Publications by authors named "James Miser Akoko"
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- * The study sampled 2048 dairy cattle across 1371 farms and found a molecular prevalence of 3.5%, with the highest rates in the Njombe region and one specific bacteria being the most common.
- * Recommendations include further research on the disease's sources, better education for livestock keepers, and potential vaccination programs to control brucellosis in high-risk areas.
Commercial layer and indigenous chicken farming in Nairobi and associated activities in the egg value chains are a source of livelihood for urban families. A value chain mapping framework was used to describe types of inputs and outputs from chicken farms, challenges faced by producers and their disease control strategies. Commercial layer farms were defined as farms keeping exotic breeds of chicken, whereas indigenous chicken farms kept different cross breeds of indigenous chicken.
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