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Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
This study estimated economic values (EVs) for disease resistance traits for dairy/crossbred
goats in Kenya. The traits mean somatic cell count (SCC, cells/ l) and faecal worm egg
count (FEC, epg) were taken as indicator ...
A Kenyan perspective on the use of animals in science education and scientific research in Africa and prospects for improvement
(2011)
Animal experimentation is common in Africa, a region that accords little priority on animal protection in comparison to economic and social development. The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of animal ...
Constraints to production, disease perceptions and ticks and helminths control practices on dairy cattle farms in Nyandarua District, Kenya.
(2010)
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken on 240 dairy cattle farms in Nyandarua District in central Kenya
to determine farm characteristics, farmer’s perception of production constraints and diseases and the
prevalence ...
Evaluation of PetrifilmsTM as a diagnostic test to detect bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya
(2012)
The study purpose was to validate PetrifilmsTM (3M Microbiology, 2005) against standard culture methods in the diagnosis of bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya. On 128 smallholder dairy cattle farms in Kenya, between June ...
Detection and Prevention of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Communities with High Poultry Disease Burdens
(American Association of Avian Pathologists, 2010)
The implementation of strategies to detect, prevent, and control highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in
developing countries presents several challenges, one of which is the presence of other diseases in poultry ...
Characteristics of the potato crisps processing industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Monitoring and evaluation of implementation of legal Notice No. 113 of September 2008
(University of Nairobi, 2010)