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Comparison of human immune responses to purified vero cell and human diploid cell rabies vaccines by using two different antibody titration methods
(1990)
Antibody responses to a conventional rabies preexposure regimen of a new purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV) and a human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV) were compared in 80 healthy Kenyan veterinary students. Forty-three ...
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 ...
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 ...
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)