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Necrosis and sloughing of skin associated with limb cellulitis in four cows and a calf: predisposing causes, treatment and prognosis
(1991)
Four cows and a calf with non-suppurative limb cellulitis were
observed subsequently to suffer skin necrosis and sloughing in the
affected limbs, either on or distal to the metacarpus or metatarsus.
In comparison with ...
Non-fracture lameness in cattle: a retrospective study
(1991)
Out of 3,278 bovine cases seen and treated at the Large Animal Clinic University of
Nairobi (LAC-U.O.N.), 549 (16.74%) had non-fracture lameness (NFL). Foot lameness
contributed to 65% of the NFL and the commonest cause ...
Factors used to predict prognosis and economic outcome of surgery for advanced bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Seventeen cows of various breeds with varying degrees of severity of advanced ocular squamous cell carcinoma were treated by radical surgery, which included enucleation and extirpation of the surrounding ocular muscles and ...
Occurrence of dermatomycosis (ringworm) due to Trichophyton verrucosum in dairy calves and its spread to animal attendants
(1998)
Persistent dermatomycosis (ringworm) caused by Trichophyton verrucosum affected 20 dairy calves aged between 3 months and 1year and housed together. The infection also spread to 2 animal attendants working among the calves. ...
Game cropping and wildlife conservation in Kenya: A dynamic simulation model with adaptive control
(Elsevier, 1997-08)
We use a dynamic stochastic simulation model of forage, herbivores, predators and domestic livestock in the Machakos District of Kenya to address policies related to the multiple use of rangeland resources. The particular ...
Resistance to abrasion of plaster casting bandages available in Kenya.
(1993)
Five plaster of Paris casting bandages including Nairobi Enterprises, Salvagyps,
Helm, Plasrun-gyps and Veronese, available on the Kenyan market were evaluated
based on their resistance to abrasion. The mean loss in mass ...
Isolation of Besnoitia wallacei in Kenya.
(1994-04)
The development of Besnoitia wallacei was studied in 13 cats fed on tissues of mice and rats previously infected with B. wallacei. The cats were serially killed between Day 1 and Day 16 of infection, and histological ...
Worm control practices on sheep farms in Nyandarua District of Kenya
(1997)
A questionnaire investigation was used to examine anthelmintic usage and practical worm control for sheep on 50 farms selected randomly in Nyandarua District of Central Kenya. Control of helminths was based primarily on ...
A survey of anthelmintic resistance in nematode parasites of goats in Denmark.
(1996)
The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in 15 goat herds in Denmark was investigated using the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT), egg hatch assay (EHA) for thiabendazole (TBZ) and a microlarval development assay ...