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Empowering women, challenging caste? The experience of a dairy cooperative in India by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Bharati, P., Galiè, Alessandra

“…Yet evidence shows that in low and middle income countries (LMIC) gender discriminatory norms and practices reduce the ability of women in livestock to rear and maintain healthy and productive animals, as well as to access the markets needed to obtain income. …”
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Understanding the role of household hygiene practices and foodborne disease risks in child stunting: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper by Dominguez-Salas, Paula, Waddington, H.S., Grace, Delia, Bosire, Caroline, Moodley, Arshnee, Kulkarni, B., Dasi, T., Banjara, S.K., Kumar, R.N., Fahmida, U., Htet, M.K., Sudibya, A.R.P., Faye, B., Tine, R.C., Heffernan, C., Saxena, D., Dreibelbis, R., Häsler, B.

“…This research aims to explore the relationship between child stunting and household hygiene practices and behaviours, including the availability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities; the use of safe food and good quality drinking water (especially when used for complementary feeding); hygienic practices in food transport, storage and preparation and the control of cross-contamination from animals, their produce and waste. <b>Methods and analysis</b> This study is part of a wider observational study which aims to investigate the interdisciplinary factors contributing to child stunting using a ‘whole child’ paradigm. …”
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Non wood forest product outlook study for Asia and the Pacific: towards 2010 by Mittelman, A.J., Lai,C.K., Byron, R.N., Michon, G., Katz E.

“…There is also a growing demand for endangered plants and animals purchased as trophies and medicines by the region's growing number of affluent consumers. …”
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Éducation Financière: Entreprises de transformation de lait local by Govoeyi, Benoit

“…Cette présentation propose un module d’éducation financière destiné aux entreprises locales de transformation laitière, animé par Dr. Benoit Govoeyi. Elle explique pourquoi et comment renforcer les compétences financières pour améliorer la gestion, l’autonomie et la rentabilité des unités, avec un accent particulier sur le rôle des femmes. …”
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Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia by Gustafsson, L., Nasi, Robert, Dennis, R.A., Nguyen Hoang Nghia, Sheil, Douglas, Meijaard, E., Dykstra, D.P., Priyadi, H., Pham Quang Thu

“…Issues related to hunting, fire, invasive species, domestic animals, traffic, and logging and conservation for local people are also covered.…”
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Hydrologic response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands by Mwendera, E.J., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…The grazing regimes were: light grazing stocked at 0.6 animals-unit-months (AUM) ha-1; moderate grazing stocked at 1.8 AUM ha-1; heavy grazing stocked at 3.0 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing on ploughed soil stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; and a control with no grazing. …”
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Evaluation of anthelmintic activities of crude leaf extracts of three indigenous herbal plants against ovine gastrointestinal nematodosis by Biftu, D., Nurfeta, A., Jobre, Y.

“…An experiment was carried out to evaluate anthelmintic activities of three herbal plants, namely; Dodonea viscose, Albizzia gummifera and Veronia amygdalina against gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheeThe experiment was set in a parallel group design (PGD) with five treatment groups each consisting four animals. The first group (G1) was treated with Albendazole (negative control) and the remaining three groups (G2, G3, and G4) received crude extracts of the candidate herbs. …”
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Identification of a bovine surface antigen uniquely expressed on CD4/CD8 negative TCR-gamma/delta positive T lymphocytes by Clevers, H.C., MacHugh, Niall D., Bensaid, A., Dunlap, S., Baldwin, Cynthia L., Kaushal, A., Iams, K.P., Howard, C.J., Morrison, W. Ivan

“…The antibodies reacted with a discrete population of resting lymphocytes in peripheral blood which, in young animals, constituted about 25% of the mononuclear cells. …”
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Purification and characterisation of a typsin-like serine oligo peptidase from Trypanosoma congolense by Morty, R.E., Authié, Edith, Troeberg, L., Lonsdale-Eccles, John D., Coetzer, T.H.T.

