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Abdou, M.M., Gomma, A.D., Issa, S., Yahoussa, G., Karimou, M., Bagnan, S., and Moussa, Y.Z. 2021. Performance zootechnique des jeunes ovins mâles nourris en complémentation au résidu de moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) au Niger. (Zootechnical performance of young male sheep fed as a supplement to moringa residue (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Niger). Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 15(5): 2050-2057. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v15i5.28

Abdu, Y., Tolera, A., Nurfeta, A., and Bradford, B. 2023. Effect of locally available and commercial preservatives on nutrient content, organic matter digestibility and microbial changes of wet brewers' grain. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 21(2), 273-289. https://doi.org/10.12982/VIS.2023.022

Acosta, D., Hendrickx, S., and McKune, S. 2019. The livestock vaccine supply chain: Why it matters and how it can help eradicate peste des petits ruminants, based on findings in Karamoja, Uganda. Vaccine 37 (2019) 6285–6290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.011

Adesogan, A., S. McKune, Eilitta, M., Havelaar, A., and Dahl, G. 2020. Animal source foods: sustainability problem or sustainability and malnutrition solution? Perspective matters. Global Food Security, Volume 25, 100325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100325

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Adesogan, A.T., and Dahl, G.E. November 2020. MILK Symposium Introduction: Dairy production in developing countries. Journal of Dairy Science, volume 103, issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18313

Amenu, K., Shibiru, A., Kumbe, A., Konyole, S., Jaleta, M., and Tiki, W. 2024. Perceptions of rural and urban residents in Borana pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Ethiopia related to milk adulteration. BMC Nutrition 10, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00876-4

Amenu, K., Agga, G.E., Kumbe, A., Shibiru, A., Desta, H., Tiki, W., Dego, O.K., Wieland, B., Grace, D. and Alonso, S. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Community-tailored training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding hygienic milk production and handling in Borana pastoral area of southern Ethiopia. Journal of Dairy Science, volume 103, issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18292 It is openly available.

Ameye, H., Nisrane Bachewe, F., and Minten, B. 2021. The rising price of nutritious foods: The case of Ethiopia. Global Food Security, Volume 31,100582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100582

Amole, T., Augustine, A., Balehegn, M., & Adesogoan, A. T. 2021. Livestock feed resources in the West African Sahel. Agronomy Journal, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20955

• Newsletter item about the above article: CSA News. March 2022. Feed limits livestock productivity in the West African Sahel. Crop Science Society of America.

Anato, A., Headey, D., Hirvonen, K., Pokharel, A., Tessema, M., Wu, F., and Baye, K. 2024. Feed handling practices, aflatoxin awareness and children's milk consumption in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia. One Health, 18, 100672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100672

Aragie, E.A., and Thurlow, J. 2022. Modeling the recovery dynamics of Ethiopia cattle population. Journal of Arid Environments, 197, 104664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104664

Ashagrie, A.K., Feyissa, F., Kebede, G., Faji, M., Mohammed, K., Mengistu, G., Kitaw, G., Dejene, M., Geleti, D., Minta, M., Rios, E.F., Balehegn, M., and Adesogan, A.T. 2023. Enhancing dairy productivity through best bet feeding interventions under smallholders in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Front. Anim. Sci. 4:1118437. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1118437

Ayantunde A.A., Adamou K., Seybou G., and Moumouni O. 2022. Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality. Rev. Elev. Med. Vet. Pays Trop., 75 (2). https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.36921 (French with PDF in English)

Ayantunde, A.A., Amole, T. and Duncan, A.J., 2023. Livestock feed markets across agro-ecological zones of Burkina Faso: feed provenance, price and quality. Frontiers in Animal Science, 4, p.1122416. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1122416

Bedaso, N. H., Bezabih, M, Zewdu Kelkay, T, Adie, A, Khan, N A, Jones, C S, Mekonnen, K, Wolde-meskel, E. 2021. Effect of fertilizer inputs on productivity and herbage quality of native pasture in degraded tropical grasslands. Agronomy Journal, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20862

