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Seroprevalence and risk factor modeling of Marek’s disease virus in indigenous Tilili breed chickens of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia por Berrie, K., Jemberu, Wudu T., Shite, A., Admassu, B., Melaku, A., Birhan, M., Getenet, K., Fenta, M.D., Kinde, M.Z., Bitew, A.B., Mulaw, A., Mekasha, Y.T.

“…This study aims to assess the seroprevalence and potential risk factors associated with Marek’s disease occurrence in indigenous Tilili breed chickens and its crosses. A cross-sectional serological study and questionnaire survey were conducted in seven districts of the Amhara region, Ethiopia, from November 2023 to June 2024. …”
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Socio-cultural determinants of on-farm policies and Innovation adoption in Ghana por Ofosu-ampong, Kingsley, Yaovi Comlan, Rene, Jizorkuwie, Abdul-latif Baamonyor, Abera, Wuletawu, Yeboah, Patricia Amankwaa, Masoud, Jalaludeen

“…This study investigates the influence of socio-cultural factors such as social network ties, traditional knowledge and farmer incentives on-farm policies and innovation adoption in Upper West Region of Ghana. Using a cross-sectional design, we collected data from 568 farmers who cultivate cereals and legumes such as maize, millet, sorghum, soybeans and groundnuts. …”
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Promoting equitable access to quality seeds: The impact of social and behaviour change interventions among smallholder rice farmers in Butaleja, Uganda por Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai

“…This endline evaluation assesses the impact of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) interventions on equitable access to and adoption of quality rice varieties among smallholder farmers in Butaleja District, Uganda. Using a cross-sectional survey design with quasi-experimental methods, the analysis compares 298 treated farmers against 128 control farmers, supplemented by qualitative data from 7 focus group discussions and 13 key informant interviews. …”
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African livestock genetic resources and sustainable breeding strategies: Unlocking a treasure trove and guide for improved productivity por Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., Peters, S.O., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Rege, J.E.O.

“…This open access book is a rich resource that chronicles the abundant livestock genetic resources in Africa. Organized in five sections, the chapters trace special productive and adaptive attributes of African livestock breeds, past breed improvement efforts, capacity building and strategies to effective utilization of available genetic resources in the era of modern technologies. …”
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Concern for product quality and safety among small-scale dried fish producers in coastal regions: implications for improved efficiency and product loss and waste reduction por Bayan, Baban, Shenoy, Neetha, Aditya Parmar, Aditya, Ratha, Baishnaba, Panemangalore, Arun, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…The study uses cross-sectional data of 266 small-scale dried fish producers in the coastal belts of Odisha. …”
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Statistics from Space: Next-Generation Agriculture Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring of Food Security in Mozambique - Groundtruthing data collection and stakeholder en... por Centre of Excellence in Agri-Food Systems and Nutrition

“…The report also includes the methodology approach used since the interaction and involvement of local stakeholders. At the last sections, the report includes the main findings from the data collection process, challenges and constraints, lessons learnt and the next steps.…”
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Socio-cultural determinants of on-farm policies and innovation adoption in Ghana por Ofosu-Ampong, Kingsley, Yaovi Comlan, Rene, Jizorkuwie, Abdul-latif Baamonyor, Yeboah, Patricia Amankwaa, Masoud, Jalaludeen, Abera, Wuletawu

“…This study investigates the influence of socio-cultural factors such as social network ties, traditional knowledge and farmer incentives on-farm policies and innovation adoption in Upper West Region of Ghana. Using a cross sectional design, we collected data from 568 farmers who cultivate cereals and legumes such as maize, millet, sorghum, soybeans and groundnuts. …”
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FarmUSE: Assessment of antimicrobial use in pig farms por Ayebare, Dreck, Namuyomba, Maria Gonzaga, Muloi, M. Dishon, Eneku, Wilfred, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Moodley, Arshnee

“…They are designed for use in both cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs, enabling users to generate comparable antimicrobial use data across farms, production systems, and geographic contexts. …”
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Stand growth scenarios for Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica por Pérez, D., Kanninen, M.

