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The prevalence of helminths, haemoparasites and ectoparasites in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of Mwanza city, Tanzania
(2010)
Parasitism is among the causes of continuous ill-health and lowered productivity in livestock in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. The present study was carried out at urban and pre-urban of Mwanza city in Tanzania ...
Testicular steroid hormone secretion in the boar and expression of testicular and epididymal steroid sulphatase and estrogen sulphotransferase activity
(University of Nairobi., 2010-04)
BACKGROUND:
Spermatogenesis and epididymal function depend on testicular steroids with estrogens being important regulatory factors. However, testicular estrogen secretion shows distinct species specificities, with the ...
The Influence of Water Availability on Pastoralist's Resource Use in Mwingi and Kitui Districts in Kenya
(2011)
Understanding where pastoral livestock grazing takes place and how water availability and distribution
influences resource use, is critical in planning and management of arid and semi -arid lands. This study was carried ...
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Babesiosis in a Dog: Case Report
(2011)
Abstract: A case of acute respiratory distress syndrome due to babesiosis is reported in a 5 years old male Japanese sptiz. The patient was noticed to have developed sudden dyspnoea. The main presenting clinical signs ...
Combining ability of grain yield and agronomic traits in diverse maize lines with maize streak virus resistance for Eastern Africa region
(2011)
Combining ability of inbred lines is important information in maize hybrid breeding programs incorporating materials from various germplasm sources. This study was conducted with germplasm varying in their maize streak ...
Current food safety management systems in fish-exporting companies require further improvements to adequately cope with contextual pressure: case study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Fish-processing plants still face food safety (FS) challenges worldwide despite the existence of several quality assurance standards and food safety management systems/s (FSMSs). This study assessed performance of FSMS in ...
Variation of Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Contents in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) Genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Variation in nutritional and anti-nutritional contents among six finger millet genotypes was
determined. Improved finger millet genotypes Gulu-E and FMV-1 from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute,
KNE-479 and KNE 1034 ...
Population viability analysis of black rhinoceros ( diceros bicornis michaeli ) in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
act
Drastic
decline
of
the
black
rhinoceros
population
both
in
numbers
and
range
distribution
have
created
a
puzzle
on
its
long
term
survival.
We
developed
simulation
models
to
identify
cruci ...
Rh Proteins and NH4+ –activated Na+-ATPase in the Magadi Tilapia (Alcolapia grahami), a 100% Ureotelic Teleost Fish.
(2013)
The small cichlid fish Alcolapia grahami lives in Lake Magadi, Kenya, one of the most extreme aquatic environments on Earth (pH ~10, carbonate alkalinity ~300 mequiv l−1). The Magadi tilapia is the only 100% ureotelic ...
Standard Operating Procedures forStaff Working in Disasters 2014: A WSPA handbook
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)
The handbook was published to help staff working in disasters to make decisions and ensure they
also do the best possible job. Often, the individuals who provide the much-needed aid during animal
disaster situations need ...