Balehegn, M., Andrade Laborde, J.E., McKune, S.L., and Adesogan, A.T. 2022. The importance of meat for cognitive development. Meat and Muscle Biology, 5(3): 13040, 1–20. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/mmb/article/id/13040/download/pdf/

Balehegn, M., Ayantunde, A., Amole, T., Njarui, D., Nkosi, B. D., Müller, F.L., Meeske, R., Tjelele, T.J., Malebana, I.M., Madibela, O. R., Boitumelo, W.S., Lukuyu, B., Weseh, A., Minani, E., and Adesogan, A.T. 2021. Forage conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Review of experiences, challenges, and opportunities. Agronomy Journal, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20954

Balehegn, M., Duncan, A., Tolera, A., Ayantunde, A.A., Issa, S., Karimou, M., Zampaligré, N., André, K., Gnanda, I., Varijakshapanicker, P., Kebreab, E., Dubeux, J., Boote, K., Minta, M.,  Feyissa, F., and Adesogan, A.T. 2020. Improving adoption of technologies and interventions for increasing supply of quality livestock feed in low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, Volume 26, 100372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100372

Balehegn, M., Kebreab, E., Tolera, A., Hunt, S., Erickson, P., Crane, T.A., and Adesogan, A.T. 2021. Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment. Animal Frontiers, Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 47–56. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfab034

Balehegn, M., Mekuriaw, Z., Miller, L., McKune, S., and Adesogan. A. T. 2019. Animal source foods for improved cognitive development. Animal Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfz039

Balehegn, M., Varijakshapanicker, P., Zampaligre, N., Blummel, M., Ayantunde, A., Jones, C., Prasad, K., Duncan, A. and Adesogan, A.T. 2021. The use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy for forage nutritive value analysis in sub-Saharan African countries: Challenges and opportunities. Agron. J. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20801

Bardosh, K.L., Hussein, J.W., Sadik, E.A., Hassen, J.Y., Ketema, M., Ibrahim, A.M., Sarah Lindley McKune, S.L., and Havelaar, A.H. 2020. Chicken eggs, childhood stunting and environmental hygiene: an ethnographic study from the Campylobacter genomics and environmental enteric dysfunction (CAGED) project in Ethiopia. One Health Outlook 2, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-020-00012-9

Beal Cohen, A.A., Muneepeerakul, R. and Kiker, G. 2021. Intra-group decision-making in agent-based models. Nature: Scientific Reports, 11(1), pp.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96661-5

Bedaso, N. H., Bezabih, M, Zewdu Kelkay, T, Adie, A, Khan, N A, Jones, C S, Mekonnen, K, Wolde-meskel, E. 2021. Effect of fertilizer inputs on productivity and herbage quality of native pasture in degraded tropical grasslands. Agronomy Journal, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20862

Biratu, K., Urge, M., Kitaw, G., Feyissa, F., and Adesogan, A. 2021. Conservation, Processing and Utilization Practices of Cereal Straw as Basal Feed for Dairy Cattle in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia. East African Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 5(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.20372/eajvas.v5i1.389

Birhanu, A.F., Mummed, Y.Y., and Kurtu, M.Y. 2020. Level of Bruising and DFD Carcassesfrom Bulls of Arsi, Boran and Harar Cattle Breeds in Ethiopia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 10, 203-218. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2020.101011

Birhanu, A. F., Mummed, Y.Y., Kurtu, M.Y., O’Quinn, T., and Jiru, Y. T. 2019. Level of Pre-slaughter stress and quality of beef from Arsi, Boran and Harar cattle breeds in Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture 5: 1694233. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1694233

Bizimana, J.-C., Derseh, M.B., Adie, A., Kiker, G. 2023. Simulated economic and nutritional impacts of irrigated fodder and crossbred cows on farm households in southern Ethiopia. World Development Perspective Volume 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2023.100517

