Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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An overview of animal welfare issues in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairob, 2005)Animal welfare is the physical and psychological state of an animal as regards its attempt to cope with the environment. An animal\'s welfare is compromised if it does not enjoy the five fundamental freedoms, namely: freedom ... -
An overview of postgraduate training in veterinary clinics worldwide
(Kenya Veterinary JournalDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
An overview of Rabbit conditions presented to the Small Animal Clinic University of Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract. -
An overview of the role of Veterinary Schools emergency and disaster management
(Department of clinical studies, 2001)Recent events in Kenya (i.e. El Nino and La nina phenomena) and effects of civil unrest in the region have brought into Focus the veterinarians' role in emergency and disaster management. There is need, therefore, For ... -
An overview of the structural and functional elements of pastoralism in Eastern Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, 2001) -
Overview on urban and peri-urban agriculture: definition, impact on human health, constraints and policy issues
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2007-11)To collate and synthesize current knowledge of components of urban agriculture (UA) with a thematic emphasis on human health impact and a geographic emphasis on East Africa. Data management followed a structured ... -
Overweight and obesity among public and private primary school children in Nairobi, Kenya
(2013)Obesity is on the rise in developing countries, especially in urban areas. In this study, a crosssectional study was conducted in two divisions in Nairobi province to determine the prevalence of and some risk factors ... -
Overwintering residual herbage infectivity in pastures grazed by Duddingtonia flagrans fed calves fed calves
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2001) -
Ovine bronchopneumonia caused by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1994) -
Ovine contagious epididymitis associated with Actinobacillus seminis. Citation:
(University of Nairobi, 1991)No abstract available -
Ovulatory rate, fetal loss, litter size and pre-weaning mortality as factors limiting porcine reproductive performance in some Kenyan piggeries
(University of NairobiDepartment of clinical studies, 1993-09) -
Ownership and co-management: towards the integrated management of Lake Victoria
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Biology, 2000)The management of Lake Victoria is a high priority to the riparian countries that benefit directly from its resources. Management regulations have been formulated and implemented with the aim of maintaining the lake's ... -
Ownership and use of mobile phones for agricultural transactions by traders: The case of the Analanjirofo and Atsinanana Regions – Madagascar
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2012-06)This paper analyzes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in improving the performance of agricultural markets. It focuses on ownership and use of mobile phone by the rural traders in the Regions of ... -
Oxfendazole Treatment for Cystic Hydatid Disease in Naturally Infected Animals
(University of Nairobi, 1998)Few chemotherapeutic agents are available for the medical management of hydatid disease caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. In order to test the potential of oxfendazole for the treatment of infection with this ... -
Oxygen consumption of brown noddy(anous stolidus)embryos in a quasiequilibrium state as lowered ambient temperatures
(1989)The oxygen consumption (Mo",) of the semi-precocial brown Noddy embryos at different stages of development was measured at 36C and again after 5hr exposure to lowered ambient temperatures 30 and 32 c). 2. 'The Mo. measured ... -
Oxygen consumption of eggs and hatchlings of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
(University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Physiology,, 1995)V̇O2 of Nile crocodile embryos was measur and for 10 days after hatching. Peak V̇O2 occurred when incubation was 87% completed. Thereafter, -
Oxygen uptake and blood respiratory properties of the caecilian Boulengerula taitanus.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1975-09)In contrast to amphibians belonging to the orders Urodela and Anura, virtually no data exist on the respiratory physiology of the more primitive Apoda. This study concerns oxygen uptake and hemoglobin function in the ... -
Oxygen-binding properties of hemoglobins from estivating and active African lungfish.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1991-01)he oxygen-binding characteristics and the multiplicity of the stripped hemoglobiin from active lungfish Protopterus amphibius, are the same as in specimens that have been estivating for about 30 months, showing that ... -
Oxytetracycline residue levels in chicken eggs after oral administration of medicated drinking water to laying chickens
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1994)Twenty laying birds were divided into four groups (n = 5) and given drinking water containing 0, 400, 600, and 800 mg/l of oxytetracycline respectively for 7 days. Eggs were collected continuously for 17 days after drug ... -
Paediatric sleeping sickness in Kenya: A case report.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2004)Sleeping sickness is often considered a disease of adults rather than children due to their reduced exposure to the vector. Presumptive diagnosis of sleeping sickness was however difficult since the clinical signs observed ...