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Landscape Factors Associated with Livestock Disease Deaths in Idodi and Pawaga Divisions, Tanzania

Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, livestock deaths due to disease have large impacts on household income and nutrition. As part of the larger Health for Animals and […]

  • Date of Publication: 5/1/2009
  • Author(s): Peter Coppolillo; Deana Clifford; Amy Dickman; Michel Masozera; Mariam Nguvava; Rudovick Kazwala; Jon Erickson; Jonna Mazet
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Technology Transfer Part 1: Implementation of the Livestock Early Warning System in Mongolia

Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock […]

  • Date of Publication: May 2009
  • Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Technology Transfer Part 2: The Voice of LEWS: Information Outreach from the Gobi Forage Livestock Early Warning System

Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock-CRSP […]

  • Date of Publication: May 2009
  • Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The Potential for Culture of Nile Tilapia and African Catfish in the River Njoro Watershed

Abstract: Aquaculture systems have the benefit of being highly intensive with demonstrated economic returns. Aquaculture can be an efficient strategy for economical land use and serve […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2009
  • Author(s): David Liti
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The Economy of Change: Livelihood Diversification and Land Use Change in Simanjiro, Tanzania

Abstract: In East Africa, widespread conflict exists regarding the implications of land use practices for wildlife conservation. Among the Maasai of northern Tanzania, cultivation is increasing, […]

  • Date of Publication: March 2009
  • Author(s): Stacy J. Lynn
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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From Problem Models to Solutions: Learning to Cope in a Risky World

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  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Are Cattle Die-Offs Predictable on the Borana Plateau?

Abstract: Drought regularly affects rangelands and contributes to high death rates for livestock and poverty for pastoralists. But do livestock losses occur randomly simply when rainfall […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2008
  • Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Getachew Gebru; Solomon Desta; Sintayehu Mesele; Seyoum Tezera
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The Influence of Water Stability on Livestock Migration in Northern Kenya

Abstract: The Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) and the Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) projects have determined that water availability and stability are major […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Robert Kaitho; Joseph Ndungu; Gatarwa Kariuki
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Development of Herder Alliances in the Gobi Region of Mongolia

Abstract: In 2006, a collaborative pilot project was initiated in Mongolia to test the applicability of developing herder alliances based on the model of North American […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): E. Bayarmaa; S. Bayarmagnai; Dennis Sheehy
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Development Of Portable NIRS Technology To Monitor Grazing Animal Nutrition In Mongolia

Abstract: Understanding nutritional status of grazing animals is a critical step in improving livestock productivity in Mongolia. Utilization of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) on feces […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Doug Tolleson; Stephen Prince; Kris Banik; Udval Gombosuren; Dennis Sheehy
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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