Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The efficacy of albendazole and moxidectin in the control of nematode infection in diary cattle
(College of Agriculture and Vetinary Studies, 2012)The objective of this randomized controlled field trial was to determine and compare the efficacies of two anthelmintics, moxidectin and albendazole on gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in smallholder dairy cattle in Kenya ... -
In vitro and acute in vivo toxicity of the aqueous and chloroformic extracts of Rapanea melanophloeos (L) Mez
(2011)This study was conducted to generate a toxicological profile of Rapanea melanophloeos, a medicinal plant widely utilized in traditional medicine to treat helminthiasis,using brine shrimp (Artemia salina) and Sprague Dawley ... -
A check-list of helminth parasites of animals in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya, 1970-09)The paper lists 108 species of roundworms, 31 species of tapeworms and 16 species of flukes found in Tanzania, giving the hosts in which they occur. At the end is an alphabetic list of animals (common names first followed ... -
Recent answers to farmland degradation illustrated by case studies from African farming systems
(2005)Farmland of relatively marginal Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) farmers in developing countries is prone to degradation from various local environmental and management causes. In the Traditional ... -
An outbreak of photosensitisation in Karamojong sheep at Entebbe
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Besnoitiosis and other skin diseases fo cattle (Bos indicus) in Uganda.
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Human endogenous retrovirus-R (ERV 3) env-like antigens expressed in baboon testes and epididymides
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology, 2003)Background: A substantial component of the vertebrate genome comprise of retrovirusrelated sequences named as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). The role of these ERVrelated sequences in the biological processes of the host ... -
Peste des petits ruminants in Kenya; Pastoralist knowledge of the disease in goats in Samburu and Baringo Counties
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2012)Peste des Petits Ruminants disease outbreak was reported in Turkana County in Kenya in 2007. This was the first time PPR had clinically been reported in Kenya. Peste des Petits Ruminants disease was then assumed to ... -
Gazellostrongylus (Paracooperia) lerouxi, the cause of large nodules in the abomasum of gazelles in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya, 1970-12)Two natural infections of Gazellostrongylus (Paracooperia) lerouxi in Gazella thomsoni in Kenya are described. The parasite was the cause of death in one case and the carcass was anaemic and emaciated and had multiple ... -
Biochemical and haematological changes mediated by a chloroform extract of Prunus africana stem bark in rats
(2000)Various amounts of a chloroform extract of Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkm. (Syn: Pygeum africanum Hook. f.) (Rosaceae) were fed to randomised groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats. The extract did not affect body weight ... -
Why besnoitiosis was not diagnosed in goats in Kenya as early as 1955
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An Assessment of the Presence of Escherichia coli in the roof-collected rainwater from some areas around Nairobi
(College of Agriculture and Vetinary Studies, 2004)One of the sources of feacal contamination of rainwater harvested from roofs is wind-blown dust containing particulate matter from animal faeces, or through direct defecation. Since the primary habitat for Escherichia coli ... -
Origin of the deciduous upper lateral incisor and its clinical aspects
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology, 2006-02)The upper lateral incisor in humans is often affected by dental anomalies that might be explained developmentally. To address this question, we investigated the origin of the deciduous upper lateral incisor (i2) in normal ... -
Established coffee replacement with Ruiru 11-Evaluation of replacement methods of established traditional capped coffee cv-French Mission with the new Ruiru 11 hybrid..
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1995)En Ruiru, Kenya se realizó una evaluación de los métodos de reemplazo en campo de café Arábica "French Mission" con tallos múltiples, por el híbrido Ruiru 11. Se observó un aumento no significativo de altura del tallo de ... -
A preliminary report on the finding of Besnoitia besnoiti in goat skins affected with dimple in Kenya
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Stride lengths and stride frequencies of primates
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)Stride lengths and stride frequencies of primates have been observed or collected from the literature. Data for Galago, various monkeys and apes, and man have been collected. The quadrupedal primates take longer strides, ... -
Pigeon-Frequented Areas, Garbage Piles and Dog Faeces as Possible Sources of Candida and Cryptococcus Infections for Humans and Animals
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2005)A study was carried out to establish the presence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida species in two pigeon-frequented areas; garbage piles from two separate sites in Nairobi, and dog faeces from Small animal clinic, ... -
Isolation of IBR-IPV virus from the semen and skin lesions of bulls at Kabete, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1971-06)http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1971.tb00356.x/abstract -
The epidemiology of rabies in Machakos district, Kenya
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Observations on experimental infection with infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus in rabbits.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1973-12)