Animal Health

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A survey of the mineral status of livestock in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China

Publication Code: 

WP59a [Mandarin]

Author(s): 

Nyima Tashi, Luo Xugang and Yu Shunxiang, Geoff Judson
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The Mandarin translation of Working Paper 59.

A survey of the mineral status of livestock in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China

Publication Code: 

WP59

Author(s): 

Nyima Tashi, Luo Xugang and Yu Shunxiang, Geoff Judson
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This report is the outcome of a cooperative program involving scientists from the Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, the Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Australia.

Grassland degradation on the Tibetan Plateau: the role of small mammals and methods of control

Publication Code: 

TR067

Price: 

$16.00

Author(s): 

Anthony Arthur, Roger Pech, Jiebu, Zhang Yanming, Lin Hui
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This publication looks at degradation of the grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau.

A review of animal health research opportunities in Nusa Tenggara Timur and Nusa Tenggara Barat provinces, eastern Indonesia

Publication Code: 

TR065

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

B.M. Christie
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This report looks into livestock production and health issues in Indonesia to determine future research directions.

Biotechnology and its implications for ACIAR

Publication Code: 

TR035

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

V Sarma
TR35

This publication examines the issues involved in the effective application of biotechnology in ACIAR-funded programs

A review of the biology and management of rodent pests in southeast Asia

Publication Code: 

TR030

Price: 

$32.00

Author(s): 

G R Singleton & D A Petch
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Twenty-nine species of rodents have been identified as having economic importance in Southeast Asia

Use of the FecB (Booroola) gene in sheep-breeding programs

Publication Code: 

PR133

Price: 

$48.00

Author(s): 

S.W. Walkden-Brown, J.H.J. van der Werf, C. Nimbkar and V.S. Gupta (eds)
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Proceedings of the Helen Newton Turner Memorial International Workshop held in Pune, Maharashtra, India, 10–12 November 2008. The workshop was the conclusion of ACIAR projects that entailed more than a decade of research in India on improved meat sheep production.

Village chickens, poverty alleviation and the sustainable control of Newcastle disease

Publication Code: 

PR131

Price: 

$36.00

Author(s): 

Alders R.G., Spradbrow P.B. and Young M.P. (eds)
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These proceedings are a collection of papers presented at an international conference of 102 village poultry researchers and animal health specialists from eastern, southern and western Africa, South-East Asia, Europe and Oceania, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 2005. The proceedings showcase the background, methodology and results of the AusAID-funded Southern Africa Newcastle Disease Control Project.

Management of classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease in Lao PDR

Publication Code: 

PR128

Price: 

$15.00

Author(s): 

J.V. Conlan, S.D. Blacksell, C.J. Morrissy and A. Colling (eds)
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These proceedings are a compilation of research papers presented at a workshop in Vientiane on foot-and-mouth disease and classical swine fever, which continue to be a problem for livestock producers.

Control of newcastle disease and duck plague in village poultry

Publication Code: 

PR117

Price: 

$15.00

Author(s): 

J Meers, P B Spradbrow & Tran Dinh Tu
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These proceedings cover the papers presented at a workshop in Vietnam

SADC planning workshop on newcastle disease control in village chickens

Publication Code: 

PR103

Author(s): 

R G Alders & P B Spradbrow
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This publication is a record of papers presented at a workshop in Maputo, Mozambique 6-9 March, 2000 on Newcastle disease in village chickens

Classical swine fever and emerging diseases in southeast Asia

Publication Code: 

PR094

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

S D Blacksell
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The drive in Southeast Asia to satisfy the increasing demand for animal protein has resulted in many changes to common agricultural practices

Jembrana disease and the bovine lentiviruses

Publication Code: 

PR075

Price: 

$51.00

Author(s): 

G E Wilcox, S Soeharsono, D M N Dharma & J W Copland (eds)
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Jembrana is a disease similar to rinderpest, and found to affect Indonesian cattle and buffalo

Sustainable parasite control in small ruminants

Publication Code: 

PR074

Price: 

$36.00

Author(s): 

L F Le Jambre & M R Knox (eds)
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Small ruminants are important to the nations of tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific Islands, but their productivity is severely constrained by inadequate nutrition and gastrointestinal parasites

Bluetongue disease in the Asia-Pacific region

Publication Code: 

PR066

Price: 

$45.00

Author(s): 

T St George & Peng Kegao
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In most of Asia, bluetongue is an infection which has existed since cattle, buffalo and deer have been present

Foot-and-mouth disease in southeast Asia

Publication Code: 

PR051

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

J W Copland, L J Gleeson & C Chanpen (eds)
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Australia and Thailand have collaborated for six years to study foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a disease which is endemic in Asia

