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Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of helminths and Haemoparasites infections in pigs in homabay district, Kenya
(2010-08)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity and risk factors
associated with the transmission of helminths and haemoparasites of pigs in Homabay District,
Kenya. A questionnaire survey ...
Economic assessment of losses due to fruit fly infestation in mango and the willingness to pay for an integrated pest management package in Embu district, Kenya
(2012)
Mango production is a major form of income generation for Kenyan large and small-scale farmers.
However, it is confronted with the major threat of fruit fly infestation which causes reduction of
quality and quantity of ...
Prevalence and risk factors of conditions causing lameness in sheep under free range grazing system in Kajiado district, Kenya
(2011-10)
Lameness can be a cause of negative economic output in sheep farming owing to its
adverse effects on productivity, reproductive performance and poor growth performance
in lambs. The extent of lameness in sheep and its ...
Pharmaco-epidemiological and toxicological studies of snake envenomations in selected areas of Kenya
(2011-06)
Venomous stakes are snakes which have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection
of the venom into the victims. Snake envenomation is a global problem with annual figures of
5 million envenomations, 40,000 or ...
Performance of the community based growth monitoring programme in Matuga Division of Kwale District, Kenya
(2013-08)
A community based growth monitoring programme is implemented by trained and motivated
community health workers at the village or household level. The programme is supported and
supervised by skilled personnel from relevant ...
Manifestation in sheep and goats and its prevalence in in-contact herbivores in Kenya
(2011)
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly devastating viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR was confirmed to be occurring in Kenyan goat and sheep populations in March 2006 in Turkana district. The disease has since ...