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The prevalence of trypanosomosis, helminthosis and tick-borne infections in agro-pastoral production system in Kenya
(2010)
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess prevalence of trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ECF and helminth infections and factors associated with them in Kajiado District, Kenya. Purposive and random selection ...
Estimation of body weight of Maasai Zebu calves and their crosses with Sahiwal and Boran in Kajiado District, Kenya
(2004)
A study that was carried out to identify calf variables that could be used to develop a simple linear regression equation for estimating body weight of calves in pastoral systems is described. The study which was carried ...
Participatory action research : the missing link to sustainable and effective intervention
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
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Bovine serum components in Cysticercus bovis
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
Pastoralists’ perception of the impact of East Coast fever on cattle production under extensive management in Northern Rift Valley, Kenya
(2011)
A study using participatory epidemiology (PE) methodologies was conducted in West Pokot and Baringo districts, Northern Rift Valley, Kenya to assess the status of East Coast Fever (ECF) and obtain livestock keepers‟ ...
The Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth and Coccidial Infections in Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya
(2000)
A survey of gastrointestinal parasite infections of young (<6 months old), immature (6–12 months old) and adult (>12 months old) dairy cattle on 16 farms in Kiambu District, Kenya was conducted during a dry season (September ...
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for livestock hydatidosis based on a partially purified thermo-stable antigen.
(1990)
A total of 227 livestock sera including: 68 sera from cattle (35 from cattle with hydatid cysts at post-mortem inspection and 33 from cattle with no hydatid cysts); 80 sera from sheep (25 with hydatid cysts and 55 without); ...
Efficacy of Myrsine africana, Albizia anthelmintica and Hilderbrantia sepalosa herbal remedies against mixed natural sheep helminthosis in Samburu district, Kenya
(2004)
Traditional livestock healers from Samburu and Turkana communities in Samburu District of Kenya were identified and recruited for participation in this study. Sheep with mixed gastrointestinal helminthosis were purchased ...
Effects of three nematode anthelmintic treatment regimes on flock performance of sheep and goats under extensive management in semi-arid Kenya
(1997)
A study was undertaken in a semi-arid area of Kenya between August 1991 and June 1993 to evaluate the effects of anthelmintic treatment using ivermectin before or during the rains, on performance of mixed sheep and goat ...