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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 ...
Sensitivity of Listeria species, recovered from indigenous chickens to antibiotics and disinfectants
(2004-10)
BACKGROUND:
Resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and disinfectants has been reported widely in the world. Listeria monocytogenes is no exception, although normally it tends to be variably sensitive to many antibiotics ...
Newcastle disease virus and antibody levels in matched sera, ovules and mature eggs of indigenous village hens
(Kenya Veterinary Association, 2008)
In this study, one hundred and thirty three non - vaccinated village hens in lay were tested for carriage of Newcastle disease virus and presence of antibody against the virus in sera, ovules and eggs. Blood was obtained ...
Pasteurella multocida in scavenging family chickens and ducks: carrier status, age susceptibility and transmission between species
(2008)
Pasteurella multocida causes fowl cholera, a highly contagious and severe disease in chickens and water fowls. The disease is not well described in less intensive production systems, including scavenging family poultry ...
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 ...
Myopathy and Parasitism in a guinea fowl: a case report
(2008)
Guinea fowls are formed and found in the wild in Africa. they are kept by farmers mainly to prodice eggs, meat and as pet birds. These birds are affected by many conditions that would cause death or reduce their proction. ...
Histomoniasis and traumatic gastritis (harddware diseases) in peacocks: case reports
(2008)
peacocks are kept for their beauty especially when they show off thier feather plumage. Two birds were brought in the poultry clinic after showing anorexia, dropping wings, weakness and one had diarrhea before death. ...
Indigenous Ducks are Better Reservoirs of P. multocida than Indigenous Chickens
(2005)
Two experiments were performed to study cross infections from chickens to ducks and vice versa. For each experiment the source birds (chickens or ducks) were infected with Pasteurella multocida strain 10322T. The infected ...
Preliminary Findings on the Carrier Status of Pasteurella multocida in Farmed and Traded Healthy-appearing Scavenging Indigenous Chickens and Ducks in Kenya
(2007)
One hundred and twenty three indigenous chickens and 24 ducks reared under free range scavenging system were examined for the carrier status of
Pasteurella multocida. Both the oropharynyngeal and cloacal swab samples ...