Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Camel"
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Challenges of camel production in Samburu District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2010)The objective of the study was to identify the challenges to camel production in Kenya’s Samburu district. The data was collected through administration of structured and semi-structured questionnaire to a representative ... -
Effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of camels in Marsabit District of Kenya
(2004-12)A study was conducted in Ngurunit and Kargi locations of Marsabit district in Kenya to determine the effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of settlement based camels. Two mineral supplements ... -
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the epidemiological survey of Dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius)
(1993)The breeding of camels (Camelus dromedarius) is especially important in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa, where drought and famine frequently occur. A number of diseases which impair camel production have recently ... -
Evaluation of forages as mineral sources for camels in western Marsabit, Kenya
(South African Society for Animal ScienceDepartmeni of Animal Production, 2004)A survey to identify forage mineral sources for settlement-based camels was carried out in the semi-arid rangelands of the southwestern Marsabit district of Kenya during dry and wet periods. The respondents included men ... -
Indigenous camel mineral supplementation knowledge and practices on manyatta based camel herds by the Rendille pastoralists of Marsabit district, Kenya
(Departmeni of Animal Production, 2005)A study was conducted to document the traditional mineral supplementation strategies on Manyatta (settlement) based camel milking herds by the semi-settled Rendille pastoralists of Marsabit district in Kenya. During the ... -
Mineral profile in the plasma of free ranging camels (Came/us dromedarius) in Kenya
(Department of Animal Production, 2006)The levels of important macro and trace minerals were assessed in the plasma of lactating camels kept by pastoralists in Kenya. The average plasma Ca and Na concentrations were below while mean concentration for K, P, ...