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Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Genetic Trends for Growth and Reproductive Traits in Mashona Cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mashona cattle are an indigenous Sanga cattle breed from Zimbabwe, used for beef production and known for their mothering ability and adaptation to harsh tropical environments. Growth and reproductive traits are key determinants of efficiency in beef production.
Maxman Gomo, Luiz F. Brito, Artur O. Rocha, Carina Visser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Livestock vaccination during humanitarian crises in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of evidence of impact. [PDF]

BMC Vet Res
Wako BY, Knight-Jones TJD, Jost C, Jafary U, Daborn C, Richards S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Estimates of Genetic Parameters for Ewe Longevity and Lifetime Reproductive Performance Traits in South African Merino Sheep

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewe's functional longevity impacts flock profitability by reducing annual ewe replacement costs and increasing ewe outputs over the production cycle. In this context, the main objective of this study was to estimate variance components and genetic parameters of five ewe longevity indicators in South African Merino sheep.
Luis Fernando Batista Pinto, Carina Visser, Artur O. Rocha, Jackeline Santos Alves, Luiz F. Brito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the Recognition of Ethiopian Teff (<i>Eragrostis tef</i> [Zucc.] Trotter) Flour Under the European Union Geographical Indications System. [PDF]

Foods
Tura M, Roccatello R, Bensmail E, Valli E, Girmay G, Gebreegziabher Z, Setti M, Gallina Toschi T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Local Solutions to Structural Issues: The Fetishization of Custom in Rural Development Interventions in Côte d'Ivoire

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the paradox of seeking local solutions in rural development when conflicts result from structural transformations of the agrarian economy driven by national political choices. Since the 1990s, participatory approaches inspired by neo‐institutionalist theories of local governance have encouraged development actors to view ...
Toni‐Giovanni Pegurri
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetated buffer strips for reducing diffused agricultural water pollution in Africa. [PDF]

J Environ Qual
Akindele AFI, Ruiz I.
europepmc   +1 more source

Contestation Between the State, Oil and Fishers in Trinidad and Tobago: (Re)producing ‘Edge’ Populations on the Post‐Plantation Extraction Frontier

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Successive waves of extraction in the Caribbean—from plantation monocultures to oil and gas—have reshaped overlapping agrarian, coastal and marine environments, undermining the socio‐ecological foundations of small‐scale fisher livelihoods and generating ongoing conflict between the state, energy sector and fishing communities. Yet despite the
Merisa Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

Can the subaltern speak through WhatsApp? Unearthing the labour/knowledge of digital methodologies

Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Prompted by the challenges that Syrian refugees posed to a qualitative WhatsApp survey, this article dissects what researchers and research participants actually do when they ‘produce’ knowledge through digital methods such as WhatsApp. While many refugee participants saw the survey as an opportunity to express their views on social tensions ...
LEILA ULLRICH
wiley   +1 more source

Climate justice as a public health imperative: a perspective from Sierra Leone considering the 2025 International Court of Justice opinion. [PDF]

Infect Dis Poverty
Kamara IF, Tengbe SM, Vandi M, Ashubwe J, Hailu B, Fofanah BD, Anissette B, Osborne A, Tolhurst R, Minssen T.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Historical Perspectives on Deglobalization's Drivers, Outcomes, and Managerial Responses

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The deglobalization process experienced in the early 2020s is not without precedent. This Special Issue leverages business history as a lens to generate new insights and to uncover previously hidden complexities and nuances. Studying previous periods of deglobalization and their varying drivers, outcomes, and responses, the papers in this ...
Andrew Smith, Heidi Tworek, Marcelo Bucheli, Johann Fortwengel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source