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The effect of alph ar-adrenocePlor stimulation with guanfacin on thermdgenesis in fasted and fed sheep
(1995)
Eight sheep with an average body weight of 99 kg
were divided into two groups (fasted and fed) of four and kept in individual pens. The sheep were used to examine the effects of
alpha"-adrenoceptor stimulation on heat ...
Occurrence of 'thermophilic'campylobacters in sewage and their removal by treatment processes
(University of Nairobi, 1988-10)
Removal of thermophilic campylobacters from sewage at three different stages of treatment at a trickling filter sewage works has been assessed. Samples of incoming sewage, primary sedimentation effluent and final effluent ...
Impact of Mastitis Control Measures on Milk Production and Mastitis Indicators in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1999-12)
Bovine mastitis and mastitis control were investigated on smallholder farms in central Kenya. After an initial observational study, a clinical trial to assess the impact of three different mastitis control strategies – (1) ...
Multiple and multigeneric anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1998-06)
The anthelmintic efficacy of benzimidazoles (albendazole, fenbendazole and oxfendazole), levamisole, oral ivermectin and closantel was evaluated on a farm in Kenya using faecal egg count reduction test, larval cultures and ...
Streptococcal meningitis in a five-month-old male lamb
(Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 1999)
Comparative efficacy of pyrethrum marc with albendazole against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes
(1998)
The efficacies of pyrethrum marc and of albendazole against experimental sheep gastrointestinal nematode infection were compared. Sheep was infected orally with 10,000 larvae (Haemonchus spp. (60.1%), Oesophagostomum spp. ...
Changes in thyroxine, triiodothyronine and metabolic rate in the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii): effects of temperature and dehydration
(University of Nairobi, 1983-02)
Changes in plasma total thyroxine, triiodothyronine (T3) and metabolic rate were investigated in both hydrated and dehydrated dik-diks after prolonged exposure to ambient..
Detection of toxigenic strains of Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus spp. with an improved cytotoxicity assay
(1999)
An improved qualitative cell cytotoxicity assay for the detection of Bacillus cereus emetic and enterotoxin is described. The presence of toxin in culture supernatant fluids was detected by measurement with the tetrazolium ...
Demeaning, demoralizing, and disenfranchising divorced dads: A review of the literature
(1999)
The most recent research demonstrates that too many fathers are demeaned, demoralized and disenfranchised after divorce in ways that make it difficult for them to maintain close relationships with their own children. ...
An evaluation of the applicability of crossed immunoelectrophoresis in seroepidemiological studies of hydatid disease in livestock.
(1986-12)
Hydatidosis is both an economic and public health problem all over the world. Although various tests have been used on serodiagnosis of the disease in laboratory infected sheep, there is a problem in detecting antibody to ...