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An outbreak of urticarial form of swine erysipelas in a medium-scale piggery in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1998)
This report concerns an outbreak that occurred during July/August 1997. Ten pigs from a herd of 181 pigs in a medium-scale, semi-closed piggery in Kiambu District, Kenya, contracted the clinical disease. The main clinical ...
Retrospective study of foot conditions in dairy cows in urban and periurban areas of Kenya
(2008)
A retrospective study was carried out to determine categories, patterns and outcomes of foot conditions in dairy cows from smallholder units in and around Nairobi, Kenya. Analysis was done on 625 hospital case records of ...
An overview of animal welfare issues in Kenya
(2005)
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological state of an animal as regards its attempt to cope with the environment. An animal\'s welfare is compromised if it does not enjoy the five fundamental freedoms, namely: freedom ...
The Challenges of balancing between productivity and claw health of dairy cows in modernized husbandry in smallholder farming units.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-04-27)
Progressive reduction in land holdings has necessitated establishment of smallholder zero-grazing
dairy units for livelihood of low income families. Adoption of confined housing in which cattle
spend long hours standing ...
Occurrence of clinical dermatophilosis in zero-grazed dairy cattle
(2001)
Dermatophilosis was clinically diagnosed and confirmed by isolation of Dermatophilus congolensis in three cows in a herd of seven zero-grazed dairy cattle. The lesions observed were matting together of hair into small tufts ...
Retrospective study of foot conditions in dairy cows in urban and periurban areas in Kenya. Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 63 (2): 40 - 45.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
No abstract available
Short-term economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in large dairy farm in Kiambu District, Kenya
(The Kenya Veterinarian, 2001)
The short term farm level economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in a large scale diary farm was assessed during quarantine period (35 days) and 60 days after lifting the quarantine. Direct and indirect areas ...
An Outbreak Of Urticarial Form Of Swine Erysipelas In A Medium -scale Piggery In Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
This report concerns an outbreak that occurred during July/August 1997. Ten pigs from a herd of 181 pigs in a medium-scale, semi-closed piggery in Kiambu District, Kenya, contracted the clinical disease. The main clinical ...
Sole haemorrhage is the most diagnostic sign of subclinical and chronic laminitis in cattle.
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)