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A retrospective study of factors associated with newcastle disease outbreaks in village indigenous chickens
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The objective of this study, therefore, was to determine the risk factors associated with
occurrence of Newcastle disease in village indigenous chickens. The study was carried out in five agro –ecological zones and seventy ...
Prevalence of ectoparasites infestation in indigenous free-ranging village chickens in different agroecological zones in Kenya
(2011)
Ectoparasitism is an important factor associated with poor production of village indigenous chickens. A
cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites in free ranging
indigenous chicken ...
Peritoneal Drains in Perforated Appendicitis without Peritonitis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
(2011)
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical
emergency. Its management becomes more challenging when the patient presents with
perforated appendicitis In the western world To determine the ...
Gumboro Disease Outbreaks Cause High Mortality Rates in Indigenous Chickens in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
Infectious bursal disease is a disease of economic importance which affects all types of chickens and causes variable mortality. To establish the importance of this disease in the indigenous chickens in Kenya a comparative ...
Effect of Immunosuppression on Newcastle Disease Virus Persistence in Ducks with Different Immune Status
(ISRN Veterinary Science, 2012)
This study was carried out to verify the possibility that ducks are sources of Newcastle disease (ND) virus infection for chickens in mixed flocks. Immunosuppressed (IS) and non immunosuppressed (NIS) birds, at three ...
Prevalence of Newcastle disease virus in village indigenous chickens in varied agro-ecological zones in Kenya
(2010)
It was hypothesized that the agro-ecological zone in which village indigenous chickens were farmed
influenced the level of diseases occurrence. One hundred and forty four apparently healthy chickens
(71 from lower highland ...
Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
(2010-09)
Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of ...
veterinary forensic medicine: an emerging and important discipline
(2012-04-27)
“Forensic veterinary medicine” can be defined as “the applied use of veterinary medical knowledge to the purpose of the law.” In recent years, there has been an increase in many parts of the world in lawsuits concerning ...
Effect of parasite control on immune response to Newcastle Disease vaccination in village chicken, Mbeere sub county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of parasitism on village chickens’ immune response to Newcastle disease (ND) vaccination. Seventy two chickens, from a population that was confirmed to be infected with ...
Chicken parasites and local treatments used against them in Mbeere District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Poultry is the most kept livestock and almost every household in villages has about 5-20 indigenous chicken reared under free range management system. Seventeen (17) farmers in Mbeere District, Kenya were interviewed using ...