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A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: Study background and farming system characteristics por Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Kimani, V.N., McDermott, B., Grace, Delia, Lang'at, A.K., Kiragu, M.W., Karanja, N., Njehu, A.N., Randolph, Thomas F., Mbugua, G., Irungu, T.W., Ombutu, P.

“…This paper also provides background and describes sampling methods for the wider project. Three hundred dairy households were probabilistically sampled from a sampling frame of all dairy households in five of the six locations of Dagoretti, one of the eight districts of Nairobi Province. …”
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Seroprevalences of vector-transmitted infections of small-holder dairy cattle in coastal Kenya por Maloo, S.H., Thorpe, W.R., Kiio, G., Ngumi, P., Rowlands, G.J., Perry, Brian D.

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to September 1989 in Kaloleni Division, Coast Province, Kenya to estimate the prevalence of vector-transmitted diseases in small-holder dairy cattle and to identify the risk factors associated with different management systems. One hundred and thirty of the 157 herds with dairy cattle in Kaloleni Division were surveyed. …”
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Learning alliances: an approach for building multistakeholder innovation systems por Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Learning: Co-learning is undertaken whereby all actors exchange and mobilize knowledge to identify needs, values and norms within value-chain systems. Lundy notes, “We’re able to add value to development projects by identifying gaps and filling them in a pragmatic fashion” (pers. comm. 2012). …”
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Hydropower and irrigation development: implications for water resources in the Nam Ngum River of the Mekong Basin. [Abstract only]. por Lacombe, Guillaume, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Baker, J., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Bartlett, R., Phongpachith, C., Jeuland, M.

“…The contribution of the Nam Ngum Basin to the Mekong River flow at Kratie, a few hundreds kilometers upstream of the Tonle Sap Lake, has changed from 5 to 15% in April, since hydropower dams started developing in the Mekong Basin, suggesting that the effect of water control development in the Nam Ngum Basin impacts water resources further downstream. …”
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Diarrhoeal diseases among adult population in an agricultural community Hanam province, Vietnam, with high wastewater and excreta re-use por Phuc Pham Duc, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Hattendorf, J., Cam Dac Phung, Zurbrugg, C., Zinsstag, Jakob, Odermatt, P.

“…A nested case-control study was used to assess the risk factors of diarrhoeal episodes. Two hundred and thirty-two pairs of cases and controls were identified and exposure information related to wastewater, human and animal excreta, personal hygiene practices, and food and water consumption was collected. …”
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A genetic map of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) with integrated physical mapping of immunity-related genes por Soto, Johana Carolina, Ortíz, Juan Felipe, Perlaza-Jiménez, Laura, Vásquez, Andrea Ximena, Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Mathew, Boby, Léon, Jens, Bernal, Adriana Jimena, Ballvora, Agim, López Carrascal, Camilo Ernesto

“…Physical mapping of scaffolds of cassava whole genome sequence draft using the mapped markers as anchors resulted in the orientation of 687 scaffolds covering 45.6% of the genome. One hundred eighty nine new scaffolds are anchored to the genetic cassava map leading to an extension of the present cassava physical map with 30.7 Mb. …”
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Assessing incidence, development and distribution of banana bunchy top disease across the main plantain and banana growing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo por Boloy, F.N., Nkosi, B.I., Losimba, J.K., Bungamuzi, C.L., Siwako, H.M., Balowe, F.W., Lohaka, J.W., Dheda Djailo, B., Lepoint, P.C.E., Sivirihauma, Charles, Blomme, Guy

“…Previously, the disease’s distribution throughout the Congo basin had not been studied, so an initial study, to determine the incidence and severity of BBTD in banana and plantain producing regions of Oriental province, was carried out during 2009 to 2010. Three hundred (300) farms were surveyed across 4 districts and 19 territories, with 30 mats assessed per farm. …”
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Mobile applications for weather and climate information: their use and potential for smallholder farmers por Caine, A, Dorward, P., Clarkson, G., Evans, N, Canales, C., Stern, D., Stern, R.

“…Providing weather information alongside other services as ‘bundles’ and in conjunction with complementary communications approaches appears to work well. …”
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Socio-economic contribution of cassava varietal improvement to the small farmer communities in Asia por Kawano, Kazuo

“…More importantly, at least half of this additional benefit is going directly to the family income of hundreds of thousands of small farmers. It is fortunate that we have been able to work with the same basic strategy and the same fundamental objectives throughout the history of nearly a quarter century of our cassava varietal improvement program. …”
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Cultivating the landscape: Enhancing the context for plant improvement por Mazhar, Farhad, Buckles, Daniel

“…It is clear from what research has been undertaken that the poor and the marginal populations retain the culinary art, knowledge, and skill that took hundreds of years to evolve. This article suggests that we recognize this vital context in our work with communities and when trying to improve crops.…”
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Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages por Michalscheck, M., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Kuivanen, K., Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Tittonell, Pablo A.

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Infection and treatment method (ITM) vaccine against East Coast fever: Reducing the number of doses per straw for use in smallholder dairy herds by thawing, diluting and refreezing... por Patel, Ekta, Mwaura, Stephen, Giulio, Giuseppe di, Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Lynen, Godelieve, Toye, Philip G.

