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Muellerius capillaris in goats and sheep in Uganda
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya, 1976-06)No abstract available -
Multidrug resistance of common bacterial pathogens from wounds and otitis externa in small animals during a 10 year period in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing clinical challenge and a global public health concern. Emergence of resistant pathogens pose a threat to the patient due to the limitations and financial costs in managing them. ... -
Multilevel social organization and space use in reticulated giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis)
(2014)It is increasingly recognized that association patterns of most gregarious animals are nonrandom. However, nonrandom patterns can emerge in any population that exhibits spatial structure, even if individuals associate ... -
Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2004-11-08)As farm sizes decline due to population pressure in the central highlands, smallholder farmers find it difficult to intensify dairying due to competition for resources by alternative crop and other enterprise. However, ... -
Multiple and multigeneric anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1998-06)The anthelmintic efficacy of benzimidazoles (albendazole, fenbendazole and oxfendazole), levamisole, oral ivermectin and closantel was evaluated on a farm in Kenya using faecal egg count reduction test, larval cultures and ... -
Multiple Anthelmintic Resistance in Haemonchus Contortus on a Sheep Farm in Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publishers bv ^ Printed in the NetherlandsDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1997)Multiple resistance to albendazole, thiophanate, levamisole and orally administered ivermectin was detected in an isolate of Haemonchus contortus in sheep on a farm where benzimidazole resistance had already been identi¢ed. ... -
Multiple anthelmintic resistance on a goat farm in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1988-02)The anthelmintic efficacy of benzimidazoles, levamisole, rafoxanide and ivermectin was evaluated on an institutional farm in Kenya using faecal egg count reduction test, larval cultures and a controlled slaughter trial. ... -
Multiple anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya and its implication for helminth control
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2007)The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep on a farm in Kabete, Kenya was investigated between October 2005 and March 2006 when an outbreak of acute and fatal helminthosis occurred ... -
The multiple burdens of zoonotic disease and an ecohealth approach to their assessment
(2012)Zoonoses occur at the interface of human and animal disease and partly because their impact and management fall across two sectors they are often neglected. The Global Burden of Disease captures the impact of zoonoses on ... -
Multiple disease resistance in snap bean genotypes in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important export vegetable crop, produced mainly by small to medium scale farmers under various disease constraints. Disease resistant varieties can reduce reliance on fungicides, ... -
Multiple juvenile polyposis: A study of the pathogenesis of juvenile polyps and their relationship to colonic adenomas
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1981-09)Soligary juvenile polyps are common lesions whose pathogenesis is poorly understood. Multiple juvenile polyposis is characterized by large numbers of these lesions either confined to the colon or throughout the gastrointestinal ... -
Muscle “islands” in the tunica media of the goat thoracic aorta
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2009)Muscle islands in tunica media of the aorta may influence its mechanical properties and disease distribution. This study aimed to elucidate their, hitherto undescribed, characteristics in the goat thoracic aorta. Twenty ... -
Muscular system of vertebrates
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Mycophenolic Acid, Mycophenolate Mofetil, Mizoribine, Ribavirin, and 7-Nitroindole Inhibit Propagation of Babesia Parasites by Targeting Inosine 5'-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
(2014)The resistance of Babesia parasites to current anti-babesiosis drugs is an issue of major concern. The inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) of Babesia gibsoni has been identified and characterized as a molecular ... -
Mycosphaerella Zea-mays Sp.n, The Sexual of Phyllostica Maydis
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1973) -
Mycotoxins from fungi on maize
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection. University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Myiasis in dogs in the greater Accra region of Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Myiasis is the infestation of tissues of live vertebrate animals and humans with dipterous larvae. In sub-Saharan Africa, Cordylobia anthropohaga and Cordylobia rodhaini are known to be responsible for cutaneous myiasis ... -
Myopathy and Parasitism in a guinea fowl: a case report
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)Guinea fowls are formed and found in the wild in Africa. they are kept by farmers mainly to prodice eggs, meat and as pet birds. These birds are affected by many conditions that would cause death or reduce their proction. ... -
n: Community Involvement in Sustainable Development in the Drylands of Kenya: Challenges and way forward ( Eds. D.M. Nyariki and N.K. Musimba) pp. 19-20.
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Na+ AND Cl~ EFFLUXES AND IONIC REGULATION IN TILAPIA GRAHAMI, A FISH LIVING IN CONDITIONS OF EXTREME ALKALINITY
(Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DDi 4HN, U.K.Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1981)The osmoregularity ability of the cichlid Tilapia grahami enables this fish to live in conditions of extreme alkalinity (Reite, Maloiy & Aashaug, 1974; Maloiy et al. 1978). In this paper we describe the ionic balance of ...