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Effects of Season Variation on Water, Feed, Milk Yield and Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cows in Smallholder Farms in Eastern Africa
(Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 2020-08-28)
Aim: The smallholder dairy industry in Eastern Africa continues to be characterized by seasonality driven milk fluctuations and reproductive performance of dairy cows. In this review, we present important effects of changes ...
Year Round Feed and Fodder Availability in Smallholder Dairy Farms across High and Low Altitude Areas in Eastern Africa
(Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 2020-08-07)
Feed-year strategies involve matching the cycles of dairy production with the changing availabilities of all sources of nutrients over time. Therefore, an understanding of seasonal variation in availability of forage ...
Insecticidal Efficacy of Syzygium aromaticum, Tephrosia vogelii and Croton dichogamus Extracts against Plutella xylostella and Trichoplusia ni on Brassica oleracea crop in Northern Tanzania
(AIMS Agriculture and Food, 2020-12-30)
The insecticidal efficacy of 10%, 5% and 1% w/v of Tephrosia vogelii, Croton
dichogamus and Syzygium aromaticum aqueous plant extracts were assessed against larvae of
Plutella xylostella and Trichoplusia ni on Brassica ...
Performance of Pinus patula in Areas Invaded by Acacia mearnsii in Sao Hill Forest Plantation, Southern Tanzania
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-07-06)
Problems associated with the invasiveness of exotic tree species such as Acacia mearnsii have increased recently causing vast damage in environment and economy worldwide. Sao Hill Forest Plantation (SHFP) in southern ...
Influence of Tobacco Plant on Macronutrient Levels in Sandy Soils
(MDPI, 2020-03-19)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is associated with great uptake of soil macronutrients.
Following the need to understand the macronutrients levels before and after tobacco cultivation,
research was conducted in loamy sand ...
Conservation and Management Challenges Facing a Medicinal Plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Simanjiro Area, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2020-05-19)
The information on the medicinal use, availability, challenges, and future conservation strategies for the medicinal plant Zanthoxylum chalybeum were gathered by using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group ...
A review on methods for diagnosis of breast cancer cells and tissues.
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2020-06-12)
Breast cancer has seriously been threatening physical and mental health of women in the world, and its morbidity and mortality also show clearly upward trend in China over time. Through inquiry, we find that survival rate ...
Detection of African swine fever virus genotype XV in a sylvatic cycle in Saadani National Park, Tanzania
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-07-22)
African swine fever (ASF) is a severe haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs caused
by ASF virus (ASFV). ASFV is transmitted by soft ticks (Ornithodoros moubata complex
group) and by direct transmission. In Africa, ASF ...
Anthropogenic disturbance and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) habitat use in the Masito-Ugalla Ecosystem, Tanzania
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2020-11-04)
The habitat quality of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), including the availability of plant food and nesting species, is important to ensure the long-term survival of this endangered species. Botanical composition of vegetation ...
Childhood dietary exposure of aflatoxins and fumonisins in Tanzania: A review
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-12-24)
Aflatoxins (AFs) and Fumonisins (FBs) are common contaminants of maize, from secondary metabolites of fungi. Presence of AFs and FBs in maize-based complimentary food is evident in various studies conducted in Tanzania and ...