“…The Infection and Treatment Method (ITM) of vaccination is the only immunization procedure currently available to protect cattle against East Coast fever (ECF), a tick-transmitted disease responsible for losses of several hundreds of millions of dollars per year in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Combining ability of tropical maize germplasm in West Africa. III. Tropical maize inbreds por Kim, S.K., Ajala, S., Brewbaker, J.L.

“…One hundred elite, open-pedigree tropical and subtropical inbreds of maize (Zea mays L.) that had been screened in 60 tropical trials were evaluated as inbreds and in testcrosses in Nigeria. …”
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Agro-morphological characterization and diversity analysis of Coffea arabica germplasm collection from INIA, Peru por Paredes Espinosa, Richard, Gutiérrez Reynoso, Dina Lida, Atoche Garay, Diego Fernando, Abad Romaní, Yudi Gertrudis, Girón Aguilar, Rita Carolina, Flores Torres, Itala, Montañez Artica, Ana Gabriela, Arbizu Berrocal, Carlos Irvin, Amasifuen Guerra, Carlos Alberto, Poemape Tuesta, Carlos Augusto, Guerrero Abad, Juan Carlos

“…Correlation results indicate that a simultaneous selection of characters, such as number of branches per plant, number of nodes per branch, leaf area and weight of a hundred fruits, can contribute to increase coffee yields. …”
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Digital mapping tool: a territorial approach for containment of Fusarium wilt TR4 in Peru por Clercx, L., Cozzarelli, M., Balarezo Camminati, D., Rojas Llanque, Juan Carlos

“…Harvesting is done by dozens of harvesting teams, who cut and carry banana bunches on their shoulder to one of the hundreds small packing stations, walking their shortest way through the banana plots. …”
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Agro-morphological characterization and diversity analysis of Coffea arabica germplasm collection from INIA, Peru por Paredes Espinosa, Richard, Gutiérrez Reynoso, Dina Lida, Atoche Garay, Diego Fernando, Mansilla Córdova, Pedro Javier , Abad Romaní, Yudi Gertrudis, Girón Aguilar, Rita Carolina, Flores Torres, Itala, Montañez Artica, Ana Gabriela, Arbizu Berrocal, Carlos Irvin, Amasifuen Guerra, Carlos Alberto, Maicelo Quintana, Jorge Luis, Poemape Tuesta, Carlos Augusto, Guerrero Abad, Juan Carlos

“…Correlation results indicate that a simultaneous selection of characters, such as number of branches per plant, number of nodes per branch, leaf area and weight of a hundred fruits, can contribute to increase coffee yields. …”
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Phenotypic characterization of the creole goat in the southern highlands of Peru: A first step toward the sustainable use of a forgotten zoogenetic resource por Sessarego Davila, Emmanuel Alexander, Godoy Padilla, David, Lopez Mendoza, Yolvi, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro

“…Background: Five hundred years ago, goats were introduced to Peru, and since then, they have adapted to different climatic conditions, giving rise to the Creole goat, characterized by showing greater rusticity and better quality in both milk and meat than specialized breeds. …”
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SNP mining in C. clementina BAC end sequences; transferability in the Citrus genus (Rutaceae), phylogenetic inferences and perspectives for genetic mapping por Ollitrault, Patrick, Terol, Javier, García-Lor, Andrés, Berard, Aurelie, Chauveau, Aurelie, Froelicher, Yann, Belzile, Caroline, Morillon, Raphael, Navarro, Luis, Brunel, Dominique, Talón, Manuel

“…The ongoing International Citrus Genome Consortium sequencing project of the highly heterozygous Clementine and sweet orange genomes will soon result in the release of several hundred thousand SNPs. The primary goals of this study were: (i) to estimate the transferability within the genus Citrus of SNPs discovered from Clementine BACend sequencing (BES), (ii) to estimate bias associated with the very narrow discovery panel, and (iii) to evaluate the usefulness of the Clementine-derived SNP markers for diversity analysis and comparative mapping studies between the different cultivated Citrus species. …”
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Effect of micellized natural (D-alpha-tocopherol) vs. synthetic (DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) vitamin E supplementation given to turkeys on oxidative status and breast meat quality... por Rey, A. I., Segura, J., Olivares, A., Cerisuelo, Alba, Pineiro, C., Lopez-Bote, C. J.

“…This study evaluates the effect of vitamin E supplementation source (micellized natural vs. the synthetic form) and dosage (40, 80, or 120 mg/kg) on alpha-tocopherol concentration in plasma and muscle, antioxidant capacity, and breast meat quality in turkeys. Three hundred female turkeys were randomly selected at an average live weight 63.2 g +/- 0.5 and distributed into 7 groups. …”
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Assessment of the genetic diversity of the Tunisian citrus rootstock germplasm por Snoussi-Trifa, Hager, Duval, Marie-France, García-Lor, Andrés, Belfalah, Zina, Froelicher, Yann, Risterucci, Ange-Marie, Perrier, Xavier, Jacquemoud-Collet, Jean-Pierre, Navarro, Luis, Harrabi, Moncef, Ollitrault, Patrick

“…To characterize the diversity of Tunisian citrus rootstocks, two hundred and one local accessions belonging to four facultative apomictic species (C. aurantium, sour orange; C. sinensis, orange; C. limon, lemon; and C. aurantifolia, lime) were collected and genotyped using 20 nuclear SSR markers and four indel mitochondrial markers. …”
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