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BMC Veterinary Research, 2010 Background The structure of contact between individuals plays an important role in the incursion and spread of contagious diseases in both human and animal populations.
Otte Joachim +5 more
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Interventions in Live Poultry Markets for the Control of Avian Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 AbstractBackgroundThis review aimed to provide constructive suggestions for the control and management of avian influenza through quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the impact of different live poultry market (LPM) interventions.MethodsBoth English and Chinese language databases were searched for articles that were published on or before 9 ...
Naiyang, Shi +9 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Markets as drivers of selection for highly virulent poultry pathogens
Nature CommunicationsTheoretical models have successfully predicted the evolution of poultry pathogen virulence in industrialized farm contexts of broiler chicken populations.
Justin K. Sheen +4 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 We compared the detection frequency of avian influenza H7 subtypes at live poultry markets in Guangdong Province, China, before and after the introduction of a bivalent H5/H7 vaccine in poultry.
Jie Wu +8 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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, 2014 Jigawa State with over 90% of its poultry being extensively managed local poultry has a vast wetland, the Hadejia Nguru wetland, which serves as a center for aggregation of migratory’ birds from Europe and Asia.
Miko, R +3 more
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Live Poultry Market Closure and Control of Avian Influenza A(H7N9), Shanghai, China
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 To the Editor: China reported its first human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in late March 2013 (1). In the following weeks, 131 human infections were confirmed; 33 occurred in Shanghai (http://www.moh.gov.cn). Because infection with this novel virus had a high fatality rate and posed a pandemic risk, Shanghai disease control authorities
Yi He +13 more
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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Value chain for backyard poultry traded from producers to live bird markets in Indonesia.
, 2019 Value chain for backyard poultry traded from producers to live bird markets in Indonesia.
Farida Zenal (6733694) +5 more
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