Browsing Veterinary Science by Subject "Zebus"

Browsing Veterinary Science by Subject "Zebus"

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  • Genetic susceptibility to infectious disease in East African Shorthorn Zebu : a genome-wide analysis of the effect of heterozygosity and exotic introgression 
    Murray, Gemma G.R.; Woolhouse, Mark E.J.; Tapio, Miika; Mbole-Kariuki, Mary Ndila; Sonstegard, Tad S.; Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Jennings, Amy; Conradie van Wyk, Ilana; Chase-Topping, Margo; Kiara, Henry; Toye, Philip G.; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Hanotte, Olivier (BioMed Central, 2013-11-09)
    BACKGROUND: Positive multi-locus heterozygosity-fitness correlations have been observed in a number of natural populations. They have been explained by the correlation between heterozygosity and inbreeding, and the negative ...
  • Hematological profile of East African short-horn zebu calves from birth to 51 weeks of age 
    Conradie van Wyk, Ilana; Goddard, Amelia; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Booth, C.; Hanotte, Olivier; Jennings, Amy; Kiara, Henry; Mashego, P.; Muller, Carien; Pretorius, G.; Poole, E.M.; Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Toye, Philip G.; Woolhouse, Mark E.J.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (Springer, 2013-09)
    This paper is the first attempt to accurately describe the hematological parameters for any African breed of cattle, by capturing the changes in these parameters over the first 12 months of an animal’s life using a ...
  • The impact of co-infections on the haematological profile of East African short-horn Zebu calves 
    Conradie van Wyk, Ilana; Goddard, Amelia; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Handel, Ian Graham; Hanotte, Olivier; Jennings, Amy; Lesosky, Maia; Kiara, Henry; Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Toye, Philip G.; Woolhouse, Mark W.; Penzhorn, Barend Louis (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
    The cumulative effect of co-infections between pathogen pairs on the haematological response of East African Short-horn Zebu calves is described. Using a longitudinal study design a stratified clustered random sample of ...
  • A live weight–heart girth relationship for accurate dosing of east African shorthorn zebu cattle 
    Lesosky, Maia; Dumas, Sarah; Conradie, Ilana; Handel, Ian Graham; Jennings, Amy; Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Toye, Philip G.; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare (Springer, 2013)
    The accurate estimation of livestock weights is important for many aspects of livestock management including nutrition, production and appropriate dosing of pharmaceuticals. Subtherapeutic dosing has been shown to ...
  • Mortality in East African shorthorn zebu cattle under one year : predictors of infectious-disease mortality 
    Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Kiara, Henry; Toye, Philip G.; Poole, Jane; Ndila, Mary; Conradie, Ilana; Jennings, Amy; Handel, Ian Graham; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Hanotte, Olivier (BioMed Central, 2013-09-08)
    BACKGROUND: Infectious livestock diseases remain a major threat to attaining food security and are a source of economic and livelihood losses for people dependent on livestock for their livelihood. Knowledge of the ...
  • Parasite co-infections show synergistic and antagonistic interactions on growth performance of East African zebu cattle under one year 
    Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Poole, Elizabeth Jane; Kiara, Henry; Toye, Philip G.; Ndila, Mary; Conradie, Ilana; Jennings, Amy; Handel, Ian Graham; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Hanotte, Olivier; Woolhouse, Mark E.J. (BioMed Central, 2013)
    The co-occurrence of different pathogen species and their simultaneous infection of hosts are common, and may affect host health outcomes. Co-infecting pathogens may interact synergistically (harming the host more) or ...
  • Variation and covariation in strongyle infection in East African shorthorn zebu calves 
    Callaby, R.; Hanotte, Olivier; Conradie van Wyk, Ilana; Kiara, Henry; Toye, Philip G.; Mbole-Kariuki, Mary Ndila; Jennings, Amy; Thumbi, Samuel Mwangi; Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.; Bronsvoort, Barend Mark de Clare; Knott, S.A.; Woolhouse, Mark E.J.; Kruuk, Loeske E.B. (Cambridge University Press, 2015-03)
    Parasite burden varies widely between individuals within a population, and can covary with multiple aspects of individual phenotype. Here we investigate the sources of variation in faecal strongyle eggs counts, and its ...