Research Articles [LISBE]: Recent submissions
Now showing items 121-140 of 886
-
Mitochondrial DNA revealed a single stock structure of the Spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) (Teleostei; Clupeidae) in Tanzanian coastal waters
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-06-12)The Spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm are small pelagic fish that are important protein source to coastal communities in the Indo-West Pacific. In this study, a cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene of A. sirm from ... -
Rodent abundance, diversity and community structure in a bubonic plague endemic area, northern Tanzania
(De Gruyter, 2023-08-07)Rodent-borne diseases such as bubonic plague remain a significant threat to public health in tropical countries. In plague-endemic areas, little information exists on the factors triggering periodic bursts, thus rendering ... -
Potentials of Pesticidal Plants in Enhancing Diversity of Pollinators in Cropped Fields
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-12-21)Declines in populations of pollinators in agricultural based landscapes have raised a concern, which could be associated with various factors such as intensive farming systems like monocropping and the use of non-selective ... -
iMAP: an integrated bioinformatics and visualization pipeline for microbiome data analysis
(BioMed Central, 2019-07-03)One of the major challenges facing investigators in the microbiome field is turning large numbers of reads generated by next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms into biological knowledge. Effective analytical workflows ... -
Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2019-12-02)Bushmeat, the meat and organs derived from wildlife species, is a common source of animal protein in the diets of those living in sub-Saharan Africa and is frequently associated with zoonotic spillover of dangerous pathogens. ... -
Prevalence, characterization and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella isolates from healthy broiler and free-range chickens in Morogoro, Tanzania
(AJOL, 2022-06-13)Background: Salmonella enterica is a group of bacteria that cause enteric and systemic infection in animals and humans worldwide. Objectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence, characterization, and ... -
Potential Opportunities and Challenges of Deploying Next Generation Sequencing and CRISPR-Cas Systems to Support Diagnostics and Surveillance Towards Malaria Control and Elimination in Africa
(Frontiers, 2022-07-13)Recent developments in molecular biology and genomics have revolutionized biology and medicine mainly in the developed world. The application of next generation sequencing (NGS) and CRISPR-Cas tools is now poised to support ... -
Perception and Risk Factors Associated with Tuberculosis in the Manyara Region, Tanzania2
(MDPI, 2023-10-06)Tuberculosis (TB) results from infection with members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and represents a major global public health concern. We here sought to assess the perceptions of human and animal TB ... -
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 ... -
Epidemiology and Economic Importance of African Animal Trypanosomiasis
(IGI Global, 2021)African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), also called Nagana, is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by an extracellular protozoan belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. It has serious effects on the health status and welfare ... -
Development of a practical framework for sustainable surveillance and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases in Africa
(Veterinary World, 2020-09-19)A workshop on ticks and tick-borne diseases (T&TBDs) was held on June 25 and 26, 2019, at the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Division of Livestock and Human Diseases Vector Control, Arusha, Tanzania. The objectives ... -
Farmers’ participatory breeding of Lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet): A nutritional, food security and climate smart crop in northern Tanzania
(Research application summary, 2022)Farmer participatory breeding is considered an alternative technique to conventional breeding. Farmers play a major role in germplasm conservation, maintenance and selection of preferred traits especially in neglected ... -
Tree Species Density and Basal Area in Image Forest Reserve, Tanzania
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2022-04-22)Abstract The tree species density and basal area form structural and functional variables of healthy forest ecosystems. Tree density and basal area are among useful parameters for management of natural forest resources. ... -
Assessing protected area effectiveness in western Tanzania: Insights from repeated line transect surveys
(wiley, 2023-08-07)In many parts of East Africa, wildlife populations have declined over the past decades. Given these trends, site-based studies are needed to assess how protected areas with differing management strategies enable the effective ... -
Modelling elephant corridors over two decades reveals opportunities for conserving connectivity across a large protected area network
(PLOS ONE, 2023-10-13)Protected area (PA) connectivity is pivotal for the persistence of wide-ranging wildlife species, but is challenged by habitat loss and fragmentation. We analyzed habitat suitability and connectivity for the African elephant ... -
Climate change impacts outweigh conservation efforts in coral reefs that are highly exposed to thermal stresses in Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-05-01)With a greater range of management practices and so many threats to coral reefs, assessing coral reef resilience using social-ecological approaches is an important way towards understanding the climatic and non-climatic ... -
Optimization of goat manure against use of N-Minjingu Nafaka Plus fertilizer for improved lablab growth and yield in semi - arid areas of Northern Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-12)The study was conducted in Northern Tanzania from the 2022–2023 cropping seasons to develop a cropping model that farmers can use to improve their lablab production. The field experiments were conducted at the Tanzania ... -
Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review
(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022-07-28)Agricultural productivity can be increased sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by reducing crop losses due to insect pest damage. As an alternative to environmentally-damaging chemical pesticides, biological control ... -
Biological control interventions reduce pest abundance and crop damage while maintaining natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis
(The Royal Society, 2022-12-07)Insect pests are a major challenge to smallholder crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where access to synthetic pesticides, which are linked to environmental and health risks, is often limited. Biological control ... -
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 ...
