E. Mijten
8 Papers
20 Citations
E. Mijten is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Livestock. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Papers
Detection of BVDV persistently infected animals in Belgium: evaluation of the strategy implemented.
TL;DR: A first evaluation of the measures already applied in Belgium, based on the identification and elimination of persistently infected animals and the vaccination of cows before insemination, and the need for improvement of the current legislation are presented.
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Barriers to vaccine use in small ruminants and poultry in Tanzania
Sitira Williams,Isabella Endacott,Abel B. Ekiri,M. Kichuki,Mariana Dineva,Erika Galipo,Vadim Alexeenko,R. A. Alafiatayo,E. Mijten,Gabriel Varga,Alasdair J. C. Cook +10 more
TL;DR: In this article , a cross-sectional study examined the challenges to vaccine use faced by livestock owners and animal health professionals (AHPs) in Tanzania, and found that most households (54.6%) experienced challenges when purchasing vaccines, including high vaccine cost (78.0%), long distance from vaccine source (61.0%) and vaccine unavailability (21.2%).
Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites and molecular identification of beta-tubulin mutations associated with benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus in goats from selected districts of Uganda.
Francis K Kalule,Patrick Vudriko,Ann Nanteza,Abel B. Ekiri,R. A. Alafiatayo,Jonathan W. Betts,Martha Betson,E. Mijten,Gabriel Varga,Alasdair J. C. Cook +9 more
TL;DR: In this article , the presence of resistance to benzimidazoles (BZ) associated mutations in the β-tubulin isotype 1 gene of Haemonchus contortus in goats from selected districts of Uganda was identified.
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Training needs assessment of veterinary practitioners in Ethiopia
R. A. Alafiatayo,Erika Galipo,Abel B. Ekiri,Mariana Dineva,Isabella Endacott,T. Tesfaye,Gewado Ayledo Gellebo,F. Awol,E. Mijten,Gabriel Varga,Alasdair J. C. Cook +10 more
TL;DR: In this article , a cross-sectional survey was developed and administered electronically to veterinary professionals in Ethiopia using the Qualtrics platform, where the authors identified and prioritised areas for training with the goal of providing evidence to guide strategies to improve the skills, delivery, and governance of veterinary services across Ethiopia.
An Interlaboratory Trial to Assess Repeatability and Reproducibility of Microbiological Procedures for Diagnosing Intramammary Infections in Dairy Cows
Hans Laevens,S. De Vliegher,L. De Meulemeester,Boudewijn Catry,Luc Devriese,G. Bertels,R. Vandermeersch,E. Mijten,A. de Kruif +8 more
TL;DR: An interlaboratory trial was organised to assess the effect of bacteriological procedures on the repeatability and reproducibility of diagnosing intramammary infections in dairy cows, finding species identification repeatability was good but colony count repeatable and reproducedcibility were poor.