Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Farm"

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    • Comparison of the Carrier Status of P. multocida Between Farm and Live Market Indigenous Birds 

      Olsen, J E; Minga, U M; Kamundia, J; Mugera, G M; Bebora, L C; Nyaga, P N; Njagi, L W; Mbuthia, P G (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2005)
      A total of one hundred and seventy one indigenous birds from smallholder farms and those traded in market centers in Nairobi were examined for the presence of Pasteurella multocida. Of these, 135 were farmed and 36 were ...

    • Population attributable fractions of farm vector tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) presence on Theileria parva infection seroprevalence under endemic instability 

      Gachohia, J.M; Kitala, P.M; Ngumi, P.N; Skiltone, R.A; Betta, B (ElsevierInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Trypanosomiasis Research Center, MugugaDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of NairobiBiosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA) – ILRI Hub, Old Naivasha Rd, Kabete, 2013)
      The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick presence (exposure variable) on Theileria parva infection seroprevalence (outcome variable) in a group of cattle belonging ...