Techne meets Metis: Knowledge and practices for tick control in Laikipia County, KenyaPublished2018StatusLimited AccessLanguageenCountriesKenyaILRI ProgramsAnimal and human healthJournal Articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/98247CitationMuthavi, F., Aarts, N., Van Passen, A., Heitkoenig, I. and Wieland, B. 2018. Techne meets Metis: Knowledge and practices for tick control in Laikipia County, Kenya. NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 86–87: 136-145.Tagsanimal diseasesdisease controlECFepidemiologylivestock
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