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Thomas F. Randolph
Researcher at International Livestock Research Institute
Publications - 98
Citations - 3087
Thomas F. Randolph is an academic researcher from International Livestock Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Influenza A virus subtype H5N1. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 98 publications receiving 2852 citations.
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Invited review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries.
Thomas F. Randolph,Esther Schelling,Delia Grace,Delia Grace,Charles F. Nicholson,Jef L. Leroy,Donald C. Cole,Montague W. Demment,Amos O. Omore,Jakob Zinsstag,Marie T. Ruel +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the linkages between livestock keeping and the physical well-being of the poor in the developing world is discussed, and a number of commonly held beliefs that misrepresent livestock development issues related to these linkages.
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Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals
TL;DR: This paper reviews the ways in which the economic impact of parasitic diseases of production animals have been evaluated, as well as the shortfalls and opportunities for improving the quality of economic impact assessments and their value to decision makers in the future.
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Human and animal vaccination delivery to remote nomadic families, Chad.
Esther Schelling,M. Bechir,Mahamat Abdoulaye Ahmed,Kaspar Wyss,Thomas F. Randolph,Jakob Zinsstag +5 more
TL;DR: Vaccinating nomadic pastoralists and their livestock at the same time reduces delivery costs and improves the quality of life of their livestock.
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The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries.
TL;DR: A typology of smallholder livestock and crop/livestock systems is developed to provide a framework for discussing animal health issues and analytical methodogies, highlighting the relevant characteristics and the implications for analysing disease control strategies.