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Intensifying poultry production systems and the emergence of avian influenza in China: a ‘One Health/Ecohealth’ epitome by Gilbert, Marius, Xiao, Xiangming, Robinson, Timothy P.

“…In the case of zoonoses emerging from livestock, one of the most significant changes that has taken place since the mid twentieth century is what has been termed the "livestock revolution", whereby the stock of food animals, their productivity and their trade has increased rapidly to feed rising and increasingly wealthy and urbanized populations. …”
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Socio-economic determinants for the deployment of Climate-Smart One-Health innovations. A meta-analysis approach prioritizing Ghana and Benin by Sekabira, H., Tepa-Yotto, G., Tamò, Manuele, Djouaka, R.F., Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Damba, O.T., Yeboah, S., Obeng, F., Asare, R., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Nazziwa, L.

“…For an ecosystem to sustain life, its life-supporting components must be alive to be able to preserve both the ecosystem’s life-supporting components like soil, vegetation, water, etc., and the living organisms inhabiting the ecosystem like humans, birds, domestic, and wild animals, termed as the One-Health concept. This is indispensable for the sustainability of life. …”
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Market potential of new hybrid forages for East Africa by Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Flórez, Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…Cut-and-carry forages are one such solution, but the commonly used forages in these systems are generally of low quality making it difficult to fully cover the nutritional needs of the animals. Improved forages have shown to be good alternatives for increasing both quantity and quality of feeds in cut-and-carry systems and improving the adaptability to climate change. …”
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Spatial targeting of adaptation efforts in the livestock sector by Kimani, Lucy, Hoek, Rein van der, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Through the characterisation function of the tool, users can estimate the extent to which people, animals, and crops are exposed to climate risks and identify priority areas for adaptation action. …”
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Pakistan: Strategy to promote climate smart agriculture practices by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Gill, Sitara

“…Approximately 4.4 million acres of crops were damaged, and nearly 1 million animals perished. The total cost of damages and losses was estimated at $30.13 billion, with agriculture accounting for $12.9 billion (43 percent of the total) (Economic Survey of Pakistan, 2021-22).…”
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Evaluation of exclosures in restoring degraded landscapes in the semi-arid highlands of northwestern Ethiopia by Adem, A. A., Wassie, T. M., Gashaw, T., Tilahun, Seifu A.

“…As a response to increasing land degradation, rehabilitation of degraded grazing lands through exclosures (exclusion of farmers and domestic animals) has been undertaken. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 11 and 8-year exclosures in improving degraded landscapes in the Karita-Wuha and Dengora watersheds. …”
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Sources of inefficiency and growth in agricultural output in subsistence agriculture: A stochastic frontier analysis by Nisrane, Fantu, Berhane, Guush, Asrat, Sinafikeh, Getachew, Gerawork, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Hoddinott, John F.

“…Households that own more animals both in terms of two or more ploughing oxen or total livestock units are more efficient. …”
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Intersections between climate change and antimicrobial resistance: a systematic scoping review by Bavel, B. van, Berrang-Ford, L., Moon, K., Gudda, Fredrick, Thornton, A.J., Robinson, R.F.S., King, R.

“…Climate change and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) present crucial challenges for the health and wellbeing of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems worldwide, yet the two are largely treated as separate and unrelated challenges. …”
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Causes and impacts of farmer‑herder conflicts through a political economy and food production lens Case study in Jangargari, Nasarawa State, Nigeria by Momale, Saleh B.

“…The findings reveal that the pastoral production system in the area is based on the mobility of animals and herders, with white humped zebu cattle (called Bunaji in the Fulfulde language) as the dominant livestock in the area. …”
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Dog owners’ intention to control rabies and their willingness to pay for rabies vaccine in Northwestern Ethiopia by Mengie, F., Jemberu, Wudu T., Mulugeta, Y., Molla, W., Mekonnen, S.A.

“…Rabies is a viral disease that affects both animals and humans. Effectiveness of a rabies control measures depends on collaboration of dog owners. …”
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Effects of dietary protein supplementation and infection with gastrointestinal nematode parasites on some nutritional and metabolic parameters in Ethiopian Menz and Horro sheep by Haile, Aynalem, Anindo, D.O., Tembely, S., Mukasa-Mugerwa, E., Tibbo, Markos, Yami, A., Baker, R.L., Rege, J.E.O.

