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How do you diagnose sub-clinical mastitis in low producing dairy cows?
(1994)
A study to estimate a SCC (Somatic Cell Counts) threshold for differentiating between S. aureus positive and S. aureus negative cows in Central Kenya, was carried out using milk samples and production data collected monthly ...
Morphometry of some structural parameters affecting oxgyen diffusion in body trunk red muscle at different sizes of a tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
Morphometric measurements were carried out on some of the structural parameters affecting oxygen diffusing capacity in red muscle of 15 specimens of O. niloticus body weight (b.w.) 0.65–812.3 g. Total capillary length and ...
Thyroid hormones and metabolic rate during induction of Vitamin B12 deficiency in goats
(Taylor and Francis Group, 1994)
Vitamin B12 deficiency was induced in 15 small East African goats by feeding cobalt deficient Chloris guyana hay (containing 0.02 mg of Co/kg dry matter) over a 25week experimental period. Cobalt was supplemented as an ...
An Acute Toxicity Study Of Heliotropium Scottae Rendle In Mice
(Universty of Nairobi, 1994)
Twenty-four hour ip median lethal doses (LD50) of freeze-dried aqueous extracts of Heliotropium scottae Rendle leaves and stems in mice were determined and clinical signs noted. The LD50 of the leaf extract was 3.0 g/kg, ...
Decomposition Of Cassia Siamea Loppings In Semiarid Machakos, Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1994)
The rate of decomposition of Cassia siamea Lam. prunings in an alley cropping system was investigated using litter bags in the semiarid area of the Machakos District, Kenya, during the short rains of 1988 and the long rains ...
Whole Farm Economic Analysis Of East Coast Fever Immunization Strategies In Kilifi District, Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1994-12)
A whole farm simulation model termed the Technology Impact Evaluation System (TIES) was applied for assessing ex-ante financial and economic impacts of immunization of diary cattle against East Coast fever (ECF) by the ...
Strategies in controlling wild animal populations.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Study design and analytic methods for data collected from clusters of animals
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
A variety of study design and statistical methods to account for the clustering of animal health and production outcomes is outlined. We argue that the relative utility of study design vs. statistical methods in accounting ...
The influence of parent materials on some characteristics of the soils of a semi-arid catchment (175-180)
(1994)
This study was conducted to examine the influence of parent materials on some characters of Mukokodo catchment in Laikipia District, Kenya. The study area is in a semi-arid region (agro climatic zone-V) and occupies 252 ...
Ovine bronchopneumonia caused by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)