Essays about: "Brucellosis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Brucellosis.

  1. 1. Zoonotic diseases in Zambian goat herds : prevalence and risk factors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Pernilla Karlsson Bergkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : zoonotic disease; goats; Zambia; brucellosis; Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever; Rift Valley fever; risk factors;

    Abstract : Small ruminants play an important role in low-income countries due to their ability to bring food and income to their owners. Loss of these animals due to disease can therefore affect a family’s ability to support their livelihood and the children’s opportunities to go to school so that they can improve their future. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brucellosis in livestock in and near the Maasai Mara national reserve in Kenya : seroprevalence and possible impact on animal and human welfare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sofie Enström; [2017]
    Keywords : infectious diseases; bacteria; brucellosis; zoonosis; livestock; wildlife; Kenya; Africa;

    Abstract : Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella. The disease occurs worldwide and is of major importance in domestic animals, both for socio-economic reasons and because of the impact on animal and human welfare. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does hygiene training among farmers in Northeast India give healthier cows? : with special focus on animal welfare, milk yield and brucellosis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Anna Berg; [2015]
    Keywords : brucellosis; animal welfare; hoof health; Assam; dairy farming; milk yield;

    Abstract : In the years of 2009-2013 a hygiene training program was developed in the north eastern state of Assam, India, by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) together with local partners. The goal was to improve the hygiene and quality throughout the process of producing and selling milk. READ MORE

  5. 4. Brucellos - en zoonos med många olösta frågor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Josefine Dahl; [2014]
    Keywords : brucella; brucellos; reproduktionsstörningar; patogenes; dräktighet; erytritol; brucellosis; reproductive disorders; pathogenesis; pregnancy; erythritol;

    Abstract : Brucellos är en zoonos som förekommer världen över och orsakar ekonomiska förluster och ohälsa hos djur och människor. Brucellos är en kronisk bakteriell infektion som orsakas av en intracellulär gramnegativ bakterie ur släktet Brucella. Infektionen kan drabba ett flertal däggdjursarter och däribland människan. B. READ MORE

  6. 5. Brucellosis in small ruminants : an investigation of knowledge, attitude and practices in peri-urban farming around the region of Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Cecilia Grahn; [2013]
    Keywords : Brucellosis; Knowledge; Attitude; Practices; KAP;

    Abstract : Landlocked Tajikistan is situated in Central Asia and is not only the smallest republic of Central Asia, but it is also one of the most mountainous with some of Central Asia’s highest peaks. Tajikistan is currently and historically the most financially disadvantaged country within Soviet Union/Russian territories. READ MORE