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Dermatological problems of onchocerciasis in Nebbi District, Uganda.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1995)A cross-sectional survey of 770 subjects in onchocerciasis hyperendemic villages and 223 subjects from a control community in Nebbi District in the West Nile region of Uganda revealed a high prevalence of onchocercal skin ... -
Dermatophilosis in camels (Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758) in Kenya [experimental infection]
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1992)Natural dermatophilosis (caused by Dermatophilus congolensis Van Saceghem, 1915) has only recently been described in camels (Camelus dromedarius). Further work has shown that the disease is actually widespread. At the Ol ... -
Description and Ultra structure of Lankesterella species infecting frogs in Kenya. Parasites 4:341-349
(University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
A description of local pig feeding systems in village smallholder farms of Western Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, 2012)We used face-to-face interviews to gather data on pig feeding practices in rural Busia District, Kenya. We visited 164 pig farms three times in the course of the study period. The pigs were weighed in kilograms during the ... -
Description of Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 1994)The methods used in a study of health and productivity of dairy cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya are described. The study sampling frame included all smallholder dairy farmers registered by one ... -
Design and development of an electronic identification and traceability system for cattle under pastoral production systems: A case for Kenya.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Traceability systems offer strong incentives to livestock and meat exporting countries by altering their productive and industrial processes in order to access premium meat markets globally. Kenya, whilst acknowledged ... -
Design and performance assessment of a flat-plate solar milk pasteurizer forarid pastoral areas
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2011)A solar milk pasteurizer consisting of flat-plate water-heating collector and a 1.5-mm thick stainless steel cylindrical milk vat was designed and tested in an arid pastoral area of northern Kenya.The milk vat had a ... -
Design and Performance Assessment of a Low Cost Evaporative Cooler for Storage of Camel Milk in Arid Pastoral Areas of Kenya
(Department of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, 2012)A low-cost charcoal evaporative cooler was designed and tested for the storage of camel milk an arid pastoral area of northern Kenya.Thecooler,0.75m3incapacity,was made of galvanised iron frame reinforced with wire mesh ... -
The design and the role of the nasal passages in temperature regulation in the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii) with observations on the carotid rete.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1984-05)xhaled air temperatures (Tex) and rectal temperatures (Trec) were measured in five dik-dik antelopes under controlled environmental temperatures (Ta) between 15 and 40 degrees C. In addition morphometric analysis of the ... -
Design of irrigation border checks.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Simple techniques to design border checks where full ponding results after the inflow stream has been cut off, are discussed. A simple method to predict recession flow and compute storage and application efficiencies without ... -
Design of the mammalian respiratory system. II. Measuring maximum aerobic capacity.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1981-04)We describe a simple and reproducible procedure for measuring maximal O2 consumption (Vo2max) that can be used for mammals spanning a wide range of body mass (Mb). Vo2 of trained animals was measured as a function of speed ... -
Design of the mammalian respiratory system. III Scaling maximum aerobic capacity to body mass: wild and domestic mammals.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1981-04)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the maximal rate of oxygen consumption (Vo2max) is scaled proportionally to Mb1.0, as the diffusing capacity of the lung, or proportionally to Mb0.75, as the standardized ... -
Design of the mammalian respiratory system. IX. Functional and structural limits for oxygen flow.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1981-04)This paper presents the synthesis and interpretation of a series of correlated studies of the mammalian respiratory system--measurements of maximal rate of O2 consumption, the lung's diffusing capacity, the mitochondrial ... -
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 ...