| creating the livestock guru: icts to enhance livestock-related knowledge among poor households in orissa, india. | the following paper details the creation and dissemination of a multi-media learning program for poor livestock keepers in orissa, india: the livestock guru. | 2010 | 20499277 |
| isolation and pathotyping of h9n2 avian influenza viruses in indian poultry. | a total of 1246 faecal and tissue samples collected/received from 119 farms located in various states of india were processed for isolation of avian influenza viruses (aiv) during 2003-2004 as part of a program to monitor aiv infection in indian poultry population. avian influenza virus was isolated for the first time in india from poultry farms with history of drop in egg production, respiratory illness and increased mortality in haryana state. a total of 29 h9n2 aiv isolates were obtained from ... | 2009 | 18676100 |
| validation of bacteroidales quantitative pcr assays targeting human and animal fecal contamination in the public and domestic domains in india. | we compared host-associated bacteroidales qpcr assays developed in the continental united states and europe for the purpose of measuring the effect of improved sanitation on human fecal exposure in rural indian communities where both human and animal fecal loading are high. ten candidate bacteroidales qpcr assays were tested against fecal samples (human, sewage, cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, dog and chicken) from a test set of 30 individual human, 5 sewage, and 60 pooled animal samples collected in ... | 2015 | 25285421 |
| genetic relationship and population structure of three indian local chicken populations as revealed by mtdna d-loop. | the genetic information obtained from the mitochondrial dna d-loop region has paramount importance in understanding the evolution of closely related individuals, and designing proper breeding or conservation plans. the present study was conducted using partial d-loop sequences of three local poultry populations from odisha, india. the partial d-loop sequences were found to be highly polymorphic having 164 polymorphic sites with 89 singletons and 75 parsimony informative sites. furthermore, 25 in ... | 2016 | 26162050 |