dc.contributor.author | Odoi A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gathuma J M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gachuiri Charles K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Omore A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-12T07:01:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-12T07:01:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Adoi, A et al(2008). Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya. Research in Veterinary Science; 84(2): 158-193. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Res Vet Sci. 2008 Apr;84(2):185-93. Epub 2007 Jun 21. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034528807001221 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31945 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17585976 | |
dc.description | Journal article | en |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of gastrointestinal nematodosis on live weight gain (LWG) of sheep and goats kept in smallholder farms in Kenya. A total of 307 sheep and goats from smallholder farms were sampled using a 2-stage cluster and systematic random approach. Sampled farms were visited once a month for nine months during which a health and production survey questionnaire was administered, animals weighed and fecal samples taken for fecal egg count. Descriptive statistics and a generalized linear mixed model were performed in SAS. The mean LWG of suckling kids and lambs was low (mean = 46 g/day). High fecal egg count and lack of feed supplementation were identified as the main factors limiting growth. Improved helminth control and nutrition are required to optimize production. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Helminths | en |
dc.subject | Nematodosis | en |
dc.subject | Sheep | en |
dc.subject | Goats | en |
dc.subject | Weight gain | en |
dc.subject | Smallholder | en |
dc.title | Feeding practices and effects of gastrointestinal parasite infections on live weight gain of small ruminants in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi | en |
local.publisher | Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi | en |