“…Trypanosoma brucei contain a serine oligopeptidase (OP-Tb) that is released into (and remains active in) the blood of trypanosome-infected animals. Here a similar enzyme from Trypanosoma congolense is described. …”
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Effect of supplementation of Sesbania sesban to lactating ewes on milk yield and growth rate of lambs by Mekoya, A., Oosting, Simon J., Fernández Rivera, S., Tamminga, S., Zijpp, A.J. van der

“…The experiment was done with animals that had been fed for 16 months on a basal diet of teff straw supplemented with concentrates alone (0% S. sesban) or 95% of supplementary protein provided by S. sesban (accession 15019). …”
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Livestock keepers’ perception of indigenous goat breeds and their contribution to livelihoods in Pakistan by Khan, M.S., Muhammad, M.S., Abdullah, M., Hassan, F., Waheed-uz-Zaman, Ashfaq, M., Bett, R.C., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Poole, Elizabeth J., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…The data were collected through discussions with the livestock keepers about the goat production systems, contribution to livelihood, role in livelihood, breeding and selection, key constraints and sale of animals. The data were analysed using Chi square test. …”
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Smallholder livestock production system in Dandi district, Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia by Duguma, B., Tegegne, Azage, Hegde, B.P.

“…The objective of the study was to assess livestock production system, productive and reproductive performance of animals and to identify constraints to livestock production. …”
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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 by Hailemariam, S.

“…Consumption of raw or under cooked meat being an important source for zoonotic infection; poultry play the major role followed by other food animals especially sheep which is a widely consumed protein source for the pubic, Ethiopia. …”
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Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Scientific Seasonal Forecasts for Climate Risk Management in Lushoto District in Tanzania by Mahoo, H.F., Mbungu W, Yonah I, Radeny, Maren A.O., Kimeli, Philip, Kinyangi, James

“…Majority of the farmers have been using indigenous knowledge (IK) forecasts to predict weather through observing the behavior of large animals, birds, plants, insects, and the solar system. …”
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Effect of urea-treated or untreated straw with cotton seed on performances of lactating Maradi (Red Sokoto) goats in Niger by Djibrillou, O.A., Pandey, V.S, Gouro, S.A., Verhulst, A.

“…The mean dry matter and energy intake (DMI) of UNTS + CS group was higher than that of UNTS and the UTS groups (P < 0.001). Animals fed supplementary cottonseed consumed less straw. …”
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Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya by Ojango, Julie M.K., Audho, James O., Oyieng, Edwin P., Recha, John W.M., Muigai, Anne W.T.

“…Breeding of SR is not controlled, and since larger animals fetch better prices on the market, over time negative selection has affected the SR population. …”
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Characterization of small ruminants in the Mitundu area, Lilongwe, Malawi by Kamwanja, L.A., Ayvade, J.A., Makhambera, T.P.E.

“…Females (67 per cent of animals slaughtered) were heavier than males (25.7 ± 0.47, 19,6 ± 0.81 and 21.7 ± 0.83 kg for females, entire males and castrates respectively). …”
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Training manual on spatial analysis of plant diversity and distribution by Scheldeman, Xavier, Zonneveld, M. van

“…Spatial analyses of interspecific and intraspecific diversity are explained using different types of data: • species presence • morphological characterization data • molecular data Although this training focuses on plant diversity, many of the types of analyses described can also be applied for other organisms such as animals and fungi. The manual is based on specific exercises, based on real project data. …”
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The epidemiology of rabies and canine distemper in the Serengeti, Tanzania. by Cleaveland, S.

“…Mathematical models showed that rabies persistence in Serengeti dogs was more likely if seropositives were infectious carriers, rather than slow-incubators or immune animals. In Chapter 5, analysis of case-morbidity, mortality and age-seroprevalence data indicated that canine distemper was stably endemic in higher-density dog populations, but sporadically epidemic in lower-density dog populations. …”
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Antinutrients and heavy metals in new Nigerian Musa hybrid peels with emphasis on utilization in livestock production by Adeniji, T.A., Barimalaa, I.S., Tenkouano, A., Sanni, Lateef O., Hart, A.D.

“…Plantain and banana peels may be converted into livestock feeds, which will eventually provide protein and other nutrients to humans from consumption of meat and other products derived from the animals.…”
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