[HTML][HTML] An analysis of the ethnoveterinary medicinal uses of the genus Aloe L. for animal diseases in Africa

AO Aremu, IO Lawal - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
The high diversity and occurrence of Aloe species in African landscapes often translates to
their frequent utilisation for meeting the medicinal needs for human health and well-being. In …

Deactivation of field cultivation in communal areas of South Africa: Patterns, drivers and socio-economic and ecological consequences

CM Shackleton, PJ Mograbi, S Drimie, D Fay… - Land Use Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Smallholder production is a significant contributor to rural livelihoods and rural economies in
much of the developing world. Yet, there is evidence of increasing disengagement in some …

[图书][B] Ethnographic plague: configuring disease on the Chinese-Russian frontier

C Lynteris - 2016 - books.google.com
Challenging the concept that since the discovery of the plague bacillus in 1894 the study of
the disease was dominated by bacteriology, Ethnographic Plague argues for the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Indigenous knowledge to mitigate the challenges of ticks in goats: A systematic review

MV Mkwanazi, SZ Ndlela, M Chimonyo - Veterinary and Animal Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The review collates the documented use of IK used in goats for controlling ticks and records
the bioactivity testing that has been carried out on these plants. A literature survey was …

Declines in Livestock Numbers Accompany Cropping Deagrarianisation Processes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

C Shackleton, M Ntshudu - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Deagrarianisation amongst smallholder farmers is a growing phenomenon globally, driven
by a complex array of context-specific and higher-scale factors. Most research has focused …

An online survey of personal mosquito-repellent strategies

EL Moore, MA Scott, SD Rodriguez, S Mitra, J Vulcan… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Mosquito repellents can be an effective method for personal protection against
mosquito bites that are a nuisance and carry the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne …

Limitations and opportunities of smallholders' practical knowledge when dealing with pig health issues in northern Uganda

A Arvidsson, K Fischer, E Chenais, J Kiguli… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Pig production has a short history in Uganda. The majority of pigs are kept by smallholder
farmers in rural areas where access to veterinary services is limited, and pig keeping has …

Deadly flies, poor profits, and veterinary pharmaceuticals: sustaining the control of sleeping sickness in Uganda

KL Bardosh - Medical anthropology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Efforts to control neglected tropical diseases have increasingly focused on questions of
implementation. But how should we conceptualize the implementation process? Drawing on …

Managing grassland for wildlife: the effects of rotational burning on tick presence and abundance in African savannah habitat

AE Goodenough, AN Harrell, RL Keating… - Wildlife …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ticks are obligate blood‐feeding ectoparasites that have negative effects on animals
through blood loss and vectoring disease. Controlling ticks is a major aspect of wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging smallholder cattle farming from a One Health perspective: A system dynamics model of the highveld region of South Africa

N van Heerden, SS Grobbelaar, I Meyer… - … Science & Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background One Health is built on the concept that" human health and animal
health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystems in which they …