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Herbaceous Forage and Selection Patterns by Ungulates across Varying Herbivore Assemblages in a South African Savanna
(PLOS ONE, 2013-12-16)
Herbivores generally have strong structural and compositional effects on vegetation, which in turn determines the plant forage species available. We investigated how selected large mammalian herbivore assemblages use and ...
Production of mouse anti-quail IgY and subsequent labeling with horseradish peroxidase using cyanuric chloride.
(J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 2013-04-01)
Polyclonal antibodies labeled with a tracer have been commonly used as secondary antibodies in immunochemical assays to quantify the concentration of antibody-antigen complexes. The majority of these antibodies conjugated ...
Understanding the persistence of plague foci in Madagascar.
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013-11-01)
Plague, a zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis, is still found in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Madagascar reports almost one third of the cases worldwide. Y. pestis can be encountered in three very different types of foci: ...
Potential impact of climate change on livestock production and health in East Africa: A review
(CIPAV Foundation, 2013-07)
Agriculture and livestock are amongst the most climate sensitive economic sectors in the developing countries whilst the rural poor communities are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change ...