Boote, K. J., Adesogan, A. T., Balehegn, M., Duncan, A., Muir, J. P., Dubeux, J. C. B., & Rios, E. F. 2021. Fodder development in sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction. Agronomy Journal, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20924

Brown, C., Havas, K., Bowen, R., Mariner, J., Fentie, K.T., Kebede, E., Berhe, N., Anselme, S., Mwiine, F.N., Lakew, M., Kroesna, K., and Hernandez, J. 2020. Animal health in a development context. Global Food Security, Volume 25, 100369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100369

Brown, S.M., Nguyen-Viet, H., Grace, D., Ty, C., Samkol, P., Sokchea, H., Pov, S., and Young, M.F. 2022. Understanding how food safety risk perception influences dietary decision making among women in Phenom Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 12:e054940. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054940

Chea, B., Kang, K., Vipham, J., Tokach, L., and Tokach, M. 2020. Assessment of Pig Disease Prevention of Smallholder Farmers and Village Animal Health Workers in Rural and Peri-Urban Cambodia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 10, 572-591. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2020.103037

Chen, D., McKune, S.L., Singh, N., Hassen, J.Y., Gebreyes, W., Manary, M.J., Bardosh, K., Yang, Y., Diaz, N., Mohammed, A., Terefe, Y., Roba, K.T., Ketema, M., Ameha, N., Assefa, N., Rajashekara, G., Deblais, L., Ghanem, M., Yimer, G., and Havelaar, A.H. 2021. Campylobacter Colonization, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Stunting, and Associated Risk Factors Among Young Children in Rural Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study From the Campylobacter Genomics and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (CAGED) Project. Front. Public Health, Volume 8, Article 615793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.615793

Chen, D., Mechlowitz, K., Li, X., Schaefer, N., Havelaar, A.H., and McKune, S.L. 2021. Benefits and Risks of Smallholder Livestock Production on Child Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Front. Nutr. 8:751686. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.751686

Chen, D., Havelaar, A.H., Platts-Mills J, and Yang, Y. 2024. Acquisition and Clearance Dynamics of Campylobacter spp. in Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Epidemics, 2024;46:100749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2024.100749 

Coffin-Schmitt, J.L., Moore, E.V., McKune, S.L., Mo, R., Nkamwesiga, J., Isingoma, E., Nantima, N., Adiba, R., Mwiine, F.N., Nsamba, P., Hendrickx, S., and Mariner, J.C. 2021. Measurement and Sampling Error in Mixed-Methods Research for the Control of Peste des Petits Ruminants in the Karamoja Subregion of Northeastern Uganda: A Cautionary Tale. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105464

Collishaw, A., Janzen, S., Mullally, C. and Camilli, H. 2023. A Review of Livestock Development Interventions’ Impacts on Household Welfare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Food Security 38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2023.100704

Colverson, K.E. 2018. Increasing the Health and Nutritional Outcomes of the Government of Rwanda’s “One Cow per Poor Family” Program from a Gender Perspective. Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 8 (2): 31-44. https://doi.org/10.18848/2160-1933/CGP/v08i02/31-44

Colverson, K.E., Coble-Harris, L., Galie, A., Moore, E.V. Munoz, O., McKune, S.L., Singh, N., and Mo, R. 2020. Evolution of a gender tool: WEAI, WELI and livestock research. Global Food Security, Volume 26, 100375, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100375

Daba, A.K., Murimi, M., Abegaz, K., and Hailu, D. 2021. Determinants and constraints to household-level animal source food consumption in rural communities of Ethiopia. Journal of Nutritional Science, 10, e58. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2021.52

Dagne, T., Mummed, Y.Y., Kurtu, M.Y., Leta, M.U., O’Quinn, T.G., and Vipham, J.L. 2021. Proximate Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Beef from Arsi, Borana and Harar Cattle Breeds in Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences , 11, 139-156. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2021.112011

