Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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An Investigation into a Human Anthrax Outbreak in Maragua District, Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2006)An outbreak of human anthrax occurred in Maragua district between December 2005 and January 2006 and an investigation was undertaken through visits and interviews with the District Veterinary (DVO) and Public Health ... -
Characterization of dairy cattle farming in Mbeere District of Eastern Kenya
(Kenya Agriculture Research Institute, Kiboko Research Centre, Makindu, KenyaUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Animal Production, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)A comparison of farming systems in two divisions, Siakago and Evurore of Mbeere district of Eastern Kenya was made using data collected with a farm model, Integrated Modeling Platform for mixed Agriculture Crop sysTem ... -
An account of a recent outbreak of Marek's Disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, 2001)Data was collected from a number of flocks following an outbreak of Marek's disease in Thika, Kiambu and Nairobi, in 1997. Clinically, the disease presented as a rapid emaciation and depression followed by death. Weekly ... -
Autoradiographic quantification of the efficacy of niridazole in mice infected with 75Se-labelled cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992-06)The effects of the anti-schistosomal drug, niridazole, on the migration of Schistosoma mansoni larvae, biosynthetically radioisotope-labelled with 75[Se]-selenomethionine, was evaluated by autoradiography of compressed ... -
Milk hygiene in nomadic herds in Kenya evaluated by bacterial isolation, bacterial viability trials in traditionally fermenting milk and drug sensitivity
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The efficacy of closantel and rafoxanide against fenbendazole- and levamisole-resistant Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997-10)No abstract available -
Interaction between bean stem maggot, bean root rot and soil fertility
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 1998)This article is about the bean stem maggot, bean root rot and low soil fertility which have been identified as mojor constraints to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in Western Kenya. The severity of bean rot and bean ... -
Efficacy of closantel, albendazole and levamisole on an ivermectin resistant strain of Haemonchus contortus in sheep
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997-12)Following evidence of reduced efficacy of oral ivermectin in a field population of Haemonchus contortus on a sheep farm in Kenya, this strain of the parasite was submitted to a controlled anthelmintic test. One hundred and ... -
Characterisation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fish in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2001)Background: Acute gastroenteritis associated with fish has been reported since 1951 but is gaining importance with increase in fish consumption in Kenya. The causative agent is Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The importance of ... -
Effect of feeding urea-molasses blocks with incorporated fenbendazole on grazing dairy heifers naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2003-06)Between June 1999 and August 2000, the effects of feeding medicated urea-molasses supplement blocks on the growth of dairy heifers in a marginal area of central Kenya were assessed by comparing the live-weight gain of ... -
The influence of supplementation with urea-molasses blocks on weight gain and nematode parasitism of dairy calves in central Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi,, 2004-05)The effect of feeding urea-molasses blocks (UMB) on the growth and gastrointestinal nematode parasitism of dairy weaner calves grazing on the same pasture was investigated on a farm in Thika District, central Kenya. ... -
Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of clinical studies, 2000-04)A prospective cohort study was conducted in five purposively-sampled agro-ecological zone (AEZ)-grazing system strata in Murang'a District, Kenya, between March 1995 and June 1996. The study strata were selected based on ... -
Effect of Breed, Month of the Year and Age of Bulls on Semen Quality of Bos Taurus Bulls in a Tropical Environment
(University of Nairobi,Department of animal production, 1994)Ejaculates from 48 bulls comprising equal numbers of Aryshire, Fresian, Guernsey and Jersey breeds at an artificial insemination station in Kenya were analysed. The effect of age, breed and month of the year on semen volume, ... -
Forensic case of lead poisoning from a battery manufacturing company in Nakuru, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Nairobi, 2013-02)Acute sickness involving dairy cattle (n = 5) with a morbidity of 100% occurred in a farm in Nakuru, Kenya. A case study was undertaken with the objective of establishing the cause of the sickness. Samples of blood, soil ... -
Family rights and the 'registered partnership'in Denmark
(1990)In 1989 Denmark took the innovative step of introducing a special legal regime, the ‘registered partnership’, of which only couples of the same sex, whether or not they are living together, may, if they choose, take ... -
Taura syndrome virus (TSV) in Thailand and its relationship to TSV in China and the Americas
(2005)The cultivation of exotic Penaeus vannamei in Thailand began on a very limited scale in the late 1990s, but a Thai government ban on the cultivation of P. monodon in freshwater areas in 2000 led many Thai shrimp farmers ... -
Nitrogen level and cultivar effects on nodulation, dinitrogen fixation and yield of grain legumes: II. Common bean cultivars.
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1985)N fixation was studied by the 15N method in Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Rose Coco, Canadian Wonder and Mwezi Moja grown in the field and given 0, 20 or 100 kg N/ha. Nodulation, DM yield and seed yield did not differ significantly ... -
Presence of multiple viruses in non-diseased, cultivated shrimp at harvest
(2004)Histological examinations were carried out with 400 cultivated black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) from 12 commercial rearing ponds from three different areas in Thailand over a period of 3 years. The shrimp were collected ... -
Dryland agroforestry research report project internal review
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural economics, 1991)This report is based on Biomass production by various multipurpose trees and shrubs in the arable lands of arid and semi-arid regions of Machakos which is a tremendous contribution to the fragile soils of Eastern Kenya. ... -
Nitrogen fixation in tropical agriculture and forestry
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1987)Nitrogen compounds comprise from 40 to 50 percent of the dry matter of protoplasm, the living substance of plant cells. For this reason, nitrogen is required in large quantities by growing plants and is indeed the key to ...