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Towards a new phenotype for tick resistance in beef and dairy cattle: a review [PDF]

, 2019
About 80% of the world's cattle are affected by ticks and tick-borne diseases, both of which cause significant production losses. Cattle host resistance to ticks is the most important factor affecting the economics of tick control, but it is largely ...
Cardoso , Fernando F., Birkett, Michael A., Cardoso, F. F., Kotze, A. C., Hayes, Ben J, Githaka, Naftaly W., Birkett, Michael A, Hayes, Ben J., Kotze, Andrew C., Birkett, M. A., Dzama, K., Githaka, Naftaly W, Hayes, B. J., Mapholi, N., Mans, Ben J., Burrow, H. M., Mans, B. J., Marufu, Munyaradzi C, Marufu, M. C., Marufu, Munyaradzi C., Mans, Ben J, Githaka, N. F., Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes), Burrow, Heather M., Kotze, Andrew C, Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher, Mapholi, Ntanganedzeni, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Cardoso, Fernando F., Cardoso, Fernando F, Djikeng, A., Dzama, Kennedy, Burrow, Heather M   +32 more
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF CATTLE TICK INFESTATIONS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Archives of Veterinary Medicine
Cattle farming is a vital component of the South African agricultural landscape through its contribution to sustainable livelihoods and stability of the national economy.
TEEDZAI CHITURA, ANGELA KGOPA, Obert Tada   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infestations in cattle along Geba River basin in Guinea-Bissau [PDF]

, 2017
Tick infestations are a major problem for animal production in tropical areas where prevention and control remain deficient. The present study sought to assess the awareness of traditional cattle producers towards the importance of ticks and aimed at the
Padre, Ludovina, Tudela Zúquete, Sara, Coelho, João, Leitão, Alexandre, P. Basto, Afonso, Rosa, Fernanda, Cassamá, Bernardo, Santos, Dulce, Vaz, Yolanda   +8 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

The quality of interaction with children in collective play: Children's agency

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and perspective to their personally meaningful learning in collective play.
Liang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Two Theileria parva CD8 T cell antigen genes are more variable in buffalo than cattle parasites, but differ in pattern of sequence diversity [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Background:</b> Theileria parva causes an acute fatal disease in cattle, but infections are asymptomatic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).
Taracha, E. L. N., Mwangi Duncan M., Graham Simon P., Paul R. Spooner, Graham, S. P., Saya, RM, Toye, PG, Njahira, Moses N., Pelle, R., Richard P Bishop, Musoke, AJ, Silva, J., Rosemary M. Saya, Philip G Toye, Toye Philip G., Njahira, M.N., Saya, R. A., Evans L. N. Taracha, Musoke, A. J., Pelle Roger, Odongo, DO, Silva Joana C., Roger Pelle, Musoke Anthony J., Morrison, Ivan, Weir, W., Silva, J.C., Anthony J. Musoke, Joana C Silva, Graham, SP, Bishop, Richard P., Odongo, David O., Simon P Graham, Paul R Spooner, Taracha, EL, Morrison W. Ivan, Pelle, R, Bishop, R.P., Toye, P. G., Moses N Njahira, Saya Rosemary M., Duncan M. Mwangi, Spooner, P.R., Osaso Julius, Mwangi, D.M., W. Ivan Morrison, Toye, P.G., Silva, J. C., David O. Odongo, Osaso, J, Morrison, WI, Simon P. Graham, Moses N. Njahira, Mwangi, D. M., Evans L N Taracha, Taracha Evans L. N., Mwangi, DM, Odongo, D.O., Taracha, E.L.N., Bishop, RP, Morrison, W.I., Bishop, R. P., Njahira, M. N., Saya, R.M., Spooner, PR, Musoke, A.J., Saya, Rosemary M., Spooner, P. R., Richard P. Bishop, Pelle, Roger, Mwangi, David Miano, Spooner Paul R., Rosemary M Saya, Odongo David O., Njahira, MN, Joana C. Silva, Odongo, D. O., Duncan M Mwangi, Julius Osaso, W Ivan Morrison, Toye, Philip G., Njahira Moses N., Philip G. Toye, Morrison, W. Ivan, David O Odongo, Weir William, Bishop Richard P., Silva, JC, Osaso, J., Anthony J Musoke, Graham, S.P., William Weir, Weir, W   +92 more
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Host, vector, and parasite dynamics: exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors shaping tick‐borne filarial nematode transmission

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer, Guilherme G. Verocai, Jessica E. Light   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Cattle Adaptation to Heat Stress and Tick Resistance in the Eastern Cape, South Africa [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2014
The objective of this study was to determine the perceptions and knowledge of farmers of heat stress and tick resistance in cattle. A cross-sectional survey was conducted and 110 farmers in four villages in the sour and sweet velds of the Eastern Cape ...
C. L. F. Katiyatiya, V. Muchenje, A. Mushunje   +2 more
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Reassociation kinetics-based approach for partial genome sequencing of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

, 2010
Background: The size and repetitive nature of the Rhipicephalus microplus genome makes obtaining a full genome sequence fiscally and technically problematic. To selectively obtain gene-enriched regions of this tick's genome, Cot filtration was performed,
Matthew Bellgard, Peterson, D., Appolinaire Djikeng, Nene, Vishvanath M., Felix D Guerrero, Guerrero, F.D., Caler, E., Moolhuijzen, Paula, Vishvanath M Nene, Elisabet Caler, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Nene, V.M., Paula Moolhuijzen, Moolhuijzen, P., Shelby Bidwell, Bellgard, M., Daniel G Peterson, Nene, V., Djikeng, A., Guerrero, F., Peterson, D.G., Bidwell, S.   +21 more
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Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source