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First molecular isolation of Mycoplasma ovis from small ruminants in North Africa
Eperythrozoonosis is a small ruminant disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovis (formerly known as Eperythrozoon ovis). Whilst acute infection in sheep may result in an anaemia and ill thrift syndrome, most animals ...
Tunisian Consumer Quality Perception and Preferences for Dairy Products: Do Health and Sustainability Matter?
Consumer awareness about dairy quality increased in the last years, specifically after recent food incidents worldwide (aflatoxin contamination in Europe, 2013, E. coli outbreak in the USA, 2015). In Tunisia, food security ...
Performance of Barley Lines Selected under Drought Stressed Conditions and Ultra-Low Density
Rainfall and temperature are unpredictable in Mediterranean environments, which result in irregular
environmental conditions for crop growth and a critical source of uncertainty for farmers. In this study,
selected barley ...
Analysis of the competitiveness of wheat and orange in Tunisia under water shortage scenarios
Increasing water shortage results in higher food prices which may affect the competitiveness of small irrigated farming systems. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of water shortage on the competitiveness ...
In vitro evidence that the pastoral Artemisia campestris species exerts an anthelmintic effect on Haemonchus contortus from sheep
Occurrence of anthelmintic resistant strains of helminths
is increasing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
in vitro anthelmintic activity of Artemisia campestris in comparison
to albendazole against Haemonchus ...
Wheat Stubble from Conventional or Conservation Agriculture Grazed by Ewes: Biomass Dynamics and Animal Performances
This experiment aimed to determine the effect of stocking rates and cropping systems (conventional agriculture; Conv A vs. conservation agriculture; Cons A) on biomass dynamics and animal performance parameters of ewes ...
First Molecular Identification and Genetic Characterization of Theileria lestoquardi in Sheep of the Maghreb Region
Theileria lestoquardi is the most prominent Theileria species in small ruminants
that causes malignant theileriosis of sheep in Africa and Asia. In the present survey,
blood samples and ticks were collected in Kebili ...
Foraging behaviour, digestion and growth performance of sheep grazing on dried vetch pasture cropped under conservation agriculture
This study aimed to investigate the replacement value of half time grazing of wheat stubbles by vetch, which had been cropped under the context of conservation agriculture (CA). Three grazing treatments were evaluated on ...
Typology analysis of sheep production, feeding systems and farmers strategies for livestock watering in Tunisia
n this study, we analyzed a representative sample of sheep farms (n = 1021) using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and multivariate K-Mean classification, to characterize the production and feeding systems across Tunisia. ...
SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND NITROGEN STATUS UNDER FALLOW AND CEREAL-LEGUME SPECIES IN A TUNISIAN SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS
Proper crop rotation might help to conserve soil fertility among small scale farmers in dry areas. A study was carried out at Tunisia station to evaluate the effect of crops in the rotation on evaluation and some nutrient ...