SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Fereig, Ragab M.; Mahmoud, Hassan Y.A.H.; Mohamed, Samy G.A.; AbouLaila, Mahmoud Rezk; Abdel-Wahab, Azza; Osman, Salama Ahmed; Zidan, Sherif Abdallah; El-Khodary, Sabry A.; Mohamed, Adel Elsayed Ahmed; Nishikawa, Yoshifumi.

Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan protozoan disease that has been recorded in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans. In response to the paucity of available data, this study was undertaken to comprehensively establish the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among various farm animals in different localities of Egypt. The latex agglutination test and TgGRA7-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to screen the investigated animals for anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies. When only samples with simultaneously positive results for both the latex agglutination test and the TgGRA7-based ELISA were considered positive, 174 (26.7%) of 652 serum samples from different animals were seropositive. The prevalence of antibodies according to species was:...

Palavras-chave: Egypt; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis.

Ano: 2016

URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4545

Seroprevalence of Babesia bovis, B-bigemina, Trypanosoma evansi, and Anaplasma marginale antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt

Fereig, Ragab M.; Mohamed, Samy G. A.; Mahmoud, Hassan Y. A. H.; AbouLaila, Mahmoud Rezk; Guswanto, Azirwan; Thu-Thuy Nguyen; Mohamed, Adel Elsayed Ahmed; Inoue, Noboru; Igarashi, Ikuo; Nishikawa, Yoshifumi.

Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, Trypanosoma evansi, and Anaplasma marginate infections cause serious diseases in cattle, and are primarily transmitted by arthropod vectors (ticks for B. bovis, B. bigemina, and A. marginate and various types of flies for T. evansi). In the last few years, there have been many reports of a high prevalence of certain protozoan infections in northern Egypt, but no accurate or adequate data are available for the southern regions. Therefore, in this study, we screened for evidence of such diseases in economically important cattle species using serum samples. The seroprevalence of protozoan infections in cattle was determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using species-specific diagnostic antigens. In a total of 301 cattle...

Palavras-chave: Babesia bovis; Babesia bigemina; Trypanosoma evansi; Anaplasma marginale; Cattle; Egypt.

Ano: 2017

URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4579

Serological detection and epidemiology of Neospora caninum and Cryptosporidium parvum antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt

Fereig, Ragab M.; AbouLaila, Mahmoud Rezk; Mohamed, Samy G. A.; Mahmoud, Hassan Y. A. H.; Ali, Alsagher O.; Ali, Asmaa F.; Hilali, Mosaad; Zaid, Anis; Mohamed, Adel Elsayed Ahmed; Nishikawa, Yoshifumi.

Neospora caninum and Cryptosporidium parvum are intracellular protozoan parasites that are distributed worldwide and of major economical concern in cattle industry. N. caninum can cause abortion storms and high culling rates, whereas C. parvum has zoonotic implications and can cause diarrhea in calves. There are currently no data on the prevalence of neosporosis and cryptosporidiosis in humans or animals in southern Egypt. Prevalence of these two infections was determined in a sample of cattle from two different areas in southern Egypt, Sohag and Qena, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A total 301 cattle were sampled, of which 18.9% were positive for N. caninum, 35.9% were positive for C parvum and 10.0% were positive for both. Geographical location...

Palavras-chave: Cattle; Cryptosporidium parvum; Neospora caninum; ELISA; Egypt.

Ano: 2016

URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4531

Prevalence of the enteric parasites of ducks from Behera governorate, Egypt

Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in ducks from Behera Governorate, Egypt

AbouLaila, M; El-Bahy, N; Hilali, M; Yokoyama, N; Igarashi, I; 横山, 直明; 五十嵐, 郁男.

This study of enteric parasites of ducks was undertaken to determine their prevalence and the relationships between their prevalence and the age and breed of ducks in the Behera governorate, Egypt. A total of 110 ducks of different ages and breeds were examined. The prevalence of helminths was 4.54% from which the prevalence of nematode, cestode, and trematode infections was 2.72%, 3.63%, and 1.81%, respectively. The recovered nematodes were Ascaridia galli (0.9%) and Heterakis gallinarum (1.81%). The reported trematodes were Echinoparyphium recurvatum (0.9%) and Echinoparyphium paraulum (1.81%). The new reported cestodes were Cladogynia phoeniconaiadis (3.63%), Echinolepis carioca (3.63%), and Baerfainia anoplocephaloides (3.63%). The helminths infections...

