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Capacity building: benchmark for production of meat with low levels of bacterial contamination in local slaughterhouses in Somaliland
(2012)The objective of the study was to investigate and assess the impact of trainings on the levels of meat contamination produced from local livestock slaughter facilities in the North-West region of Somalia (Somaliland). The ... -
Capacity of community-based organisations to disseminate sleeping sickness information
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2005-08)OBJECTIVE: To assess the capacity of established community based organisations (CBOs) to disseminate information on sleeping sickness control. DESIGN: Participatory interview process administered to randomly selected ... -
Caprine besnoitiosis: Studies on the experimental intermediate hosts and the role of the domestic cat in transmission.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1994-04)A study was conducted to test the infectivity of bradyzoites of a Besnoitia species infecting goats in Kenya to rats, mice, rabbits, sheep and goats. Only goats developed infection resulting in tissue cyst formation. ... -
Capture and Sampling of Thompson. journal. : The Kenya Veterinarian
(University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available -
Capture of the White (Square-Lipped) Rhinoceros Ceratotherium Simum Simum (Burchell) with the Use of Drug Immobilization Technique.
(University of Nairobi, 1962-09)The capture of the white (square-lipped) rhinoceros ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) by the drug immobilization method is described. Details are given of the drug doses and the reactions of the twelve animals immobilized. ... -
Carbohydrate Traffic During Opening of Gladiolus Florets. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology,
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Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1997-11)One of the environmental consequences of slash-and-burn farming is the loss of forest system carbon which in turn contributes to atmospheric change and impacts upon global climates. International attention has become focused ... -
''carcass Tissue Distribution And Characteristics Of Small East African And Galla Goats, And Their F1 Crosses To Toggenburg And Anglo-nubian''
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1999)Pre-slaughter live weights (LW) and carcass characteristics (hot and cold dressed weights (CDW), total lean (TL), total bone (TB), total fat (TF), and fat components such as intestinal fat, subcutaneous fat, empty gut (EG) ... -
Cardinal Temperatures and Thermal Times for Vernalisation in Carrot cv. "Nantes"
(1996)Effect of temperatures on bolting and flowering, measured as days to internode extension (bolting) and to flower bud visibility, respectively, were studied in carrot (Daucus carota) cultivar (cv.) "Nantes" grown in a ... -
Carotenoid contents in fresh, dried and processed sweetpotato products
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 1999)In order to understand the effects of drying and processing sweetpotato storage roots into traditional baked food products on their pro-vitamin A contents. Total carotenoids and fJ-carotene were colorimetrically determined. ... -
Carotenoid current and color change in processed sweet potato products. Improving Postharvest Systems: IITA/GTZ International Newslette
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Carotenoid profiling of the leaves of selected African eggplant accessions subjected to drought stress
(University of Nairobi, 2016)African eggplants (Solanum aethiopicum and S. macrocarpon) are among the most economically important and valuable vegetable and fruit crops. They are a major source of biologically active nutritional substances and metabolites ... -
Carrier status for Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species in free range farm and market healthy indigenous chickens and ducks.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2004-10)BACKGROUND: Listeria organisms are documented to be zoonotic; one of the sources of infection is the domestic fowl where it could occur as in apparent infection. The carriage of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria ... -
Carry-Over Niches for Lepidopteran Maize Stemborers and Associated Parasitoids during Non-Cropping Season.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Sources of infestation are the key elements to be considered in the development of habitat management techniques for the control of maize stemborers. Several wild plants, grasses mostly, have been identified that serve as ... -
A case of feline Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in Kenya
(1991)Verminous pneumonia caused by A. abstrusus was found at necropsy of an 8-year-old mixed breed cat. Multiple nodules were found scattered throughout the lungs. Histologically, these nodules consisted of a granulomatous ... -
A Case Of Lymphoedema In A Friesian-aryshire Crossbreed Female Calf
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 1989) -
A Case of Trichoepithelioma in a Cow
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2002)A six year old Friesian cow from the Faculty farm was referred to the University of Nairobi’s Large Animal Clinic with an ulcerated and infected mass below the left ear. On its dorsal aspect was a smaller mass measuring 2 ... -
A Case of Trichoepithelioma in a Cow
(2013-06-28)A six year old Friesian cow from the Faculty farm was referred to the University of Nairobi’s Large Animal Clinic with an ulcerated and infected mass below the left ear. On its dorsal aspect was a smaller mass measuring 2 ... -
A case of Trupanosoma congo lense savannah type infection and its management in a dog
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A case report of Schistosomus Reflexus in a Lamb
(Department of clinical studies, 2008)An adult Dorper ewe was presented to the Large Animal Clinic with dystocia. Reddish masses were seen hanging from the vulva of the ewe. Vaginal examination revealed a deformed fetus in the pelvic cavity that left ...