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Common internal parasites encountered in donkeys in Kiambu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Resistance to benzimidazoles and levamisole in nematode parasites of sheep in Nyandarua District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1998)
The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance on 25 sheep farms in the Nyandarua District of Kenya was investigated, using the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT), the egg hatch assay (EHA) and a larval development assay ...
Participatory risk assessment Peste des petit ruminants: Factor analysis of small ruminants’ pastoral management practices in Turkana district, Kenya
(1998)
Need an introduction on why define risk- eg new disease,risk factors not defined)This research
established the risk factors associated with PPR spread in Turkana district. The study, a participatory risk
assessment looked ...
Seasonal population dynamics of gastrointestinal helminths in donkeys in Kiambu District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1999)
Prevalence of haemoparasites infection in indigenous chicken in Eastern Province of Kenya
(2011)
Indigenous chickens constitute over 81% of poultry in Kenya and produce 71% of eggs and poultry
meat. Ecto- and haemoparasites limit production of these birds in the rural areas. However, there exists
scanty information ...
Risk factors associated with occurrence of nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya
(2012)
Nematode infections are a serious constraint to
pig production, especially where free range pig keeping is
practiced. This study investigated the epidemiology of
nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya.
Three ...
Detection of peste des petits ruminants virus in formalin-fixed tissues.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Peste des petits ruminants virus that causes a highly infectious and often fatal disease of sheep and goats is confirmed by various diagnostic techniques among them being isolation of the virus from cell culture systems, ...
Seroprevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press 2010, 2010)
Porcine cysticercosis is an emerging zoonosis with public health and economic
importance. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the disease in
free-range pigs on 182 smallholder farms in Busia District, ...
The effects of anthelmintic treatments against gastrointestinal nematodes on the performance of breeding ewes and lambs on pasture in semi-arid Kenya
(2008)
The effects of anthelmintics treatments in controlling gastrointestinal nematodes in
breeding ewes in a semi-arid area of Kenya were determined. The study carried out
during two breeding seasons, between June 2000 and ...
Long-term performance of electronic identification devices and model traceability system for cattle under pastoral production systems of Kenya.
(2010)
The readability of two different types of electronic identifiers (EID) were evaluated under pastoral
production system in North-Eastern Kenya. Physical verification and reading was done at day 0, and 1, 2,
4, 8 and 12 ...