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for ND meant that for the first time, control of this important livestock disease was possible in the most remote and underdeveloped regions. Together with
Professor Spradbrow, Dr. Alders received funding from the
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Poultry are not only by far the most common type of livestock owned, they are often the only livestock owned by the most vulnerable families. Poultry play an important role on smallholder farms, because they:
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