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Animal Disease Burden in Nigeria, 2006-2023. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis
Decision‐makers in animal health require reliable, evidence‐based, timely, yet sensitive data to design disease contingency and preparedness plans, make informed decisions, and prioritize health interventions. Using Nigeria‐specific animal health disease reports from the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS), a global animal disease reporting ...
Al-Mustapha AI, Adetunji V, Ogundijo OA, Odetokun IA, Oyafajo L, Abali HW, Oyewo M, Abubakar AT, Muhammad SO, Adetunji DA, Odukoya A, Haruna A, Bamidele F, Elelu N, Fasina FO.   +14 more
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Perceptions, circumstances and motivators affecting the implementation of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia control programmes in Nigerian Fulani pastoral herds [PDF]

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2018
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an infectious disease of cattle which substantially contributes to poor productivity of the sub-Saharan pastoral livestock sector. In Nigeria and most of the West African countries, limited public funding for CBPP control have necessitated farmers to bear a bigger burden of managing the disease. Understanding
Suleiman, A., Jackson, Elizabeth, Rushton, J.   +2 more
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From conflict to collaboration: how local natural resource management conventions foster peacebuilding between farmers and herders in central Mali

Disasters, Volume 50, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract In the Inner Niger Delta, socio‐spatial transformations have profoundly reshaped relationships between communities and natural resources, intensifying tensions around access and management. In this context, local conventions (LCs) have emerged as essential instruments of social and environmental regulation in response to resource degradation ...
Baba Ba, Hippolyte Affognon, Fiona Flintan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural Heritage in Motion: Adaptive Mobile Cultures of (Semi)nomadic Indigenous People in Changing Climates

Geo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, January‐June 2026.
Short Abstract This article critically examines the role of Indigenous knowledge and mobile livelihoods in contemporary climate adaptation practices, highlighting how these efforts often risk perpetuating colonial power structures and sedentary biases.
Nuhu Adeiza Ismail, Ingrid Boas, Simon Alexander Bunchuay‐Peth, Annah Zhu, Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Lukas Husa, Magdalena Berger, Adane Kebede Gebeyehu, Aliou Sall, Somrak Chaisingkananont, Amadou Ndiaye   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responses to supplementation in white fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern nigeria. II. Fodder

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1996
The effect of dry-season supplementation of White Fulani cattle in northern Nigeria with legume standing hay (fodderbanks) was investigated. Over 430 cattle were recorded in 8 herds over 2.5 years. Fodder bank supplementation may have reduced weight losses in calves and breeding females during the dry-season.
Campbell, D.A., Ikuegbu, O.A., Owen, E., Little, D.A.   +3 more
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Socio‐Economic Barriers to Sustainable Development in Burkina Faso

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 689-700, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The Western Sahel has garnered global attention due to its complex and interconnected challenges, economic fragility, political instability, and environmental pressures, making it a critical research area. Focusing on Burkina Faso, this study analyses sociopolitical barriers (e.g., governance deficits, inequality) and economic growth through a
Margarita Navarro‐Pabsdorf, Eduardo Cuenca‐García   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responses to supplementation in White Fulani cattle under agro-pastoral management in northern Nigeria. 1. Phosphorus

Tropical Animal Health and Production, 1996
Using on-farm supplementation trials with a P rich block (Phos) and a salt block (Salt), deficiency of P in White Fulani cattle in Nigeria was investigated. There was some evidence, significant in some locations but nonsignificant overall, that P supplemented dams produced heavier calves and supported greater calf growth.
Campbell, D.A., Ikuegbu, O.A., Owen, E., Little, D.A.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Genomic insights into the population structure and genetic diversity of Ugandan indigenous cattle

Animal Genetics, Volume 56, Issue 6, December 2025.
Abstract Domestic cattle in Africa can be categorized as either taurine (Bos taurus) or indicine (Bos indicus) based on their domestication histories from the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius). Close to 150 breeds of indigenous cattle are estimated to exist in Africa and have a complex mixture of B. taurus and B. indicus ancestries.
Rodney Okwasiimire, Donald R. Kugonza, Daniil Ruvinskiy, Melak Weldenegodguad, Nasser Ghanem, Mahlako L. Makgahlela, Catarina Ginja, Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans, Juha Kantanen, Pekka Uimari, Kisun Pokharel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Overview of West African Traditional Soft Cheese: Processing, Safety, and Quality Characteristics

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 24, Issue 6, November 2025.
ABSTRACT West African soft cheese (WASC) is widely consumed and nutritionally valuable across West Africa. It also sustains livelihoods, particularly among Fulani households, by providing regular income for women and strengthens household food security and autonomy. However, concerns persist about its safety and quality.
Mahounakpon Wilfried Tossou, Matthew Atongbiik Achaglinkame, Linda Dari, Carole Nadia Adjouavi Sossa‐Vihotogbé, Zsanett Bodor, Daniel Mörlein   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of Individual and Collective Stigma Resulting From the 2008–9 Witch‐Hunts Carried Out by the Gambian Dictatorship: Implications for Transitional Justice

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
ABSTRACT Yahya Jammeh's 22‐year rule of The Gambia was marked by gross human rights violations, including torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances. In 2008–09, Jammeh embarked on a “witch hunt” campaign, mostly targeting poor and elderly men and women.
W. Mick L. Finlay, Blerina Kellezi, Priscilla Yagu Ciesay, Fatou Kantara, Essa Njie, Musa Sannoh, Hugo Lambie, Tadeusz Jones   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source