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An Overview of the Newcastle Disease Avian Influenza Control Research Project

Abstract: In 2007, the Newcastle Disease Avian Flu Control Research Project, a sub-project under the Global Livestock CRSP Avian Flu School, was initiated in Tanzania. Because […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Peter Msoffe; Carol J. Cardona
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Introduction to the HIV Nutrition Project (HNP):Increasing Animal Source Foods (ASF) in Diets of HIV-infected Kenyan Women and Their Children

Abstract: Many of the 28 million people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) estimated to be living in sub-Saharan Africa also suffer […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Judith Ernst; Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Constantin Yiannoutsos
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare (AMPATH) in Kenya

Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 28 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 2001, Moi University […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Judith Ernst;Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Constantin Yiannoutsos
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Expansion of LEWS Activities in Ethiopia Under the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI)

Abstract: In the recent past, pastoralists of Ethiopia have become increasingly food insecure and vulnerable to drought and other shocks. This trend is corroborated by high […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Laban MacOpiyo; Abdi Jama; Robert Kaitho
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Assessment of Livestock Market Information Systems in the Highland Regions of Ethiopia

Abstract: The lack of properly functioning markets has been pointed out as one of the key issues underlying the recurrent food crisis in Ethiopia and in […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Laban MacOpiyo; Abdi Jama; Abdirahman Ali; Mitiku Gobena
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The National Livestock Marketing Information System Comes of Age in Kenya

Abstract: Following consultations and demonstration of the functioning of the Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) project ICT (information and communication technology) in reporting and […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho; Muthoni Mwangi; John Maina; Qalicha Wario
  • 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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HALI Project Livestock Sampling, Ruaha Ecosystem, Tanzania

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  • Date of Publication: 8/23/2008
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Media

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Gross Fecal Pollution of a Rural Watershed in Kenya: Research Identifying Cattle as a Major Source in the River Njoro Watershed

Abstract: Elevated levels of fecal pollution in surface water pose significant health risks for humans as well as livestock, and degrade aquatic ecosystems. This brief presents […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Marion Jenkins
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Point-of-Use Treatment Options for Improving Household Water Quality Among Rural Populations in the River Njoro Watershed, Kenya

Abstract: Rural access to improved water supplies in Kenya stands at 46%. Consequences are apparent in the River Njoro watershed, where a majority of households fetch […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Sangam K. Tiwari; Marion W. Jenkins
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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