Essays about: "foot and mouth disease virus"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words foot and mouth disease virus.
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1. Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants in Zambia on the border to Tanzania : Searching for common traits among seropositive herds
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Foot and mouth disease (FMD) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) are highly contagious viral diseases affecting sheep and goats all over the world. Small ruminants are often owned by poor small-scale farmers in the developing world, and several studies have identified them to be among the most important livestock species for the poor. READ MORE
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2. Tracking transboundary diseases in small ruminants in the border region Tanzania-Zambia : a minor field study focusing on Peste des petits ruminants and Foot-and-mouth disease
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and Foot and mouth disease (FMD) are two infectious diseases of major socioeconomic impact. The devastating effects of these diseases are mostly seen in developing countries, such as Tanzania, where small ruminants play an important role in livelihood resilience and are a major source of income. READ MORE
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3. Gnuer kontra tamboskap : konflikten mellan gnuer och traditionell hållning av tamboskap i östra Afrika
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Samexistens mellan vilda och tama djur fungerar inte alltid smärtfritt. Pastoralister, vars djurhållning bygger på att gå med djuren dit bete finns, så kallad frigående betesdrift, påverkas i stor grad av det vilda djurlivet. Ett stort problem för pastoralister i vissa områden i Afrika är gnuer. READ MORE
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4. Foot and mouth disease in and near the Maasai Mara, Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Livestock is very important to the sub-Saharan pastoralists, and the health and wellbeing of the cattle, which are a large portion of the livestock that the farmer keeps, can make or break a family’s livelihood. One important disease in cattle is foot and mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious disease affecting many species of both cloven–hoofed wildlife and livestock such as cattle. READ MORE
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5. Jämförande studie av nötkreaturs och grisars NK-celler
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Natural killer cells (NK-celler) är en viktig del i det medfödda immunsystemet. De har förmågan att lysera celler som inte uttrycker tillräckligt många inhiberande molekyler, däribland histokompatibilitetsmolekyler (eng. major histocompatibility complex, MHC) klass I. Detta gäller framför allt tumörceller och virusinfekterade celler. READ MORE
