Browsing Journal Articles by Author "P.G, Mbuthia"

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    • Motile aeromonads associated with rainbow trout (onchoryncus mykiss) mortality in Kenya. 

      W.O, Ogara; P.G, Mbuthia; H.F.A, Kaburia; H, Sorum; D.K, Kagunya; D.l, Nduthu; D, Colquhoun (Department of Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi'Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture, University of NairobiNorwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Food Hygiene, 1998)
      A disease outbreak in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) on the slopes of Mount Kenya was investigated and the findings are discussed. Clinical signs included various degrees of eye pathology, cutaneous haemmorhage, ...

    • Prevalence of laminitis and the patterns of claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and the peri-urban districts 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      Prospective study was carried out to determine the characteristics of claw lesions in dairy cattle in Nairobi and the peri-urban districts between December 2005 and May 2006. The gaits of 300 dairy cows in 29 zero-grazed ...

    • Prognostic indicators and the importance of trimming in non-infective claw disorders in cattle 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2008)
      A cross-sectional study was conducted in 32 smallholder dairy farms in Nairobi and its environs, in which 300 cowswere examined for clawdisorders. The objectivewas to evaluate characteristics of claw disorders in dairy ...

    • Risk (Predisposing) Factors for Non-Infectious Claw Disorders in Dairy Cows Under Varying Zero-Grazing Systems 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2000)
      Lameness in cattle is one of the major causes of economic losses in dairy production systems (Hernandez et al., 2005; Kossaibati & Esslemont, 1997). These losses occur through various negative impact directly on cattle and ...