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Contribution of draft cattle to rural livelihoods in a district of southeastern Uganda endemic for bovine parasitic diseases: an economic evaluation

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
A study was conducted in Tororo District in eastern Uganda to assess the socio-economic contribution of draft cattle to rural livelihoods. The aim of the study was to empirically quantify the economic value of draft cattle thus contributing to ...
W. Okello, Dennis Muhanguzi, E. MacLeod, S. Welburn, C. Waiswa, A. Shaw   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmental and Public Health Issues of Animal Food Products Delivery System in Imo State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2006
Information on livestock movement, animal food products processing facilities, meat inspection methods, official meat inspection records and distribution and marketing systems for processed products in Imo state, Nigeria needed for policy development ...
Okoli Chidi, Grace, Okoli Ifeanyi, Charles, Okorondu Ugochukwu, Victor, Opara Nwachukwu, Maxwell   +3 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Marcelo Abidu‐Figueiredo, Thaís Aparecida Silva, Rodrigo Ananias Barreiros Silva, Paulo de Souza‐Junior   +5 more
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Evaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Strategies to control transboundary diseases have in the past generated unintended negative consequences for both the environment and local human populations.
A Caron, A Catley, A Murwira, A Picado, Alexandre Caron, B Perry, Bertrand Chardonnet, BM Bronsvoort, BM Bronsvoort, C Bedelian, C Riginos, CJ Jost, DA McGranaghan, Daniel Thomas Haydon, David James Paton, DHM Cumming, DJ Augustine, DJ Paton, DJ Paton, FM Kivaria, Fredrick Mathias Kivaria, G Cozzi, G Harris, GR Thomson, GR Thomson, I Scoones, ID Craigie, J D’Amico Hales, J Hanks, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, JC Mariner, Julius Keyyu, K Ferguson, Kenneth J. Ferguson, M Garine-Wichatitsky De, MD Kock, ME Gadd, PA Lindsey, R Kock, RB Boone, RG Bengis, Richard A. Kock, RS Reid, RS Reid, RT Taylor, S Osofsky, SA Osofsky, SA Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, SK Hargreaves, SO Ohaga, Thomas Nyariki, Tiziana Lembo, W Vosloo, WB Karesh, WD Newmark   +55 more
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Growth Hormone Promotes Lipolysis and Impairs Insulin Sensitivity by Activating the ERK/HSL Signaling Pathway in Bovine Adipocytes

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This study was to evaluate the role of GH in lipolysis and insulin sensitivity in bovine adipocytes and clarify the underlying mechanism. Our findings demonstrate that GH activates ERK/HSL signaling pathway, promotes lipolysis, and impairs insulin sensitivity in bovine adipocytes.
Xinxing Gao, Hao Yu, Erminio Trevisi, Cai Lin, Zhiyuan Fang, Xinwei Li, Yuxiang Song, Wenwen Gao, Lin Lei, Xiliang Du, Guowen Liu   +10 more
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Aspectos clínicos e patológicos em bovinos afetados por raiva com especial referência ao mapeamento do antígeno rábico por imuno-histoquímica Clinical and pathological aspects in cattle affected by rabies with special reference to the rabies antigen mapping by immunohistochemistry

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009
Este estudo retrospectivo incluiu achados clínicos e patológicos de 15 bovinos afetados por raiva. Em treze dos quinze casos, raiva foi confirmada por imunofluorescência direta. Bovinos entre 4 meses e 8 anos foram afetados.
Pedro M.O. Pedroso, Edson M. Colodel, Caroline A. Pescador, Laura P. Arruda, David Driemeier   +4 more
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High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]

, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick, Breiman, Robert F., Cleaveland, Sarah, Cutler, Sally J., Feikin, Daniel R., Jiang, Ju, Knobel, Darryn L., Maina, Alice N., Mpoke, Solomon, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Ogola, Eric, Omulo, Sylvia A., Richards, Allen L.   +13 more
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Technological Innovations and Applications of Spatial Transcriptomics in Livestock and Poultry Research

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
The paper is divided into three main sections: a review of the development of spatial transcriptomics technology, its applications in livestock and poultry research, and its future prospects. This article provides an overview of the current state of spatial transcriptomics in animal research, exploring its integration with multiomics technologies as ...
Mingyu Wang, Ao Guo, Lin Zhang, Shengru Wu, Juan Du, Taiyong Yu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of syndromic knowledge in Ethiopian veterinarians’ treatment of cattle

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Veterinarians play a significant role in the treatment and prevention of livestock diseases at the farm level, safeguarding public health and ensuring food safety.
Ndungu S. Nyokabi, Ndungu S. Nyokabi, James L. N. Wood, Gizachew Gemechu, Stefan Berg, Adane Mihret, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl, Johanna F. Lindahl, Henrietta L. Moore   +9 more
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Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2009
We conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis during an epidemic in a previously unaffected district of Ethiopia. We also collected blood and bone marrow specimens from dogs in the outbreak villages.
Alvar, Jorge, Aparicio, Pilar, Argaw, Daniel, Bashaye, Seife, Bern, Caryn, Cañavate, Carmen, Chicharro, Carmen, Herrero, Merce, Mulugeta, Abate, Nieto, Javier, Nombela, Nohelly, Vélez, Iván Darío   +11 more
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