Palavras-chave: Ducks; Enteric parasites; Egypt.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3125

Assessment of some heavy metals, major cations and organic matter in the recent sediments of Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt

AbouLaila, M; El-Bahy, N; Hilali, M; Yokoyama, N; Igarashi, I; 横山, 直明; 五十嵐, 郁男.

Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic parasite. The diagnosis of infection in animals is an important tool to prevent human infection. In the present study, Toxoplasma gondii was diagnosed by using the modified agglutination test (MAT) in ducks from Behera Governorate, Egypt. The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was 13.9%. The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was the highest in the Native breed (17.65%) and in 6-8-months age group (19.4%). End-point titer of 1:25, 1:50, and 1:100 were recorded in 61.9%, 19.05%, and 19.05% of the positive samples, respectively. Duck meat is one source of the Toxoplasma gondii infection for human in Egypt.

Palavras-chave: Toxoplasma gondii; Modified agglutination test (MAT); Ducks; Egypt.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/3128

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Abdo, M.H..

The aim of the present study is to gather detailed information on the distribution and concentration levels of some heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb & Cd), major cations (Ca,Mg, Na & K), in addition to organic matter in the Bardawil lagoon sediments during four successive seasons during (2001-2002). The different metals concentrations could be arranged in descending order as follows: - Ca> Na> Fe> Mg> K> Mn> Cu> Zn> Pb> Cd.

Tipo: Journal Contribution

Palavras-chave: Sediments; Egypt; Bardawil Lake Abiotic factors Heavy metals.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1299

The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequalities, and development in rural Egypt

Informality, Size, and Regulation: Theory and an Application to Egypt

Adams, Richard H., Jr..

Many low-income people, especially those from poor rural areas, seek to improve their lives by immigrating in search of work and income, increasingly moving across national borders and further afield. In recent years, the remittances they earn have come to have an important effect on the economies of many developing countries, profoundly affecting poverty, income distribution, and rural economic development in the villages from which the migrated. The results of this study compliment the findings of other IFPRI studies on poverty alleviation, income sources, and rural development. The study uses primary household data from small area of rural Egypt in a innovative way to address such vital questions as who immigrates, how remittances affect poverty and...

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Rural development; Egypt; Finance; Emigrant remittances; Rural poor; Income distribution; Alien labor; Egyptian; Economic conditions; Food Security and Poverty; International Development.

Ano: 1991

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42132

Giugale, Marcelo M.; El-Diwany, Sherif.

The paper shows how, when the enforceability of regulations is size-sensitive, price competition can lock firms into informality and, thus, smallness, depending on the form of the production function. In that context, exogenours "help"packages targeted to informal firms "promote" micro and small enterprises (i.e., increase their numbers) but do not "develop" them (i.e., foster their growth). The "help" only generates a short-term span of abnormal profits for existing informal firms, and a long-term income transfer toward informal-market consumers. The model is tested in the context of Egypt's micro and small enterprise sector.

A Review of Agricultural Policy Evolution, Agricultural Data Sources, and Food Supply and Demand Studies in Egypt

Palavras-chave: Informality; Size Regulation; Egypt; Hide-Outs; Agricultural and Food Policy; O17; L11; L51.

Ano: 1997

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18542

Soliman, Ibrahim; Fabiosa, Jacinto F.; Bassiony, Halah.

Over the years the control of the Government of Egypt on the agricultural sector has increasingly weakened with the progressive elimination of the input subsidy, area control, price control, procurement control, and the constraints in private sector participation in processing and trade. The only remaining major government involvement is the food subsidy in some wheat products, the “baladi” bread subsidy in particular. Policy analysis studies in Egypt have been made possible because the Government of Egypt collects and publishes significant amounts of agricultural data on a regular basis. Two of the most widely used data sets are the Household Budget Survey conducted and published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, and the Food...