Dahourou, L.D., Konaté, A., Tapsoba, A.S.R., Dicko, A., Sanou, M., Tamboura, H.H., Bayala, B., Salissou, I., Traoré, A., Logan, L.L., and Tembely, S. 2021. Epidemiology and spatio-temporal distribution of gastrointestinal parasites infection and accuracy of FAMACHA test in sheep in traditional farming systems in Burkina Faso. Trop Anim Health Prod., 6;53(3):392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02810-3

Deblais, L., Ojeda, A., Bhrane, M., Ibrahim, B., Abdi, K., Usmael, B., Demisie, Y., Amin, J., Ahmed, I., Usmane, I., Yusuf, E., Usmail, M., Mummed, B., Game, H., Abrahim, F., Seran, A., Umer, K., Dawid, M.,  French, N.P., Gebreyes, W., Hassen, J., Manary, M., Ibrahim, A., Roba, K., Saleem, C., Dehao, C., McKune, S., Havelaar, A., and Rajashekara, G. 2023. Prevalence and load of Campylobacter genus in infants and associated household in rural Eastern Ethiopia: a longitudinal study from the Campylobacter Genomics and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (CAGED) Project. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00424-23

Demil, E., Fentie, T., Vidal, G., Jackson, W., Lane, J., Mekonnen, S.A., and Smith, W. 2021. Prevalence of bovine viral diarrhea virus antibodies and risk factors in dairy cattle in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 191, 105363, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105363

De Vries, A., Kaylegian, K.E., and Dahl G.E. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Improving the productivity, quality, and safety of milk in Rwanda and Nepal. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18304

D’Haene, E., Vandevelde, S., and Minten. B. 2021. Fasting, food and farming: Value chains and food taboos in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 16(12): e0259982. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259982

Dicko, A., Konate, A., Tapsoba, A.S.R., Tindano, K., Sanou, M., Kabore, A., Logan, L.L., Traore, A., Bayala, B., and Tamboura, H.H. 2021. Anthelmintic activity in Vitro of Ceratotheca Sesamoides endl and Striga Hermonthica (Delile) benth aqueous extracts on Haemonchus Contor­tus adult worms. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 40(2)-2021. BJSTR. MS.ID.006414. https://www.doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2021.40.006414

Dicko, A., Konate, A., Zabre, G., Tapsoba, A.S.R.,  Tindano, B., Sanou, M., Kabore, A., Traore, A., Bayala, B., and Tamboura, H.H. In vivo anthelminthic activity of Ceratotheca sesamoïdes Endl whole plant powder. International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 8, No. 2, 2022, pp. 64-71. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20220802.11

Duong, M., Nguyen-Viet, H., Grace, D., Ty, C., Sokchea, H., Sina, V., and Young, M. 2021. Perceived neighborhood food access is associated with consumption of animal-flesh food, fruits and vegetables among mothers and young children in peri-urban Cambodia. Public Health Nutrition, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021004122

Erge, C., Mummed, Y., Kurtu, M., Musa, A., Gemeda, M., and O’Quinn, T. 2022. Carcass Traits, Meat Yield and Primal Meat Cuts from Arsi, Harar, Ogaden and F1 Jersey*Horro Crossbred Bulls Fed Corn Silage Based Similar Finishing Diet. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 12, 251-270. https://www.doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2022.122019

Erge, C., Mummed, Y., Musa, A., Kefenie, K., Kurtu, Y., Gemeda, T., and O’Quinn, T. 2024. Exploratory study of growth performance of Harar, Ogaden, Arsi, and Jersey× Horro crossbred bulls fed corn silage based finishing diet. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 10(1).  https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2024.2312698

Farnworth, C.R., Jumba, H., Otieno, P.E., Galie, A., Ouma, E., Flax, V.L., Schreiner, M.-A., Coverson, K. 2023. Gender roles and masculinities in leveraging milk for household nutrition: Evidence from two districts in Rwanda. Food Policy, Volume 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102486

Feyisa, T., Tolera, A., Nurfeta, A., Balehegn, M., Yigrem, S., Bedaso, M., Boneya, M., & Adesogan, A. 2021. Assessment of fodder resources in Ethiopia: Biomass production and nutritional value. Agronomy Journal. 2021, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20895

