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Design of the mammalian respiratory system. V. Scaling morphometric pulmonary diffusing capacity to body mass: wild and domestic mammals.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1981-04)This paper utilizes a comparative approach to establish the relationship between morphometric diffusing capacity for oxygen (DLo2) and maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max). DLo2 and Vo2max were determined on the same 21 ... -
Design of trucks for long distance transportation of cattle in Kenya and its effects on cattle deaths.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)In Kenya, the distance between the livestock production areas and terminal markets is vast, making livestock movement a necessity. The condition of vehicles transporting livestock is, therefore, an important factor for ... -
Detached leaf test as a rapid stress appraisal in cowpea germplasm, Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) for drought resistance
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2000)A rapid stress appraisal method (a detached leaf test, DLT), was initiated under laboratory conditions in Italy to investigate the potential of the method for rapidly screening cowpea germplasm for drought tolerance. By ... -
Detachment of acrosomal caps of bull spermatozoa by coconut fatty acid monoethanolamide ethoxylate.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 1974-06)No abstract available -
Detection and Distribution of Viruses Infecting Field-grown Sweetpotato in East Africa
(2006)Sweetpotato is an important staple food crop in Sub-Saharan Africa, with production being concentrated in East Africa, particularly around Lake Victoria. Productivity of the crop is greatly constrained by viral diseases. ... -
Detection and enumeration of Coliforms and Escherichia coli in water
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2008)Water samples from eighteen different sources in Nairobi were analyzed for coliform and E. coli content using three microbiological techniques, namely: Multiple tube or Most Probable Number (MPN) technique, Defined Substrate ... -
Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Viral enteritis is a serious problem accounting for deaths in neonatal animals and humans worldwide. The absence of surveillance programs and diagnostic laboratory facilities have resulted in a lack of data on rotavirus ... -
Detection and genetic diversity of porcine group A rotaviruses in historic (2004) and recent (2011/12) swine fecal samples in Ohio, USA: Predominance of G9P[13] genotype in nursing piglets
(2015)Epidemiological surveillance of porcine group A rotavirus (RVA) strains was conducted in 5 swine herds in Ohio, USA using historical (2004) and recent (2011-2012) fecal samples. Of the 371 samples examined, 9.4% (35/371) ... -
Detection and genome analysis of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus in Kenya in 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In May 2011 in Turkana County, north-western Kenya, tissue samples were collected from goats suspected of having died of peste des petits ruminant (PPR) disease, an acute viral disease of small ruminants. The samples ... -
Detection and Prevention of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Communities with High Poultry Disease Burdens
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2010)The implementation of strategies to detect, prevent, and control highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in developing countries presents several challenges, one of which is the presence of other diseases in poultry ... -
Detection and Prevention of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Communities with High Poultry Disease Burdens
(American Association of Avian PathologistsDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2010)The implementation of strategies to detect, prevent, and control highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in developing countries presents several challenges, one of which is the presence of other diseases in poultry ... -
Detection and Prevention of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Communities with High Poultry Disease Burdens
(American Association of Avian PathologistsDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2010)The implementation of strategies to detect, prevent, and control highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in developing countries presents several challenges, one of which is the presence of other diseases in poultry ... -
Detection Of Beef And Pork In Fresh And Heat Treated Meat Products Using Enzyme Immunoassay
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 1987)Raw and heat-treated pork and beef products were purchased from the outlets of two leading Kenyan manufacturing firms. Pure beef and pork sausages and pork sausages containing 1, 5 and 10% beef were prepared in the laboratory. ... -
Detection of Hydatidosis in Livestock in Kenya by Indirect Hemagluttination (IHA) Test based on Partially Purified Thermo-stable Antigen
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Detection of peste des petits ruminants virus in formalin-fixed tissues.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Peste des petits ruminants virus that causes a highly infectious and often fatal disease of sheep and goats is confirmed by various diagnostic techniques among them being isolation of the virus from cell culture systems, ... -
Detection of Potato virus Y associated with African nightshade leafy vegetable (Solanum scabrum miller) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The African nightshades (ANS) have been part of the food systems in sub-Saharan Africa for generations. They are particularly attractive to small scale farmers because the risks of crop losses are much lower compared to ... -
Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in milk and meat in Nairobi Kenya using Enzymes Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2007)Staphylococcus aureus is a cause of food poisoning in humans characterized by vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea that occur 1-6 hours following consumption of contaminated food. This study was carried to ... -
Detection of toxigenic strains of Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus spp. with an improved cytotoxicity assay
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1999)An improved qualitative cell cytotoxicity assay for the detection of Bacillus cereus emetic and enterotoxin is described. The presence of toxin in culture supernatant fluids was detected by measurement with the tetrazolium ... -
Detection of west Nile virus in wild birds in Tana river and Garissa counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: West Nile fever virus is a zoonotic arboviral infection maintained in a sylvatic cycle involving mosquito vectors and birds. It is one the arboviruses whose geographical range is expanding because of climate ... -
Detection, isolation and molecular characterisation of shigatoxigenic O157 and non-O157 Escherichia coli in raw and fermented camel milk.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2012-08)Prevalence and distribution of Escherichia coli O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in samples collected along raw and fermented camel milk marketing chain was assessed. A combination of culture ...