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Biological screening of Kenya medicinal plants using artemia salina (ARTEMIIDAE).
(2011)
Medicinal plants constitute important components of flora and are widely distributed in different regions of Kenya. Based on ethnopharmacological significance, we collected several medicinal plants from South Coast, Kenya ...
Hematological, serological and virological findings in sheep and goats experimentally infected with lineage iii peste des petits ruminants virus isolates in Kenya
(2015)
The aim of this study was to determine the hematological and serological changes in experimentally infected sheep and goats and to validate use of Real time reverse transcriptase PCR analysis in diagnosing PPRV in Kenya. ...
Characterization of Rabbit Production Systems in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Rabbit production systems in Kenya were studied; challenges to production were identified and recommendations to boost rabbit productivity were suggested in this research. Four regions of Kenya with significant rabbit ...
Evaluation of Acute Toxicity of Crude Plant Extracts from Kenyan Biodiversity using Brine Shrimp, Artemia salina L. (Artemiidae)
(2012)
Purpose: Artemia salina L. (Artemiidae), the brine shrimp larva, is an invertebrate used in the alternative test to determine toxicity of chemicals and natural products. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the acute toxicity ...
Pathophysiology and clinical management of degenerative joint disease
(2005)
Degenerative joint disease is a common and important disease that affects humans as well as domestic animals, especially dogs and cats. The etiological factors for the disease in humans and animals are similar. The disease ...
Biological screening of Kenyan medicinal plants using Artemia Salina L. (Artemiidae)
(2011)
Medicinal plants constitute important components of flora and are widely distributed in different regions of Kenya. Based on ethnopharmacological significance, we collected several medicinal plants from South Coast, Kenya ...
veterinary forensic medicine: an emerging and important discipline
(2012-04-27)
“Forensic veterinary medicine” can be defined as “the applied use of veterinary medical knowledge to the purpose of the law.” In recent years, there has been an increase in many parts of the world in lawsuits concerning ...
Clinico-pathological observations in sheep & goats exposed to lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
It has been demonstrated that positive tissue samples from an active case in Turkana had viral RNA from a lineage III PPRV and the first available genome sequence was determined. Seven goats and sheep aged between 3-6 ...
Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effects kleinia Squarrosa on Alloxanized Diabetic Mice
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of antiquity with a worrying global prevalence and incidence. It is conventionally managed by insulin and use of oral hypoglycemic drugs besides exercise, diet and physical intervention ...
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast
(2010)
Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in ...