Rising prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Artemisinin partial resistance mutations in Ethiopia by Bokretsion G. Brhane, Abebe A. Fola, Helen Nigussie, Alec Leonetti, Moges Kassa, Henok Hailgiorgis, Yonas Wuletaw, Adugna Abera, Hussein Mohammed, Heven Sime, Abeba G/Tsadik, Gudissa Assefa, Hiwot Solomon, Geremew Tasew, Getachew Tollera, Mesay Hailu, Jonathan J. Juliano, Ashenafi Assefa, Jonathan B. Parr, Jeffrey A. Bailey

“…Additionally, polymorphisms associated with resistance to partner drugs, including those in crt, mdr1, dhps, and dhfr genes, are nearly fixed. Most samples (87.2%) consist of monogenomic infections (COI = 1), and mutant parasites show high local genetic relatedness at the health facility level, suggesting clonal transmission. …”
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Feeding incremental amounts of the red seaweed Chondrus crispus: Effects on production performance, methane emissions, nutrient utilization, and ruminal and iodine metabolism in da... by D.C. Reyes, J.P. Sacramento, C.T.C. Quigley, B.S. Twining, A.B. Michaud, D. Emerson, B. Honisch, O. Keleher, M.A. Rahman, N.N. Price, A.F. Brito

“…Eighteen organic certified Jersey cows (12 multiparous and 6 primiparous) averaging (mean ± SD) 94 ± 45 DIM, 22 ± 5.2 kg of milk/d, and 485 ± 54 kg of BW in the beginning of the study were used in a replicated Latin square design with three 24-d periods (14 d for diet adaptation and 10 d for data and sample collection). Diets were fed as TMR, with the control treatment (0% C. crispus) consisting of (DM basis) 60% mixed-mostly grass baleage and 40% ground corn-soybean meal-based concentrate mash, with forage and grain (up to 2.1% each) replaced by 3% and 6% C. crispus in the remaining 2 diets. …”
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