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Heritability and relationship between drought tolerance traits and yield in groundnuts (arachis hypogaea l.) under different watering regimes
(Asian J Agri Biol,, 2016)
Improvement of groundnuts for drought tolerance could increase production in drought prone areas.This study aimed at determining the heritability estimates and relationship of HI and SCMR with yield and yield components ...
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
(ELSEVIER, 2024-03-04)
Understanding rodent-ectoparasite interactions and the factors driving them is important in understanding the
epidemiology of diseases involving an arthropod vector. Fleas are the primary vector for Yersinia pestis, ...
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024-01-12)
Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses,
and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to
describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ...
The mtego® trap: a potential tool for monitoring and control of malaria and arbovirus vectors
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)
Odour-baited traps are valuable for vector surveillance and control; however, they often exhibit
varying recapture rates among mosquito species due to the limited range of host cues they provide.
Therefore, it is crucial ...
Designing a novel method for brain volume quantification in investigating childhood brain atrophy and its functional effects
(NM-AIST, 2023-08)
Brain atrophy is a result of volume loss commonly indicated by brain parenchyma separation
from calvarium on neuroimaging. The prevalence of childhood brain atrophy has not been
determined globally. Despite sporadic ...
Performance of selected cowpea (vigna unguiculata (l.) walp) varieties in different soil types in Singida District, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2017-12)
A participatory research was conducted in Singida District central Tanzania under Singida
Nutrition and Agro ecological Project (SNAP), during the 2016/2017 cropping season to
evaluate the performance of cowpea (Vigna ...
Virulence pattern of circulating aeromonads isolated from farmed Nile tilapia in Tanzania and novel antibiotic free attenuation of Aeromonas hydrophila strain TZR7-2018
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-07)
Aeromonads are gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobes bacteria known to cause motile aeromonads septicemia diseases (MAS) in warm freshwater farmed fish. Outbreaks are associated with pathogenicity of aeromonads ...
Why isn’t everyone using the thermotolerant vaccine? Preferences for Newcastle disease vaccines by chicken-owning households in Tanzania
(PLOS ONE, 2019-08-15)
Understanding preferences for veterinary vaccines in low and middle-income countries is
important for increasing vaccination coverage against infectious diseases, especially when
the consumer is responsible for choosing ...
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018-08-09)
Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ...
Present status of aquaculture and the challenge of bacterial diseases in freshwater farmed fish in Tanzania; A call for sustainable strategies
(Elsevier, 2020-07-07)
Aquaculture provides significant contributions to household food security, as the capture of wild fish from lakes,
dams, and oceans do not meet the current demand for animal protein in Tanzania. Sustainable aquaculture
requires ...