“…At the start of the study, 152 lambs (103 Menz and 49 Horro) were assigned to the 12 treatment combinations each in a separate pen, with an average of about 13 animals per pen. Challenge with endoparasites involved three infection periods each separated by an anthelmintic treatment. …”
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Field evaluation of the prophylactic effect of an isometamidium sustained-release device against trypanosomiasis in cattle by Diarra, B., Diall, O., Geerts, S., Kageruka, P., Lemmouchi, Y., Schacht, E., Eisler, M.C., Holmes, P.

“…The first group (n = 42) was treated with ISMM at a dose of 1 mg/kg bwt, the 2nd group (n = 44) received the same dose of the drug via an SRD, which was subcutaneously implanted in the shoulder region, and the 3rd group (n = 36) was kept as untreated controls. All animals were treated with diminazene aceturate (7 mg/kg of bwt) 2 weeks before the start of the experiment and were tested monthly by the buffy coat technique for a period of 8 months. …”
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Identification of a genetic marker for isometamidium chloride resistance in Trypanosoma congolense by Delespaux, V., Geysen, D., Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Geerts, S.

“…The parent clone, sensitive to isometamidium, has a CD50 (the curative dose that gives complete cure in 50% of the animals) in the mouse of 0.018 mg/kg and its derivative exposed to increasing doses of isometamidium, has a CD50 that is 94-fold higher. …”
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Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds by Cvitanich, C, Przybylowicz, WJ, Urbanski, DF, Jurkiewicz, AM, Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J, Blair, Matthew W., Astudillo, Carolina, Jensen, E, Stougaard, J

“…In plants, iron deficiency leads to chlorosis and reduced yield. Both animals and plants may suffer from iron deficiency when their diet or environment lacks bioavailable iron. …”
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Selectivity of resident and oesophageal fistulated steers grazing Arachis pintoi and Brachiaria dictyoneura in the Llanos of Colombia by Carulla, Juan E., Lascano Aguilar, Carlos Eduardo, Ward, JK

“…The results of this study confirm that A. pintoi is a high quality legume and that it is well consumed by previously adapted animals.…”
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Indirect genetic effects and inbreeding: Consequences of BLUP selection for socially affected traits on rate of inbreeding by Hooi Ling Khaw, Ponzoni, R.W., Bijma, P.

“…Background Social interactions often occur among living organisms, including aquatic animals. There is empirical evidence showing that social interactions may genetically affect phenotypes of individuals and their group mates. …”
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Predictive factors and risk mapping for Rift Valley fever epidemics in Kenya by Munyua, P.M., Murithi, R.M., Ithondeka, P.M., Hightower, A., Thumbi, Samuel M., Anyangu, S.A., Kiplimo, Jusper Ronoh, Bett, Bernard K., Vrieling, A., Breiman, R.F., Njenga, M.K.

“…Methods Exposure to RVF was evaluated as the proportion of the total outbreak years that each district was involved in prior epizootics, whereas risk of outcome was assessed as severity of observed disease in humans and animals for each district. A probability-impact weighted score (1 to 9) of the combined exposure and outcome risks was used to classify a district as high (score ≥ 5) or medium (score ≥2 - <5) risk, a classification that was subsequently subjected to expert group analysis for final risk level determination at the division levels (total = 391 divisions). …”
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Using a value chain framework for food safety assessment of broiler and indigenous chicken meat systems of Nairobi by Carron, M., Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Fèvre, Eric M., Karani, M., Muinde, P., Akoko, James M., Onono, J., Rushton, Jonathan

“…Food safety risks identified were related to lack of biosecurity, cold chain and access to water, poor cleaning and hygiene practices, consumption of sick animals, significant environmental contamination of by-products, and lack of inspection at farm slaughter. …”
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Consuming cassava as a staple food places children 2-5 years old at risk for inadequate protein intake, an observational study in Kenya and Nigeria by Stephenson, K., Amthor, R., Mallowa, S., Nungo, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Gichuki, S., Mbanaso, A., Manary, M.

“…Background Inadequate protein intake is known to be deleterious in animals. Using WHO consensus documents for human nutrient requirements, the protein:energy ratio (P:E) of an adequate diet is > 5%. …”
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Relationship between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity of children aged 6-36 months in rural areas of Northern Ghana by Saaka, M., Osman, S.M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

“…Agricultural biodiversity (i.e. variety of animals kept and food groups produced) associated positively with dietary diversity of children aged 6–36 months but the relationship was moderated by household socioeconomic status. …”
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