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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 ...
Prevalence of sole haemorrhages and its correlation with subclinical and chronic laminitis in dairy cows
(2007)
Prevalence and risk factors of laminitis were determined in 300 dairy cows from 29
zero-grazed and 3 pasture-grazed dairy farms in Nairobi and the peri-urban districts.
Lameness was assessed using a universally recognized ...
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 ...
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)
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Sole haemorrhage is the most diagnostic sign of subclinical and chronic laminitis in cattle.
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)