An overview of animal health and communication constraints in smallholder farming systems of Machakos County, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-018-1682-8
Abstract: Information sharing is an important pillar for any strategy that aims to control infectious diseases especially in farms and systems that are connected. A study was designed to analyze practices related to sharing of animal… read more here.
Keywords: machakos county; smallholder farming; farming systems; animal health ... See more keywords
Dairy agripreneurs' preference for production and animal health support services in Kenya-a choice experiment.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02834-9
Abstract: Utilization of production and animal health services among smallholder dairy agripreneurs is crucial in enhancing their productivity and income levels. However, studies have documented low uptake of these services among smallholder dairy agripreneurs in Kenya.… read more here.
Keywords: animal health; dairy; dairy agripreneurs; production animal ... See more keywords
Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Brassica plants and their impact on animal health in Punjab, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12370-6
Abstract: Growing Brassica rapa L. (Brassica rapa subsp. campestris (Linn.) Clapham) with wastewater and their use as a fodder for animals is a common practice in suburb of all cities in Punjab, Pakistan, despite the wastewater… read more here.
Keywords: risk; brassica; punjab pakistan; animal health ... See more keywords
Knowledge transfer regarding the issue of animal health
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DOI: 10.1007/s13165-017-0175-9
Abstract: The transfer of knowledge and information gained from scientific investigations into farm practice is a primary constituent of applied agricultural science. The importance of this for both agricultural practice and agricultural science is in stark… read more here.
Keywords: animal health; issue animal; transfer; knowledge transfer ... See more keywords
Animal health in a development context
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100369
Abstract: Abstract Animal health is central in improving nutrition and livelihoods. Principal Investigators from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems synthesized overarching concerns and identified opportunities for enhancement. Various educational institutes provide differing… read more here.
Keywords: animal health; health; development context; health development ... See more keywords
How can veterinarians be interesting partners for organic dairy farmers? French farmers' point of views.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.07.013
Abstract: Organic dairy farmers must live up to the organic goal of 'good health' in respect the organic principles and regulation. Veterinarians could be the organic dairy farmers' expected sparring partners in reaching this goal but… read more here.
Keywords: animal health; organic dairy; dairy farmers; farmers animal ... See more keywords
Using farmer observations for animal health syndromic surveillance: Participation and performance of an online enhanced passive surveillance system.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105262
Abstract: The challenge of animal health surveillance is to provide the information necessary to appropriately inform disease prevention and control activities within the constraints of available resources. Syndromic surveillance of farmers' disease observations can improve animal… read more here.
Keywords: syndromic surveillance; system; surveillance; animal health ... See more keywords
"We are doctors": Drivers of animal health practices among Maasai pastoralists and implications for antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105266
Abstract: Animal health service providers can play an important role in limiting drug resistance by promoting responsible and prudent use of veterinary drugs. Recognizing this potential, international agencies and governments have called for these providers to… read more here.
Keywords: among maasai; health service; service providers; animal health ... See more keywords
Compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health guidelines for poultry production in Grenada
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DOI: 10.1017/s0043933917000277
Abstract: The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique's legislative and institutional compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE) guidelines on antimicrobial utilisation in poultry production is reviewed in this paper. This includes… read more here.
Keywords: poultry production; grenada; animal health; health ... See more keywords
Herd-level infectious disease surveillance of livestock populations using aggregate samples
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DOI: 10.1017/s1466252318000038
Abstract: Abstract All sectors of livestock production are in the process of shifting from small populations on many farms to large populations on fewer farms. A concurrent shift has occurred in the number of livestock moved… read more here.
Keywords: livestock; disease; animal health; aggregate samples ... See more keywords
A scoping review of ‘big data’, ‘informatics’, and ‘bioinformatics’ in the animal health and veterinary medical literature
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DOI: 10.1017/s1466252319000136
Abstract: Abstract Research in big data, informatics, and bioinformatics has grown dramatically (Andreu-Perez J, et al., 2015, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics 19, 1193–1208). Advances in gene sequencing technologies, surveillance systems, and electronic medical… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; health; data informatics; big data ... See more keywords