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Midline Household Survey Results: Rupandehi, Nepal by Bhusal, Aastha, Pudasaini, Roshan, Khatri, Laxman, Neupane, Santosh, Nagpal, Mansi, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun

“…Many have introduced higher-yielding crop varieties or have stopped keeping one or more types of animals on the farm. In terms of food security, the majority of the households surveyed in Rupandehi district are food secure throughout the entire year. …”
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Evidence of exposure to C. burnetii among slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya by Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Glanville, William A. de, Thomas, Lian F., Kiyong'a, Alice, Kivali, Velma, Kariuki, S., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Information was collected from participating workers regarding demographic data, animals slaughtered and role in the slaughterhouse. …”
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Molecular characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antimicrobial residues in the dairy milk in India by Dey, Tushar K., Shome, B., Deka, Ram Pratim, Shome, R., Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…On the other hand, the existence of antibiotic residues beyond MRL along with pathogenic bacteria with a signature of resistance genes in farm animals as reservoirs and their dissemination through the food chain poses a public health threat.…”
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Occurrence and postharvest strategies to help mitigate aflatoxins and fumonisins in maize and their co-exposure to consumers in Mexico and Central America by Odjo, Sylvanus, Alakonya, Amos, Rosales Nolasco, Aldo, Molina, Aide L., Muñoz, Carlos, Palacios Rojas, Natalia

“…These mycotoxins are of public health concern because they can induce negative health impacts including cancer in humans and animals. AFs and FBs levels of up to 2630 and 3861 μg/kg, respectively, have been reported in the region between 2017 and 2021. …”
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Sex-Biased Inbreeding Effects on Reproductive Success and Home Range Size of the Critically Endangered Black Rhinoceros by Cain, Bradley, Wandera, Antony B., Shawcross, Susan G., Harris, W. Edwin, Stevens-Wood, Barry, Kemp, Stephen J., Okita-Ouma, Benson, Watts, Phillip C.

“…Understanding how individual differences in genetic diversity mediate the outcome of intrasexual competition will be essential for effective management, particularly in enclosed populations, where individuals have restricted choice about home range location and where the reproductive impact of translocated animals will depend upon the background distribution in individual heterozygosity.Efectos de la Endogamia Sesgada por el Sexo sobre el Éxito Reproductivo y el Rango del Tamaño de Hábitat del Rinoceronte Negro, Especie en Peligro Crítico…”
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Thematic evidencing of youth-empowering interventions in livestock production systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: A systematic review by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Kamunye, Kelvin, Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo

“…They utilize self-driven approaches such as gifting animals amongst themselves, forming saving groups commonly referred to as merry-go-rounds and belonging to community group formations as a form of social capital to empower themselves mutually. …”
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Risk factors for diarrheagenic Escherichia coli infection in children aged 6-24 months in peri-urban community, Nairobi, Kenya by Okumu, Noah, Ngeranwa, J.J.N., Muloi, Dishon, Ochieng, Linnet, Moodley, Arshnee, Mutisya, Christine, Kiarie, Alice, Wasonga, Joseph, Watson, J., Amon-Tanoh, M.A., Cumming, O., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Escherichia coli commonly inhabits the gut of humans and animals as part of their microbiota. Though mostly innocuous, some strains have virulence markers that make them pathogenic. …”
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Editorial: Food safety in low- and middle-income countries by Grace, Delia, Bonfoh, B., Häsler, B., Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…They often lack infrastructure, waste disposal is poor, and pests are common; much of the food sold is fresh, unpackaged, un-processed or traditionally processed and is cheaper than food sold in the modern sector; live animals (especially poultry and fish) may be sold and in some cases wildmeat and traditional foods such as insects; there is an absence of consistent or structured food safety and quality inspection. …”
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Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate by Danielsen, F., Beukema, H., Burgess, Neil D., Parish, F., Bruhl, C.A., Donald, P.F., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Phalan, B., Reijnders, L., Struebig, M., Fitzherbert, e.B.

“…The majority of individual plants and animals in oil-palm plantations belonged to a small number of generalist species of low conservation concern. …”
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Assessment of the effect of tsetse control on livestock productivity - a case study in northern Cote d'Ivoire by Rowlands, G.J., D'Ieteren, G.D.M., Coulibaly, L., Hecker, P.A., Leak, S.G.A., Nagda, S.M.

