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The Morphology Of Olfactory Mucosa After Administration Of Vinblastine Sulphate In Rabbits
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Vinblastine sulphate is a cancer chemotherapeutic drug which acts by disrupting microtubule dynamics of highly mitotic tissue cells. The affects of this drug on the nasal olfactory mucosa and its olfactory axon projections ...
Wildlife-Livestock Interface In A Changing Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Wildlife-livestock interface defines the interaction between free ranging wildlife and livestock and livestock husbandry practices. This occurs as a result of belonging to the same or bordering ecosystems or sharing of ...
Animal Products Quality Control And Veterinary Services In A Devolved Government
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Veterinary Services is one of the standardized structures in the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) system and, by extension, in the World Trade Organization. It is recognized that the “Competence” and “Organization ...
Medicinal Plants Used By Traditional Birth Attendants For The Management Of Pre, Intra And Post Partum Complications In Machakos District, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Despite the dramatic rise in herbal medicine consumption in both developed and developing countries, few studies have been done to document their potential benefits during and after pregnancy and the long term adverse ...
Factors Leading To Lack Of Confirmation And Under-Reporting Of Foot-And-Mouth Disease In The Somali- Ecosystem In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)
Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) is an endemic disease in Kenya with regular reporting in all the provinces of the country except North-Eastern Province. Serotype O and A have been encountered in the past1 in the region but ...
A Systemic Approach To The Analysis Of The Feed Ingredient Scarcity In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
If every person in Kenya were to eat meat everyday like it is done in the developed world, then Kenya‟s beef herd would be exhausted in 400days, the total cattle herd in 600, and the sheep and goat flocks in 90. The country ...
A Review Of Pig Production In Western Kenya: Current Status And Future Trends In Changing Environment
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Pigs, whether pure, crossbred or non-descript (local) breeds, play a significant role in the Kenyan economy. This paper specifically addresses potential opportunities and constraints associated with small-holder pig farming ...
Animal Nutrition: The Impact Of Changing Environment.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
In 1995, over 2,500 scientists from all over the world came to the conclusion that greenhouse gases emanating from human activities influence global climate. Climate change is defined as a change in the statistical ...
The Effect Of Aqueous, Ethanol And Chloroform Extracts Of Euclea Divinorum (Ebenaceae) And Ricinus Communis(Euphorbiaceae) Plants On Isolated Rabbit Uterine Strips
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
The effect of Euclea divinorum and Ricinus communis root bark extracts on isolated gravid and non gravid rabbit uterine strips was investigated in the presence and absence of oxytocin and prostaglandin F2α. The uterine ...
Fertility Control: The Male Perspective
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Fertility regulation or contraception is a means of ensuring that individuals only give birth when necessary. It is an important instrument in controlling, not only the growth of human population, but also managing the ...