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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"Animal Diseases"”.
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Spatial spread of farm animal diseases
… required that the UK should have "An effective animal identification and movement recording system". The Cattle Tracing System (CTS) was introduced in September 1998, and the scheme was extended to include all cattle by the beginning of 2001. Contact networks have proved valuable in studying the …
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Effects of droughts and animal diseases on smallholder farmers’ participation in the South African beef market
… with the regularity of incidences of drought and animal disease. These occurrences affect smallholder farmers and the vulnerable members of society. Most rural households depend on agriculture and are primarily involved in livestock production. There are 1.3 billion people in the world who depend …
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Three Essays on Agricultural and Food Trade Shocks and Regional Integration
… the first chapter, we investigate the impact of animal diseases on trade of animal-based products. We found that animal disease outbreaks decrease exports by 4% on average per year, amounting to annualized losses of 96 billion of 2019 USD. Trade quantities decline by 8% (51 million tons) on …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of small household farmers towards heartwater disease and molecular characterization of Ehrlichia ruminantium in Limpopo province, South Africa
… production as it affects many livestock animals including domesticated animals such as goats, cattle, and sheep as well as wild ruminants. In Southern Africa, it is spread by Amblyomma hebraeum ticks, and in the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, it is spread by A. variegatum ticks. In this …
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An online system for bioterrorism surveillance
… use humans as indicators and the others use animals. Both of these systems detect the threats by collecting and analyzing the statistical data on health trends. Since most bio-weapons start as animal diseases, using animals as indicators allow identification of a bioterrorism threat at …
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The animal health components of a biosurveillance system
… information related to health hazards or diseases affecting human, animal, or plant health and their environment to achieve early detection and warning, situational awareness, and better decision making. Animal health surveillance is an important component within biosurveillance systems …
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Bacterial Plant Pathogen Identification using Genomics and Metagenomics
… measures and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases. Conventional methods of identification are limited to specific pathogen species because they require prior knowledge and pure cultures of the pathogen. Therefore, these methods cannot detect new pathogens responsible for newly emerging …
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Exploration of lived experiences of selected schools in production units in Kalomo district, southern province, Zambia.
… capacity though inhibited by lack of resources, animal diseases, poor marketing and competition from commercial agriculture. The school managers had capacity to improve PU performance. PU was profitable enough to support PU and school activities such as boarding school feeding. PU had management …
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Laukinių ir naminių gyvūnų pasiutligės epidemiologija, diagnostika ir imunoprofilaktika Lietuvoje /
… one of the oldest and most dangerous human and animal diseases. This is a disease that is transmitted directly from animal to animal and from an animal to a human being. People usually contract this disease from stray domestic animals therefore a realistic threat is posed to everyone to become …
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Antimicrobial effects of naturally occurring compounds against microorganisms relevant to food safety
… profits in modem farming practice, control of animal diseases and extension of shelflife of food products. However, due to increasing public concerns on the potential harmful effect posed by antibiotic residues in foods and the development of antibiotic resistance as a result of extensive use …
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Data integration issues for a farm GIS-based spatial decision support system
… to the national economy. The impact of animal diseases such as BSE and Foot and Mouth has reduced consumer confidence in the quality of food produced. The UK Government, through the introduction of funding schemes, is aiding the recovery of the industry by encouraging farmers to …
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Lungworm Infections, Reproduction and Summer Habitat Use of Bighorn Sheep in Custer State Park, South Dakota
… hunting, loss of habitat, and introduction of animal diseases and parasites caused the subspecies of the region, the Audubon's bighorn sheep (O. c. auduboni), to become extinct by 1916 (Buechner 1960). To reestablish bighorn sheep in the Black Hills, 8 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (O. c. …
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IDENTIFICATION OF KEY MOLECULES IN PLACODE-DERIVED NEURONS THAT COORDINATE CHICK TRIGEMINAL GANGLIOGENESIS
… development and the etiology of human and animal diseases arising from defects in neural crest cells and/or placode cells.
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Simulating traffic flow for emergency evacuation in Manhattan, KS using Rockwell ARENA
… At this site, research of agricultural and animal diseases and pathogens will take place. Due to the fact that the site will be in close proximity to a university, as well as many residents, a risk assessment must be completed to determine whether or not the current road infrastructure would …
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The development of novel diagnostic countermeasures for Rift Valley fever virus
… humans. It is listed as #3 for most dangerous animal threats and is in the top 10 pathogens needing urgent research in preventative and control measures. Although RVFV has never been reported in the US or Europe, outbreaks outside the African continent have sparked renewed interest in …
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The molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus in northern Colorado
… were obtained from the USD A-Arthropod Bome Animal Diseases Research Laboratory (ABADRL) and from collections at the Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory at Colorado State University (AIDL). Field isolates were characterized by phylogenetic analysis of sequence data from three …
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Immune related gene expression of parasite-resistant sheep during a Haemonchus contortus infection
… four experimental days (0, 3, 5, and 7). Wool animals expressed higher levels of genes associated with tissue remodeling, wound healing, and inflammation, but no expression of key Th2 cytokines. Hair sheep expressed genes more closely related to Th2 immune responses. Experiment 2 assigned 12 …
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Factors affecting the accumulation of pentosidine in the skin of wild birds
… which accumulates in the tissues of an animal over its lifespan. The intent of this study was to determine if comparable change in Ps concentrations could be established in the skin of wild birds of known ages. Skin samples were obtained from the breast of 44 birds of various species. …
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Foodborne pathogens in poultry production and post-harvest control
A comprehensive ecological survey was conducted from April 1997 to June 1999 on four turkey flocks (F5-F8) to identify the preharvest sources of Salmonella colonization. Generic E. coli and total coliforms were enumerated as indicators of fecal contamination in F7 and F8. Turkey cecal and crop …
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Occurrence, etiology and management of ringwomb in ewes
Pedigrees of ewes with Ringwomb were studied to determine the etiology, incidence and treatment of Ringwomb. Purebred Suffolk and crossbred Hampshire and Shropshire ewes aged from one to seven years were observed over a period of five lambing seasons. The study was conducted on 24 clinical cases of …
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