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Livelihood Diversification in Cholistan Desert: Analyzing the Role of Human, Natural, and Financial Capital on Household Well‐Being

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Livelihood earning in desert areas has always been a challenge worldwide due to droughts and natural hazards. This study aims to analyze livelihood diversification strategies (income, wealth, and livelihood diversifications) and the impact of human, natural, physical, financial, and social capital on the well‐being of the people of the Cholistan Desert
Ramsha Saleem, Muhammad Naeem, Ghulam Mustafa, Khaled F. M. Salem   +3 more
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Barriers to vaccine use in small ruminants and poultry in Tanzania

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022
Vaccination is an important disease prevention and control measure; however, vaccine adoption by livestock farmers in Tanzania is still low. This cross-sectional study examined the challenges to vaccine use faced by livestock owners and animal health ...
Sitira Williams, Isabella Endacott, Abel B. Ekiri, Mirende Kichuki, Mariana Dineva, Erika Galipo, Vadim Alexeenko, Ruth Alafiatayo, Erik Mijten, Gabriel Varga, Alasdair J.C. Cook   +10 more
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Septic tendosynovitis in a breeding ram and isolation of Mycoplasma arginini

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2025.
Abstract A breeding ram was submitted to a veterinary hospital due to persistent pneumonia, emaciation and high fever. Upon submission, it also showed severe weight‐bearing lameness on all four legs with highly fluid‐filled digital flexor tendon sheaths. Additionally, a mild brisket sore was diagnosed.
Eva Roden, Marcel Suchowski, Katja Voigt, Joachim Spergser, Julia M. Riehm   +4 more
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A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study on the Challenges and Prospects in Livestock Production and Marketing in the Pastoral Areas: The Case of South Omo Zone, Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The pastoral regions of Ethiopia rely heavily on livestock production and marketing. This sector offers significant opportunities but also faces several challenges. Addressing these challenges while capitalizing on the opportunities in livestock marketing is crucial for sustainable economic growth.
Rahmeto Abebe, Abate Yesigat, Nigussie Afesha, Akalewold Fedilu, Mulye Girma, Yaynabeba Abayneh, Haile Welearegay, Mebratu Mulatu, Xinqing Xiao   +8 more
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Performance Evaluation of Different Blood Levels of Crossbred Dorper Sheep and Farmers’ Perception Toward Crossbred Dorper Sheep in Central South Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
This study evaluates the growth performance of Dorper × indigenous crossbred sheep under semi‐intensive management system and assesses farmers’ perceptions toward these crossbred lambs in southern Ethiopia. Performance data, namely, birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT), and average daily weight gain from birth to weaning (ADG0‐3), were collected ...
Kebede Habtegiorgis, Deribe Gemiyo, Ayele Abebe, Addisu Jimma, Xinqing Xiao   +4 more
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Evidence for the Cytoplasmic Localization of the L-α-Glycerophosphate Oxidase in Members of the “Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster”

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Members of the “Mycoplasma mycoides cluster” are important animal pathogens causing diseases including contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, which are of utmost importance in Africa or Asia.
Melanie Schumacher, Pamela Nicholson, Michael H. Stoffel, Suchismita Chandran, Adonis D’Mello, Li Ma, Sanjay Vashee, Joerg Jores, Fabien Labroussaa   +8 more
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Mapping Small Ruminant Trade Networks in Ethiopia’s Somali Region and Borena Zone: Implications for the Spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Livestock trade significantly contributes to the spread of transboundary animal diseases (TADs), like Peste des Petits Ruminants virus (PPRV), due to the long‐distance movement of infected animals. This study investigates the structure and dynamics of the small ruminant trade network across 64 markets and 20 destinations, focusing on market ...
Asrat Arke Ashango, Hika Waktole, Samson Leta, Haileleul Negussie, Yongguo Cao   +4 more
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PREVALENCE OF MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM SUBSPECIES CAPRICOLUM AND MYCOPLASMA PUTREFACIENS IN GOATS IN PISHIN DISTRICT OF BALOCHISTAN [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2009
Several Mycoplasma species cause serious and economically important diseases in goats world-wide. Forty goat flocks in the Pishin district of Balochistan province of Pakistan were examined for the clinical cases of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia ...
M. A. AWAN, F. ABBAS, M. YASINZAI1, R. A. J. NICHOLAS2, S. BABAR, R. D. AYLING2, M. A. ATTIQUE AND Z. AHMED
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Capsular Polysaccharide Production in Bacteria of the Mycoplasma Genus: A Huge Diversity of Pathways and Synthases for So‐Called Minimal Bacteria

Molecular Microbiology, Volume 122, Issue 6, Page 866-878, December 2024.
Synthases are membrane‐embedded glycosyltransferases enabling the polymerization and secretion of homopolysaccharides that can form a capsule around mycoplasma cells. The nature of the capsular polymer is tightly linked to different structural features of the synthase.
Manon Vastel, Corinne Pau‐Roblot, Séverine Ferré, Véronique Tocqueville, Chloé Ambroset, Corinne Marois‐Créhan, Anne V. Gautier‐Bouchardon, Florence Tardy, Patrice Gaurivaud   +8 more
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Pathogenesis and Immunohistochemical Studies of Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Experimentally Infected Goats [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012
This study was designed to evaluate the pathogenesis of caprine pleuropneumonia (CPP) in the experimentally inoculated goats with Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies Capri (Mmc).
Umer Sadique*, Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry1, Muhammad Younus Rana2, Aftab Ahmad Anjum3, Zahoor-Ul-Hassan, Abdul Sajid and Muhammad Mushtaq
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