of Streptococcus suis in Vietnam por Sinh Dang Xuan, Bryant, J.E., Unger, Fred, Bao Ngo-Thanh, Bich Vu Thi Ngoc, Phuc Pham Duc, Grace, Delia, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…suis serotype 2, the serotype most frequently associated with severe human infections. Fifteen of 406 people interviewed (3.4%) reported eating ‘Tiet canh’, whereas this rate was significantly higher at 43.1% (21 of 51) for slaughterhouse workers. …”
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Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in cereals from Nandi County, Kenya por Sirma, A.J., Ouko, E.O., Murithi, G., Mburugu, C., Mapenay, I., Ombui, J.N., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Korhonen, H.

“…Kenya has had several outbreaks of aflatoxicosis affecting humans and pets. The aim of this study was to compare aflatoxin levels in cereals, the staple diet of Kenyans, in Nandi where aflatoxicosis has not been reported despite being a maize growing area. …”
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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of kobuviruses and astroviruses in asymptomatic local pigs in East Africa por Amimo, Joshua O., Okoth, S., Jung'a, J.O., Ogara, W.O., Njahira, Moses N., Wang, Q., Vlasova, A.N., Saif, L.J., Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…The nucleotide sequence identities between our kobuvirus strains and those of human, bovine and canine kobuviruses were 69.4-70.7 %, 73.1-74.4 % and 67-70.7 %, respectively. …”
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Allelopathic potential of some biocontrol agents for the control of fungal rot of yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis Lam) por Dania, V.O., Fadina, O.O., Ayodele, M., Kumar, P. Lava

“…The adverse effect of synthetic pesticides on human health and the natural ecosystem necessitate the need to explore natural mechanisms of disease control in plants. …”
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Biosecurity measures in meat and milk value chains: A study in Bura Sub-county, Kenya. por Nyokabi, S.N.

“…Risks associated with milk and meat safety hazards require a cooperative approach of the value chain as a whole (from farmers, meat processors and consumers to government authorities) as a lapse at any point of the value chain (inspection, processing, distribution and meal preparation) poses a risk to human health as well as environmental and animal health (Butler et al. 2003; FAO 2011).…”
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A decade of One Health and Ecohealth in Southeast Asia: Inventory and perspectives por Unger, Fred, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia

“…To address challenges on disease emergence in livestock and human such as urbanisation, agriculture intensification, land use changes and others new integrated approaches have been increasingly introduced to the region to facilitated collaboration across disciplines, groups and stakeholders. …”
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Strengthening understanding and perceptions of mineral fertilizer use among smallholder farmers: Evidence from collective trials in western Kenya por Misiko, Michael T., Tittonell, Pablo A., Giller, Kenneth E., Richards P

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Mental and physical distress of field veterinarians during and soon after control of the 2010 foot and mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki, Japan por Makita, K., Tsuji, A., Iki, Y., Kurosawa, A., Kadowaki, H., Tsutsumi, A., Nogami, T., Watari, M.

“…Sensitive individuals had been allocated to non-culling activities during disease control. In conclusion, human resource management was adequate during the outbreak from a public-health perspective. …”
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Studies related with the nature of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots por Wheatley, Christopher C.

“…The resulting black pigments render the roots inedible to both humans and animals. A better understanding of the causes of this problem and methods of control were the principal aims of the current investigation. …”
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Situation Analysis and Needs Assessment Report for Ma Village and Yan Bai Province, Vietnam por Pham TS, Hieu, Do Trong, Hoan LK, Quyen LN, San LV, Ferrer, Alice J., Yen, B.T., Sebastian, Leocadio S.

“…The local systems currently do not have the capacity to solve the multiple problems in the village. Human and financial resources. Inadequate. Support from CCAFS in important to help the village address the increasing problems caused by climate change, water pollution, soil erosion, and land degradation.…”
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Improving livestock productivity: Assessment of feed resources and livestock management practices in Sudan-Savanna zones of West Africa por Ayantunde, Augustine A., Amole, Tunde A.

“…To mitigate these constraints farmers suggested an integrated approach to improve livestock production through: construction of small reservoir to provide water for human and animal consumption; training on the integration of forage legume into both tree and arable cropping, and efficient utilization of available feed resources; establishment of a veterinary service and drug centre in the village; better management of the existing water resources.…”
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