Bovine ephemeral fever and related rhabdoviruses

Publication Code: 

PR044

Price: 

$44.00

Author(s): 

T D St. George.M F Uren, P L Young & D Hoffmann (eds)
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OUT OF STOCK Joint research into bovine ephemeral fever involving China and Australia was instigated in response to a massive epidemic in 1983

Pasteurellosis in production animals

Publication Code: 

PR043

Author(s): 

B.E. Patten, T.L. Spencer, R.B. Johnson, D. Hoffmann and L. Lehane
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Proceedings of An international workshop sponsored by ACIAR held at Bali, Indonesia, 10-13 August 1992. A general review is made of specific diseases of economic importance in production animals, dealing in depth with those diseases and aspects of them not covered by other plenary speakers. The diseases reviewed are haemorrhagic septicaemia, bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis, pasteurellosis of sheep and goats, and, briefly, atrophic rhinitis.

Newcastle disease in village chickens

Publication Code: 

PR039

Author(s): 

P B Spradbrow (ed.)
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OUT OF STOCK Newcastle disease (ND) is a widespread and important cause of loss in productivity of village poultry.

Partners Magazine July - October 2007

Publication Code: 

PMg Jul-Oct 07
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Partners for July to October 2007 features articles on biosecurity, including research addressing Avian Influenza (Birdflu), pig viruses, eucalypt rust, and potato and banana diseases.

Improving village chicken production: a manual for field workers and trainers

Publication Code: 

MN139

Price: 

$50.00

Author(s): 

Ahlers C., Alders R.G., Bagnol B., Cambaza A.B., Harun M., Mgomezulu R., Msami H., Pym B., Wegener P., Wethli E. and Young M.
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Australia has supported the implementation of effective village chicken production programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America, including several research projects funded by ACIAR. This investment in research and development, always in collaboration with producers, traders and other stakeholders, has been shown to increase poultry numbers, household purchasing power, home consumption of chicken products (resulting in improved nutrition for families) and the decision-making power of women. This manual is focused on developing countries.

Overcoming liver fluke as a constraint to ruminant production in South-East Asia

Publication Code: 

MN133

Price: 

$27.00

Author(s): 

G.D. Gray, R.S. Copland and D.B. Copeman (eds)
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This monograph addresses the knowledge gaps in the genetics, immunology, epidemiology and control of liver fluke disease.

Worm control for small ruminants in tropical Asia

Publication Code: 

MN113

Price: 

$32.00

Author(s): 

R.A. Sani, G.D. Gray and R.L. Baker (eds)
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This book and the accompanying CD draw together information from a number of sources to describe the state of research and development on worm control in Asia and the Pacific

Field methods for rodent studies in Asia and the Indo-Pacific

Publication Code: 

MN100

Price: 

$34.00

Author(s): 

K P Aplin, P B Brown, J Jacob, C J Krebs & G R Singleton
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Over the past decade rodents have emerged as significant agricultural pests throughout Southeast Asia

Rats, mice and people: rodent biology and management

Publication Code: 

MN096

Price: 

$40.00

Author(s): 

G R Singleton, L A Hinds, C J Krebs & D M Spratt (eds)
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All the papers published in this book were presented at the 2nd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management

Controlling Newcastle disease in village chickens: a laboratory manual

Publication Code: 

MN087

Price: 

$30.00

Author(s): 

M Young, R Alders, S Grimes, P Spradbrow, P Dias, A da Silva & Q Lobo
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This manual describes the procedures needed to produce and test live, thermostable avirulent I-2 vaccine against Newcastle disease of poultry

Controlling Newcastle disease in village chickens: a training manual

Publication Code: 

MN086

Price: 

$30.00

Author(s): 

R Alders, F dos Anjos, B Bagnol, A Fumo, B Mata & M Young
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This manual aims to assist trainers to enable farmers to become successful community vaccinators against ND

Controlling Newcastle disease in village chickens: a field manual

Publication Code: 

MN082

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

R Alders & P Spradbrow
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This manual aims to present information that will enable veterinary departments and development agencies to implement a sustainable Newcastle Disease control program

Understanding animal health in southeast Asia: advances in the collection, management and use of animal health information

Publication Code: 

MN058

Author(s): 

P Sharma & C Baldock
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OUT OF STOCK Livestock diseases cause enormous losses through death and decreased production impacting directly on food security and local economics

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Publication Code: 

MN057

Price: 

$30.00

Author(s): 

M.C.L. De Alwis
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Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is an acute, fatal, septicaemic disease of cattle and buffaloes caused by specific serotypes of the bacterium Pasteurella multocida