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The use of oilseed cake (ram press sunflower cake) from small-scale processing operations for inclusion in rations for peri-urban goat production in Zimbabwe
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Rapid Detection of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia Using a Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Antigen Detection Latex Agglutination Test

Latex microspheres (diameter, 8 μm) were coated with anti-Mycoplasma capricolum subsp.capripneumoniae polyclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) antiserum […]
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New strategies to control worms in goat keepers’ herds – Validated RNRRS Output

This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
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Increasing the productivity of smallholder owned goats in Acacia thornveld. 1. Goat feeding strategies. In: Proceedings of 3rd Livestock Production Workshop in Ingwe Lodge, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. 26-28 September 2000. Smith, T. and Richards, J.I. (Eds.). N

The current status of goat production and farmers’ attitudes to feeding them acacia and other pods […]
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Improving the livelihood of resource-poor goat farmers in Southern Africa through strategic drug and nutritional interventions against gastro-intestinal nematode infections

The Department for International Development (DFID) Animal Health Programme (AHP) is to fund a project (R8151) […]
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Humoral immune responses following experimental infection of goats with Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae

Goats housed in microbiologically secure facilities were experimentally endobronchially infected with Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (Mccp), […]
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Community-based goat productivity improvement in Central and South Meru Districts of Kenya

The project purpose was sustainable and replicable mechanisms and pathways for assembling, disseminating and promoting information […]
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Field trialling of the capripox/rinderpest recombinant virus

This project continued testing a dual vaccine against rinderpest and lumpy skin disease in cattle, and […]
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Farmers dairy goat production handbook

This farmers’ booklet on rearing dairy goats was written and prepared by FARM Africa to help […]
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Diseases of Small Ruminants in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Handbook

This handbook was prepared as part of extension materials for veterinary extension staff under a project […]
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Development of a genetically marked recombinant rinderpest vaccine expressing green fluorescent protein

In order to effectively control and eliminate rinderpest, a method is required to allow serological differentiation […]
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Livestock and livelihoods: Highlights from a sample of research projects commissioned on livestock of relevance to resource-poor livestock keepers in Africa, South Asia and Latin America

This document contains a few highlights from completed research projects commissioned by DFID’s LPP over the […]