“…Mean calf growth rate over the wet season of 1987, prior to tsetse control, was 243 + 48 (standard deviation among herds) g per day; mean cow body weight in 1987 was 223 + 15 kg; mean cow PCV, 29.8 + 2.5 percent; mean conception rate by 6 months postcalving, 28 + 22 percent; median monthly trypanosome prevalence was 21.4 percent (range 3.9-32.0 percent) in animals under 24 months of age and 12.6 percent (range 0.0-44.7 percent) in cows. …”
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Promoting intake of Cratylia argentea as a dry season supplement for cattle grazing Hyparrhenia rufa in the subhumid tropics by Ibrahim, M., Franco, M., Pezo, Danilo A., Camero, A., Araya, J.L.

“…Cratylia argentea, a drought tolerant shrub, is known to produce significant amounts of fodder during the dry season but little is known of its nutritive value for feeding animals. Two studies of quality and intake of Cratylia argentea, as an arboreal protein supplement for crossbred dual purpose cattle grazing Hyparrenhia rufa in the dry season, were carried out in San Miguel de Barranca, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (January–May). …”
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The use of cassava leaf silage as a feed supplemental in diets for ruminants and its introduction to smallholder farmers by Marjuki, HE, Sulistyo, DW, Rini, I, Artharini, I, Soebarinoto, Howeler, Reinhardt H.

“…Cassava leaf has been commonly used as a feed for ruminant animals by smallholder farmers, but only during the cassava crop harvesting season, where the leaf was abundantly available. …”
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Application of PCR in heartwater epidemiology by Peter, T.F., O'Callaghan, C.J., Perry, Brian D., Medley, G.F., Mahan, S.

“…However, while PCR performs well on infected ticks, it is not yet sensitive enough for single test detection of chronically infected ruminants, due to the very low levels of circulating rickesttsemia in such animals. Nevertheless, analysis of tick infections has allowed reasonably detailed investigation of transmission dynamics through the quantification of key variables such as field tick infection rate and the relative importance of adult and nymphal tick transmission. …”
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Phenotypic characteristics of the Bonga sheep in Keffa Zone: Field mission Report by Markos, T., Ginbar, T.

“…Breed descriptors such as form and appearance, linear body measurements, body weight, scrotal circumference and images of animals were recorded. Adult castrate males with 4 pair of permanent incisors weighed 48 kg, compared to 32 kg for their counterpart ewes. …”
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Aflatoxins contamination in processed cassava in Malawi and Zambia by Chiona, M., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Benesi, I.R.M., Matumba, L., Moyo, C.

“…Aflatoxins havealsobeen reported to compromise vaccine efficacy in experimental animals. Due to the seriousness of aflatoxins, international agencies have restricted levels of aflatoxins to 20 ppb in food materials as the maximum permissible level in the United States and 4 ppb total aflatoxins and under 2 ppb aflatoxin B1 in Europe. …”
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Population regulation of African buffalo in the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem by Dublin, H.T., Ogutu, Joseph O.

“…Conclusions: Recovery of buffalo numbers to pre-drought levels took 8–9 years after the 1984–85 drought but was much slower, with buffaloes numbering merely 36% of their 1993 population (12 895 animals) 18 years after the 1993–94 drought despite intermittent periods of high rainfall, probably due to demographic and/or reproductive factors, heightened competition with livestock, land use changes in the adjoining pastoral ranches, lion predation and recurrent severe droughts. …”
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What was the impact of dairy goats distributed by the Crop-Goat project in Tanzania? by Korir, Luke, Kidoido, Michael M., Teufel, Nils

“…In Tanzania most goat production is extensive and aimed at selling live animals with limited direct impact on food security and nutrition. …”
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Herd growth on shared rangeland: herd management and land-use decisions in Northern Kenya. by McPeak, J.G.

“…Herders sell and slaughter more animals as herd size increases. Evidence on livestock transfers indicates transfers are redistributive, but also conditioned on a herder’s transfer record. …”
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Leveraging agrobiodiversity to create sustainable food systems for healthier diets by Kennedy, G., Hunter, D., Garrett, J., Padulosi, S.

“…Agrobiodiversity can also contribute to breeding of crops and animals that are more capable of coping with climate change. …”
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Candidate fodder species for goat production in Northern Ghana by Partey, Samuel T., Avornyo, Franklin K., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The predominant small scale, subsistence livestock producers are also challenged with the financial resources to afford a continuous supple-mentation of concentrate feeds to their animals. Recent re-search has been directed to using tree leaves as fodder for livestock due to many advantages such as supply of good quality green fodder even in the dry season as well as high crude protein and minerals contents. …”
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