THE IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ON GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION: SIMULATIONS WITH A DYNAMIC MODEL FOR EGYPT

Palavras-chave: Agricultural data; Agricultural policy; Egypt; Elasticity; Supply and demand.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59510

El-Said, Moataz; Lofgren, Hans; Robinson, Sherman.

Addressing longer-term issues of economic development in Egypt, the paper employs a dynamically recursive computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to assess the outcomes associated with two types of development approaches over the period 1998-2012. One is a targeted sector development approach, and the second is a more broad-based development approach. Under the first development approach technological advancement is separately targeted to three sectors: agriculture, food processing, and textiles. Each sectoral choice is intended to represent alternative development strategies which we label (i) agricultural-demand- led industrialization (ADLI); (ii) food-processing-based (FOOD); and (iii) textile-based industrialization (TEXTILE). Under the second...

Small Enterprises in Egypt: A Study of Two Governorates

Palavras-chave: Atkinson inequality index; CGE; Egypt; Growth; Income distribution; SAM; Theil index; International Development; C68; D31; D33; D58; O47; O53.

Ano: 2001

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16311

Davies, Stephen P.; Seale, James L., Jr.; Mead, Donald C.; Badr, Mahmoud; Sheikh, Nadia El; Saidi, Abdel Rahman.

This paper discusses small enterprises in Egypt to determine the number of firms, levels of employment, and basic enterprise characteristics by industry group; to examine a sample of firms in selected industries to determine production and distribution patterns, economic viability, constraints, and potential for future growth; and to suggest to the Egyptian government and USAID the type of policies, programs, and projects that might support development of small enterprises.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Egypt; Small enterprise; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Downloads December 2008-June 2009: 7; Q18.

Ano: 1984

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54755

Climate change impacts on hydrology and water resources of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia

Kim, Ungtae; Kaluarachchi, Jagath J.; Smakhtin, Vladimir U..

The report evaluates the impacts of climate change on the hydrological regime and water resources of the Blue Nile River Basin in Ethiopia. It starts from the construction of the climate change scenarios based on the outcomes of several general circulation models (GCMs), uses a simple hydrological model to convert theses scenarios into runoff, and examines the impacts by means of a set of indices. The results, however uncertain with existing accuracy of climate models, suggest that the region is likely to have the future potential to produce hydropower, increase flow duration, and increase water storage capacity without affecting outflows to the riparian countries in the 2050s.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Climate change; Hydrology; River basins; Runoff; Precipitation; Models; Dams; Operating policies; Water power; Drought; Analysis; Africa; Ethiopia; Egypt; Sudan; Upper Blue Nile River Basin; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53025

Determinants of the Adaption of Organic Agriculture in Egypt Using a Duration Analysis Technique

Radwan, Amr; Gil, Jose Maria; Diab, Yaser A.A.; Abo-Nahoul, Mohamed A..

A very important pillar of the modernization of the Egyptian agriculture depends upon the exportation of the high value added products such as organic products. In spite of the importance of the organic agriculture within the Egyptian agriculture sector and up to our knowledge, it does not exist in Egypt until now any study that try to determine and analyze the determinant factors of the adaption of the organic agriculture within the Egyptian farms. In this study, we focus on this issue. A survey with a representative sample of organic and non-organic farms in Upper Egypt area was carried out. Using obtained data set we apply duration analysis techniques to assess the effect of different explanatory variables on both the adoption of organic agriculture...

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Duration analysis; Egypt; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C41; Q1.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108961

Adjustment of Wheat Production to Market Reform in Egypt

Kherallah, Mylene; Minot, Nicholas; Gruhn, Peter.

In response to slow growth in the agricultural sector and as part of a general shift towards a more market-oriented economy, the Government of Egypt started liberalizing the agricultural sector in 1987. Controls over wheat production and marketing were eliminated and wheat producer prices were brought closer to international levels. As a result, there has been remarkable increases in wheat crop area and yields, causing wheat production to triple from 1986 to 1998. This study analyzes the results of a survey of 800 Egyptian wheat farmers in order to address three issues that are of interest to agricultural reform policy in Egypt. First, what are the patterns in wheat production and marketing that have emerged following the economic reforms? Second, why is...