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A Review of piggery manure management: generally, across western, Asian and African countries
(Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2020-04-03)
The aim of this paper was to review the piggery waste management aspects in several countries of the world. Intensive livestock production produces significant quantities of waste that ...
Invited Review — Pig production in Africa: current status, challenges, prospects and opportunities.
(Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies., 2024-04)
Pig production is one of the viable enterprises of the livestock sub-sector of agriculture. It contributes significantly to the economy and animal protein supply to enhance food security in Africa and globally. This article ...
Working horses welfare assessment and their owners perceive in middle and north Darfur states Sudan
(Elservier, 2022-07-09)
Working horses in Low and Middle income countries have a significant impact on people’s lives. In spite of their
best, the well-being of Sudanese working horses are neglected. There is no information on Sudanese ...
Major overlap in plant and soil organic carbon hotspots across Africa.
(Elsevier B.V., 2024-11-15)
Terrestrial plant and soil organic carbon stocks are critical for regulating climate change, enhancing soil fertility, and supporting biodiversity. While a global-scale decoupling between plant and soil organic carbon has ...
Seroprevalence of Selected Tick Borne Pathogens and Diversity and Abundance of Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface in Northern Botswana
(Frontiers Media, 2020-05-05)
Ticks and tick borne diseases (TBDs) undermine livestock production with considerable economic losses to livestock producers in endemic areas worldwide. Despite the impact of ticks and TBDs in livestock production, there ...
Nuclear Receptor RORα/γ: Exciting Modulators in Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
(Frontiers Media [Commercial Publisher], 2022-06-21)
Under the influences of modern lifestyle, metabolic syndromes (MetS), including insulin resistance, obesity, and fatty liver, featuring a worldwide chronic disease, greatly raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, ...
Investigation of Cysticercosis bovis prevalence using passive abattoir post-mortem inspection and active administration of structured non-participatory questionnaire to farmers in Botswana
(Springer Nature B.V, 2020-10-15)
Most government published statistics of C. bovis prevalence in Botswana emanate mainly from records available at the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), the country’s national export abattoir. Although BMC slaughters 44% of ...
Modification of graphene-based nanomaterials with gamma irradiation as an eco-friendly approach for diverse applications: A review
(Elsevier B.V., 2024-05)
Graphene-based nanomaterials (GBNMs) are versatile due to their large surface area, great mechanical, chemical strength, and excellent electrical properties. The versatility of graphene has increased its applicability ...
Forage conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Review ofexperiences, challenges, and opportunities
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2021-11-11)
Forage conservation is an important potential solution to seasonal variation in feed quality and quantity and herder-farmer conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Considerable variations exist in the type of forages conserved ...
Ruminant contribution to enteric methane emissions and possible mitigation strategies in the Southern Africa Development Community region
(SpringerLink, 2022-08-31)
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region is not a major emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG). However, Sub-Saharan Africa is considered a potential future hotspot for GHG emissions because of its large livestock ...