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Sensitivity of Listeria species, recovered from indigenous chickens to antibiotics and disinfectants
(2004-10)
BACKGROUND:
Resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and disinfectants has been reported widely in the world. Listeria monocytogenes is no exception, although normally it tends to be variably sensitive to many antibiotics ...
Myopathy and Parasitism in a guinea fowl: a case report
(2008)
Guinea fowls are formed and found in the wild in Africa. they are kept by farmers mainly to prodice eggs, meat and as pet birds. These birds are affected by many conditions that would cause death or reduce their proction. ...
Indigenous Ducks are Better Reservoirs of P. multocida than Indigenous Chickens
(2005)
Two experiments were performed to study cross infections from chickens to ducks and vice versa. For each experiment the source birds (chickens or ducks) were infected with Pasteurella multocida strain 10322T. The infected ...
Preliminary Findings on the Carrier Status of Pasteurella multocida in Farmed and Traded Healthy-appearing Scavenging Indigenous Chickens and Ducks in Kenya
(2007)
One hundred and twenty three indigenous chickens and 24 ducks reared under free range scavenging system were examined for the carrier status of
Pasteurella multocida. Both the oropharynyngeal and cloacal swab samples ...
A Study on Effectiveness of Seven Disinfectants Against Possible Bacteria Contaminants of Coops and Premises Inhabited by Indigenous Chickens and Ducks
(2005)
Seven commonly used disinfectants abbreviated as A, B, C, D, E, F and G (A is, Glutaraldehyde and Coco – benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; B is, Didecyldimethyl ammonium bromide 50% w\\v; C is, Sodium hypochlorite; D is, ...
Appraisal of Village Chickens Potential in Egg Production
(2005)
A study was carried out on the laying capacities of Village / indigenous and exotic / commercial hens that were brought to the Agricultural Society of Kenya show, Nairobi, over a period of 10 years. The parameter of ...
Comparison of the Carrier Status of P. multocida Between Farm and Live Market Indigenous Birds
(2005)
A total of one hundred and seventy one indigenous birds from smallholder farms and those traded in market centers in Nairobi were examined for the presence of Pasteurella multocida. Of these, 135 were farmed and 36 were ...
Ducks in rural and semi-urban poultry production.
(2003)
Poultry are majority livestock in Kenya. At 71, 000, the duck population is a small but it contributes significantly to the smallholder economy in the semi-urban and some rural areas. They however, are sizable number among ...
Comparison Between Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Culture Method in the Detection of Pasteurella multocida in Organs of Indigenous Birds
(2005)
A total of forty-eight indigenous birds were intratracheally infected with Pasteurella multocida, paired and sacrificed at specified times. Seven organs from each of the four pairs were swabbed for culture and tissues taken ...
Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Eastern Africa
(2009-08)
Although Uganda has many wetlands and lies on the migratory flyway for birds flying
from Siberia through the Middle East and moving along the great Rift Valley to
Southern Africa, it has not yet experienced avian influenza ...