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Activity of buparvaquone against Theileria cervi in white-tailed deer.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1991-01)Buparvaquone, a naphthoquinone with known efficacy against Theileria parva parva in cattle, was tested for activity against Theileria cervi piroplasms in both an in vitro culture system and in vivo in experimentally infected ... -
Actors impeding tea production in smallholder sub-sector of the Kenya tea industry: I. Green leaf supply.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2000)In Kenya, the quantity of tea produced by the smallholder tea subsector per unit area has been consistently lower than that produced by the estates subsector. In 1998, for example, the average smallholder production per ... -
Acute and sub-chronic effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on behavioural profiles in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops).
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)We investigated the cumulative effects of cathinone on behavioural alterations in single-caged vervet monkeys. Fourteen adult vervets were divided into tests (12 animals) and controls (2 animals), and exposed to escalating ... -
Acute Borehole Poisoning in Livestock in Kargi, Marsabit, Kenya: A Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In January in the year 2000, sudden deaths of an estimated 7,000 heads of livestock occurred following drinking of water from a Government managed borehole in Kargi settlement, Marsabit District. The incidence was investigated ... -
Acute Cellulitis As A Complication Of Foot Rot In Cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinica Studies, 1987) -
Acute fatal fascioliasis in sheep in Kinangop division in Nyandarua District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of veterinary Pathology, microbiology & parasitology, 1995) -
Acute Oral Toxicity and Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Inflammation and pain are devastating conditions characterizing many diseases. Their manifestation ranges from mild body discomfort, to a debilitating experience, which may culminate in organ failure or death. In conventional ... -
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Babesiosis in a Dog: Case Report
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Abstract: A case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to babesiosis is reported in a 5 years old male Japanese sptiz. The patient was noticed to have developed sudden dyspnoea. The main presenting clinical signs ... -
Acute Toxicity of a Recently Identified Phenol-based Synthetic Tsetse Fly Repellent
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2005)This paper reports on the acute toxicity of a new phenol based synthetic tsetse fly repellent recently identified at the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (patent No. Ke 00185, 2004). The repellent has ... -
Acute toxicity of maytansine in F344 rats.
(1977)The toxicity of maytansine given by sc administration was studied in 5-week-old mald F344 rats. The LD50 (14-day) was 0.48 mg/kg. A dose response to drug administration was indicated by body weight changes and diarrhea. A ... -
Acute Toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn in Cattle and Mice
(Department of clinical studies, 2009)Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn (Solanaceae), commonly known as the ‘apple of Peru’ is widely associated with livestock poisoning. The clinical signs associated with its poisoning in ruminants appear within 6 hours of ... -
Acute toxicity of pyrethrins in Red Masai sheep and New Zealand White rabbits
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Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats
(Kabubii, Z. N., Mbaria, J. M., & Mbaabu, M. (2015). Acute toxicity studies of Catharanthus roseus aqueous extract in male Wistar rats. African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 4(4). Pp. 130-134, 2015-10)Background: The knowledge of the healing virtues of Catharanthus roseus and a host of other medicinal plants has been in existence since ancient times. Catharanthus roseus is traditionally used more commonly as anti-diabetic ... -
Acute toxicity studies with quinuronium sulfate in laboratory animals and sheep.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1984-01)The acute toxicity of quinuronium was investigated by measurements of lethal doses (LD50) in mice and rats, cholinesterase activity in vivo in whole blood, and protection from anticholinesterase activity by atropinisation ... -
An Acute Toxicity Study Of Heliotropium Scottae Rendle In Mice
(Universty of Nairobi, 1994)Twenty-four hour ip median lethal doses (LD50) of freeze-dried aqueous extracts of Heliotropium scottae Rendle leaves and stems in mice were determined and clinical signs noted. The LD50 of the leaf extract was 3.0 g/kg, ... -
Acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity of Solanum incanum L in sheep in Kenya
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment Microbiology, Pathology and Parasitology, 2011)A study was carried out to determine the toxicity of unripe fruits of Solanum incanum L in sheep. The sheep were orally drenched with dried unripe fruits powder of S. incanum L at dose rates varying from 1,200mg to 3,600 ... -
Adaptation of Gas Exchange Systems in Fish Living in Different Environments
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Adaptation of institutional arrangements to management of Northern Rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Northern Rangelands of Kenya have continued to grapple with management challenges largely due to a lack of understanding of the dynamics thereof. Eroding customary institutions and new institutional arrangements characterize ...