Flax, V.L., Ouma, E., Izerimana, L., Schreiner, M., Brower, A.O., Niyonzima, E., Nyilimana, C., Ufitinema, A., and Uwineza, A. 2021. Animal source food social and behavior change communication intervention among Girinka livestock transfer beneficiaries in Rwanda: a cluster randomized evaluation. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021;9(3). https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00082

Flax, V.L., Ouma, E.A., Schreiner, M-A., Ufitinema, A., Niyonzima, E., Colverson K.E., and Galiè, A. 2023. Engaging fathers to support child nutrition increases frequency of children’s animal source food consumption in Rwanda. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0283813. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283813

Gadisa, B., Yusuf, Y., AND Kurtu M.Y. 2019. Evaluation of physical facilities, operation and management practice in selective public abattoirs in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Sc. Food Technol. 5(1): 043-049. 10.17352/2455-815X.000040. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-815X.000040

Gadisa, B., Yusuf, Y., and Yousuf, M. 2019. Evaluation of eating quality in sensory panelist and instrumental tenderness of beef from Harar, Arsi and Bale Cattle Breeds in Oromia, Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Sc. Food Technol. 5(1): 035-042. http://doi.org/10.17352/2455-815X.000039

Gage, A., Mummed, Y., Kebede, E., and Girma, M. 2022. Maize Silage effect on Feedlot Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Ethiopian Cattle. International Journal of Livestock Research, 12(3), 36-52. https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20220222021013

Gill, T., Ader, D., Srean, P., Hok, L., Cheat, S. and Lear, A. 2020. Living fences for improved smallholder livestock systems in Cambodia. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2020.1827049

Givens, D.I. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: The importance of milk and dairy foods in the diets of infants, adolescents, pregnant women, adults, and the elderly. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18296

Gomma, A.D., Issa, S., Abasse, T., Banoin, M. and Schlech, E. 2020. Effets du ramassage des fourrages sur l’environnement et sur les activités agro-sylvo-pastorales et commerciales dans les régions sahéliennes au Niger (Effects of forage harvesting on environmental, agricultural, pastoral and trading activities in the sahelian regions of Niger). International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Volume 13, No. 6. https://www.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v13i6.13

Gomma, A.D., Issa, S., Gambo, Y., and Abdou, M.M. 2021. Evaluation technico-économique de trois (3) formules alimentaires à base des ressources locales pour l'embouche des boucs roux à Maradi au Niger. (Technical and economic evaluation of three (3) feed formulas based on local resources for the fattening of red goats in Maradi in Niger). International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, 33(4), 733-741.

Grace, D., Knight-Jones, T. J., Melaku, A., Alders, R., and Jemberu, W. T. 2024. The Public Health Importance and Management of Infectious Poultry Diseases in Smallholder Systems in Africa. Foods, 13(3), 411. https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/3/411

Grace, D., Wu, F., and Havelaar, A.H. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Foodborne diseases from milk and milk products in developing countries—Review of causes and health and economic implications. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18323

Habiyaremye, N., Mtimet, N.,  Ouma, E.A.,  Obare, A.G. 2023. Cooperative membership effects on farmers’ choice of milk marketing channels in Rwanda. Food Policy, Volume 118, 2023, 102499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102499

Habiyaremye, N., Ouma, E.A., Mtimet, N. and Obare, G.A. 2021. A Review of the Evolution of Dairy Policies and Regulations in Rwanda and Its Implications on Inputs and Services Delivery. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8:611298. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.611298

Harris-Coble, L., Balehegn, M., Adesogan, A.T. and Colverson, K. 2021. Gender and livestock feed research in developing countries: A review. Agron. J. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20875

Hatew, Bayissa, Francisco Peñagaricano, Mulubrhan Gebremikael, Chris S. Jones, Geoffrey E. Dahl, and Adegbola T. Adesogan. "Synergies of feed, management trainings, and genetics on milk production of dairy cows in the tropics: The case of Ethiopian smallholder farmers." Frontiers in Animal Science 4 (2023): 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1119786 

