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Taenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems
(MDPI, 2022-08-26)
Coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant-
owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported,
gaps still remain in our knowledge of ...
Review of Sources of Uncertainty and Techniques Used in Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ruminants
(MDPI, 2024-03-06)
Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis are essential for improving the modeling
and estimation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock farming to evaluate and reduce the impact
of uncertainty in input ...
The choroid plexus acts as an immune cell reservoir and brain entry site in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
(Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2023)
The choroid plexus (ChP) has been suggested as an alternative central nervous system (CNS) entry site for CCR6+
Th17 cells during the initiation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for ...
Botanical extracts control the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum boninense in smallholder production of common bean
(Springer link, 2024-04-11)
Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. remains an intractable problem in the most common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris) production areas worldwide and can cause total yield loss. Many smallholder farmers are familiar with ...
Characterization of phenotypic traits associated with anthracnose resistance in selected common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding material
(Elsevier Ltd, 2024-02-27)
Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is the major common bean disease worldwide causing complete yield loss under favourable disease conditions. This study aimed to determine phenotypic traits associated ...
Pollen Amount and Viability in Mchare and Selected Wild (AA) Banana (Musa acuminata) Genotypes: Prospects for Breeding
(HortScience, 2024-04-10)
East African diploid cooking bananas, commonly called Mchare, are a staple crop for millions of subsistence farmers in Tanzania, particularly in the Pangani region in northern Tanzania. Several pathogens constrain Mchare ...
Climate-smart solutions for tropical mountain environments
(Frontiers, 2024-02-15)
Economic Burden of Livestock Abortions in Northern Tanzania
(Cambridge University press, 2024)
Livestock abortion is a source of economic loss for farmers, but its economic impact has not been estimated
in many Low and Middle-Income Countries. This article presents an estimation methodology and
estimates for the ...
Sustaining indigenous Maasai Alalili silvo-pastoral conservation systems for improved community livelihood and biodiversity conservation in East African rangelands Elkana HezronID*, Issakwisa B. N
(PLOS ONE, 2024-04-29)
Alalili system is one among the fewest remnant African indigenous and local knowledge systems that is traditionally practiced by Maasai pastoral communities to conserve certain portions of rangeland resources such as ...
Physicochemical and microbiological characterization and of hospital wastewater in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-08-24)
Given the complex composition of hospital wastewater and the high risk of initiating disease outbreaks,
comprehensive monitoring and treatment of hospital wastewater are required to prevent social and environ-
mental ...