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Necropsy Report, 1970.
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
Post-mortem examinations were carried out on 442 domestic animals and 19 wild animals from a radius of approximately 80 km around Kabete, Kenya. The diseases and lesions observed are listed. Helminth infections recorded ...
Phlebotomus fauna in the cutaneous leishmaniasis focus of Mt. Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
The Phlebotomine fauna in dwellings and in the field was investigated in an area with a radius of 3 miles in an established focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on the eastern slopes of Mt. Elgon ...
The dog as a reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Blood, spleen, liver and kidney of a domestic dog captured in Kacheliba, Rift Valley, Kenya, an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis, were cultured in NNN diphasic medium. 7 days later the spleen culture contained ...
Visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya: the onset of an epidemic outbreak in the Machakos District of Kenya 1972-1977.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
In investigations on an outbreak of kala-azar [caused by Leishmania donovani] in Machakos District, Kenya, in 1972-77, the homesteads of patients found suffering with the disease were mapped out for epidemiological studies. ...
An epizootic of canine aflatoxicosis in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1978)
The principal findings in an outbreak of canine aflatoxicosis were severe liver damage and gastro-intestinal haemorrhage. Aflatoxin levels of 1000-3000 mu g/kg were found in commercially prepared dog food, and aflatoxin ...
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
1. Eleven-month-old Nile crocodiles with poor appetite and retarded growth were injected with 0.325 μg/g recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) twice a week for 4 weeks.
2. The treated animals had a mean intake per ...
Effects of antiarrhythmic drugs (verapamil, propranolol and lignocaine) on the electrocardiogram and haematology in adrenaline-induced arrhythmias in dogs anaesthetized with halothane
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Twenty adult (1-3 year old) mongrel dogs of either sex were used to study the effects of antiarrhythmic drugs in adrenaline-induced arrhythmias. The dogs were divided randomly into four groups of five dogs each (n = 5), ...
The effects of age on the erythrocyte sodium and potassium concentrations of dairy cows during late pregnancy and early lactation
(University of Nairobi., 1990)
Blood samples were taken at weekly intervals from 54 dairy cows (mainly Friesians and Jerseys) during the periods 8 weeks before and 8 weeks after calving. The cows were divided into two age groups; group 1 consisting of ...
A scanning electron microscope study of the pecten oculi of the black kite (Milvus migrans): possible involvement of melanosomes in protecting the pecten against damage by ultraviolet light
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994-12)
The pecten oculi of the black kite (Milvus migrans), a diurnally active bird of prey, has been examined by scanning electron microscopy. In this species the pecten consists of 12 highly vascularised pleats, held together ...