Hatew, B., Balehegn, M., Tolera, A., Jones, C., & and Adesogan, A. T. 2023. Noug Seed Cake Quality and Safety: Extension article. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 33(1), 139-148. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejas/article/view/260122

Havelaar, A.H., Brhane, M., Ahmed IA, Ahmed, I.A., Kedir, J., Chen, D., Deblais, L., French, N., Gebreyes, W.A., Hassen, J.Y., Li, X., Manary, M.J., Mekuria, Z., Ibrahim, A.M., Mummed, B., Ojeda, A., Rajashekara, G., Roba, K.T., Saleem, C., Singh, N., Usmane, I.A., Yang, Y., Yimer, G., and McKune, S. 2022. Unravelling the reservoirs for colonisation of infants with Campylobacter spp. in rural Ethiopia: protocol for a longitudinal study during a global pandemic and political tensions. BMJ Open, 12:e061311. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061311

Henriksson, E., Söderberg, R., Ström Hallenberg, G., Kroesna, K., Ly, S., Sear, B., Unger, F., Tum, S., Nguyen-Viet, H., and Lindahl, J.F. 2021. Japanese Encephalitis in Small-Scale Pig Farming in Rural Cambodia: Pig Seroprevalence and Farmer Awareness. Pathogens, 10(5):578. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050578

Hunduma, D.; Amenu, K.; Desta, H.; Grace, D.; Agga, G.E.; Kerro Dego, O. 2024. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, and the Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Cattle and Camels under Pastoral Production System. Antibiotics 2024, 13, 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13010026

Kabore, M., Sanon H. O., Kiema A., et Nianogo A. J. 2020. Étude du maillon de la transformation des petits ruminants dans la commune de Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso. Spécial hors-série n° 5 — Janvier 2020, Science et technique, Sciences naturelles et appliquées. French language. (Study of the processing links of small ruminants in the communal district of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. Special issue No. 5, January 2020, Science and Technique, Natural and Applied Sciences, p. 471-483.)

Kabore, M., Sanon, H.O., Kiema, A., Nianogo, A.J. and Gnanda, I.B. 2022. Evaluation des performances de l’embouche ovine paysanne dans la commune de Korsimoro au Burkina Faso (Evaluation of the performance of peasant sheep fattening in the commune of Korsimoro in Burkina Faso). Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 16(3): 1031-1043. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v16i3.11

Kebede, G., Worku, W., Feyissa, F., and Jifar, H. 2023. Agro-morphological traits-based genetic diversity assessment on oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes in the central highlands of Ethiopia. ALL LIFE 2023, 16(1) pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2023.2236313

Kebede, G., Worku, W., Feyissa, F., and Jifar, H. 2023. Correlation and path coefficient analysis for quantitative traits of oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad), 100(2), pp. 68-88. https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/8482

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Miller, L.C., Neupane, S., Joshi, N., and Lohani, M. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Milk consumption is associated with better height and weight in rural Nepali children over 60 months of age and better head circumference in children 24 to 60 months of age. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18289  

Miller, L.C., Neupane, S., Joshi, N., Lohani, M., Sah, K., & Shrestha, B. 2022. Dairy Animal Ownership and Household Milk Production Associated with Better Child and Family Diet in Rural Nepal during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients, 14(10), 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14102074

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Ndahetuye, J.B., Leijon, M., Båge, R., Artursson, K., and Persson, Y. 2021. Genetic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from subclinical mastitis cases in dairy cows in Rwanda. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:751229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.751229

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Tricarico, J.M., Kebreab, E., and Wattiaux M.A. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Sustainability of dairy production and consumption in low-income countries with emphasis on productivity and environmental impact. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18269. It is openly available.

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Vyas, D., Nelson, C.D., Bromfield, J.J., Liyanamana, P., Krause, M., and Dahl G.E. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Identifying constraints, opportunities, and best practices for improving milk production in market-oriented dairy farms in Sri Lanka. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18305

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