“…The most suitable scenario for teak plantations for high-quality sites is the 30-year-rotation scenario with five thinnings of intensities between 20 and 50% (of the standing trees) at the ages of 4, 8, 12, 18 and 24 years. After the sectioning of the merchantable stem in 4-m length logs, the merchantable volume varied between 145 and 386 m3 ha-1, with an estimated heartwood volume of 45–195 m3 ha-1, both depending on rotation length and site quality.…”
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Prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in dairy cattle, cattle-keeping families, their non-cattle keeping neighbours and HIV-positive individuals in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya por Kang'ethe, Erastus K., McDermott, B., Grace, Delia, Mbae, C., Mulinge, E., Monda, J., Nyongesa, C., Ambia, J., Njehu, A.

“…This paper reports a study estimating the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis, an emerging zoonosis, in people and cattle in Dagoretti, Nairobi. A repeated cross-sectional survey was carried out among randomly selected cattle keepers in Dagoretti, their dairy cattle and their non-cattle-keeping neighbours in the dry and wet seasons of 2006. …”
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Seroprevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya por Kagira, J.M., Maingi, N., Kanyari, P.W.N., Githigia, S.M., Ng'ang'a, J.C., Gachohi, John M.

“…Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging zoonosis with public health and economic importance. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the disease in free-range pigs on 182 smallholder farms in Busia District, Kenya. …”
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Contamination of informally marketed bovine milk with Staphylococcus aureus in urban and peri urban areas of Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia por Desissa, F., Makita, K., Teklu, A., Grace, Delia

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from October, 2009 to March, 2010 to assess the level of contamination of informally marketed milk with Staphylococcus aureus at farms and milk collection centers in Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia. …”
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Adding Bayesian disease mapping and co-factor analysis to the PAZ project in the Lake Victoria Crest, Kenya por Dopfer, D., Amene, E., Doble, L., Glanville, William A. de, Fèvre, Eric M.

“…The PAZ Project is undertaking a community based cross sectional survey of humans and their livestock in a mixed crop-livestock farming system in the Lake Victoria Crescent in East Africa. …”
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Heartwater and the economics of livestock production on large scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe por Chamboko, Tafireyi, Mukhebi, A.W., O'Callaghan, C.J., Peter, T.F., Kruska, Russell L., Medley, G.F., Mahan, S.M., Perry, Brian D.

“…In order to assess the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and model the impact of improved vaccines against the disease, a field study was conducted to provide data on livestock productivity indicators in Zimbabwe. Cross-sectional studies were performed in the two main agro-ecological regions, lowveld and highveld, where heartwater was thought to be endemically stable and epidemic, respectively. …”
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Modelling of long term pasture production and estimation of carrying capacity of Ankole pastoral production system in South Western Uganda por Mulindwa, H., Galukande, E., Wurzinger, Maria, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Sölkner, Johann

“…The model used the concept of rain use efficiency which relates pasture production to rainfall. A cross sectional study was carried out on 16 selected farms and data on number of animals, sex, age group and size of available grazing land was collected. …”
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Impact assessment of input and output market development interventions of the IPMS Project: The case of Alaba and Dale Woredas, SNNPR, Ethiopia por Getachew, Y.

“…The study has used cross-sectional survey of 200 sample households which was taken from both Alaba and Dale intervention PAs. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis: Prevalence and risk factor assessment in cattle and cattle owners in Wuchale-Jida District, central Ethiopia por Ameni, G., Amenu, K., Tibbo, Markos

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2001 and April 2002 on 94 households and 763 (188 indigenous and 575 crossbred) cattle to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and assess its public health implications in smallholder farms in Wuchale-Jida District, Central Ethiopia. …”
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Perspectives of predictive epidemiology and early warning systems for Rift Valley fever in Garissa, Kenya por Nanyingi, M.O., Muchemi, G.M., Kiama, S.G., Thumbi, Samuel M., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Using retrospective reanalysis and cross sectional participatory approaches we evaluate the impacts of climate change on pastoral communities and outline their roles in community based early warning systems for RVF. …”
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A participatory ecohealth study of smallholder pig system in upland and lowland of Lao PDR por Inthavong, Phouth, Durr, P.A., Khamlome, Boualam, Blaszak, Kate, Somoulay, V., Allen, J., Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…A cross-sectional study to determine baseline seroprevalence of key pig zoonoses and some of priority pig production diseases and to evaluate public health risks of pig-raising and pork consumption in one upland and one lowland province, Lao PDR. …”
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Smallholder livestock production system in Dandi district, Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia por 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. Cross-sectional stratified random sampling technique was used to select and administer pre-tested, structured questionnaire to 78 randomly selected households. …”
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