A5046428545- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal health and immunology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
University of Edinburgh
2020-2024
Morbidity and mortality of young stock is a challenge for livestock producers globally. In Ethiopia, where camels small ruminants (sheep goats) are essential smallholder pastoral livestock, losses can cause severe consequences to livelihoods. This pilot study, part Government-led Young Stock Mortality Reduction Consortium project, was undertaken identify evaluate interventions reduce in mixed crop-livestock production systems Ethiopia. Pastoralists farmers were enrolled by convenience...
The California mastitis test (CMT) is a simple cow-side indicator of the somatic cell count (SCC) in milk, providing useful tool identifying cases subclinical cattle. Mastitis, and particular mastitis, major concern Ethiopia Nigeria, yet detection challenging due to cost access commercial CMT reagents.
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background:</ns4:bold>Animal disease constitutes a major hurdle to improved livelihoods in rural Nigeria through the challenges of loss productivity, livestock morbidity and mortality including reproductive losses. In order design implement impactful interventions, baseline data on causes such losses are needed. Therefore, objective present study was carry out targeted field surveys, interviews with ruminant farmers, veterinary professionals other stakeholders farming...
Morbidity and mortality of young stock present economic production challenges to livestock producers globally. In Ethiopia, calf morbidity rates, particularly due diarrhea respiratory disease, are high, limiting production, incomes, the ability farmers improve their livelihoods. this paper, we findings from combined experience Young Stock Mortality Reduction Consortium, which conducted epidemiological intervention testing in calves across three systems. This innovative alliance identified...
Background Premature death of livestock is a problem in all ruminant production systems. While the number premature deaths country reasonable indicator for nation's health, few data sources exist like Ethiopia that can be used to generate valid estimates. The present study aimed establish if three different sets, each with imperfect information on mortality, including abortions, could combined into improved estimates nationwide mortality Ethiopia. Methods We from recent survey Living...
Livestock provide meat, milk, draught labour, are used for breeding, and act as a store of value smallholder farmers. High young stock mortality (YSM) has the potential to cause significant financial loss. The Young Stock Mortality Reduction Consortium collaborated on project deliver package basic health husbandry interventions reduce YSM cattle small ruminants in mixed pastoral production systems Ethiopia. Prior intervention, rates ranged from 9.8% calves systems, 35.6% systems....
<ns4:p><ns4:bold>Background: </ns4:bold>The California mastitis test (CMT) is a simple cow-side indicator of the somatic cell count (SCC) in milk, providing useful tool identifying cases subclinical cattle. Mastitis, and particular mastitis, major concern Ethiopia Nigeria, yet detection challenging due to cost access commercial CMT reagents.</ns4:p><ns4:p> <ns4:bold>Methods: </ns4:bold>Commercially available domestic detergents<ns4:bold> </ns4:bold>from Nigeria were compared (n = 3 for each...
Abstract Background In Ethiopia, there are limited data on the causes of ruminant mortality and reproductive losses which is hampering development interventions to improve livestock health. The present study aimed establish magnitude in cattle, sheep goats across all smallholder production systems Ethiopia. Methods study, consisting three sources, was conducted collect goats. Nine regional states; Afar, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambela, Harari, Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationalities,...