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Worm control practices on sheep farms in Denmark and implications for the development of anthelmintic resistance
(1996)
A questionnaire survey was undertaken on sheep farms in Denmark to obtain information on sheep management and worm control practices. The questionnaires were inserted in the June and July, 1993 issue of the Danish Sheep ...
Relative Occurrence of Fasciola species in cattle, sheep and goats slaughtered at Dagoretti slaughterhouse in Kenya
(2004)
A cross sectional survey was carried out in Nairobi\'s Dagoretti slaughter house, where routine postmortem meat inspection was done. All liver flukes detected in cattle, sheep and goats were collected and transported to ...
Impact of gastrointestinal helminths on production in goats in Kenya
(2001-10)
The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on health and production of goat was investigated in a low potential area (Ecozone 3) of Kenya. The study involved 44 Small East African goat kids aged 4–5 months divided into two ...
Knowledge of Mange among Masai Pastoralists in Kenya
(2012-08)
Background: Pastoralists in low-income countries usually live in close proximity to their animals and thus represent an
important repository of information about livestock disease. Since wild and domestic animals often ...
Gastrointestinal nematode infections in dorper lambs in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(2004)
A study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode infections in Dorper lambs in relation to age and seasonal effects was carried out in a semi arid area of Kajiado District over a period of 2 years between November ...
Causes of Pig Mortality in Kenya
(2005)
A total of 267 pig carcasses comprising of 59 adults, 121 weaner/grower pigs and 87 piglets were examined at post mortem in the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi during ...
Haemonchus And Trichostrongylus Species In Goats In Kenya Resistant To Anthelmintics
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The relationship between faecal egg count reduction and the lethal dose 50% in the egg hatch assay and larval development assay.
(1998-06)
The relationship between resistance detected in the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and the lethal dose 50%(LD50) in the egg hatch assay (EHA) for benzimidazoles (BZs) and a larval development assay (LDA) for BZs, ...
Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
(2010-09)
Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of ...
Characteristics of the smallholder free-range pig production system in western Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production
(2009-11)
Free-range pig farming is common amongst the small-scale farmers in western Kenya. In
order to determine the characteristics of this type of production system, a cross-sectional
questionnaire survey on farm characteristics ...