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Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections Of Sheep And Goats In A Semi-arid Area Of Machakos District, Kenya
(2004)
A survey of gastrointestinal parasite and liver fluke infections of small ruminants was conducted for 18 months on two farms in Kathiani Division of Machakos District, Kenya. The effects of host species, season and age on ...
Anti-fertility Effects Of Embelin In Female Sprague-dawley Rats May Be Due To Suppression Of Ovarian Function.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Effects of embelin on oestrous cycle, plasma levels of progesterone and oestradiol, and in vitro production of oestradiol and progesterone by mixed ovarian cells was studied. Forty adult (4 months old) regularly cycling ...
Partial Replacement Of Fishmeal With Sunflower Cake And Corn Oil In Diets For Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus (linn): Effect On Whole Body Fatty Acids
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of replacing fishmeal with high-fibre and low-fibre sunflower cakes (HFSC and LFSC) on whole body fatty acid composition in tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linn). ...
Drug sensitivity of trypanosome populations from cattle in a peri-urban dairy production system in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi., 2002-10)
Cattle from 50 farms in Mukono County, Uganda, were monitored for trypanosomes every second month over an 18-month period (1995-1996) by mini-anion exchange chromatography and haematocrit centrifugation techniques. Eighteen ...
Short-term economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in large dairy farm in Kiambu District, Kenya
(The Kenya Veterinarian, 2001)
The short term farm level economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in a large scale diary farm was assessed during quarantine period (35 days) and 60 days after lifting the quarantine. Direct and indirect areas ...
Maasai Enthnoveterinary Medicine: An Avenue of Bioprospecting for Anthelmintics
(2004)
A biopropecting field survey conducted in Maasailand revealed that, the Maasai in Loitokitok division of Kajiado district use Withania app, Clausena anisata, Albizia anthelmintica to control worm infestation. This is the ...
The Logistic Model-generated carrying capacities, maximum sustained off-take rates and optimal stocking rates for Kenya.
(NISC PTY LTD, 2006)
This paper deals with the derivation of logistic model for cattle, sheep and goats in a commercial ranching system in Machakos District, Kenya, a savannah ecosystem with average annual rainfall of 589.3 159.3mm and an ...
The (Re) Production of Gendered Positionality in Botswana's Commercial Urban Agriculture Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2003-07)
Urban agriculture is increasingly touted as a key element to achieving urban productivity and sustainability, particularly in the developing world. Understanding the role and potential of commercial urban agriculture in ...
Clinical, cardiopulmonary and haemocytological effects of xylazine in goats after acute exposure to different environmental temperature and humidity conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This study was carried out to assess the influence of xylazine administration on clinical,
cardiopulmonary and haemocytological variables after acute exposure to different environmental conditions. Xylazine hydrochloride ...