Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Healing of dehorning wounds.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989-12)Open wound healing following dehorning using a wire saw was observed in 25 cattle aged between 1 and 5 years. Initially, there was a marked thickening of the scab over the wound as a ridge near the skin margin. A pale ... -
Prevalence and intensity of Paracamallanus species infection in farmed and wild catfish
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)total of 108 randomly selected farmed and wild Clarias gariepinus (catfish) obtained from the upper Tana river basin were examined for intestinal helminthes between July 2007 and April 2008. Over fifty two per cent (52.8 ... -
Leishmaniasis in Kenya: description of leishmaniasis of a domestic goat from Transmara, Narok District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989-06)Extensive research has been carried out in Eastern Africa for animal reservoirs of both visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. The domestic dog has been the only domestic animal so far implicated as a possible reservoir for ... -
Effect of the method of estrus synchronization and PMSG dosage on estrus and twinning in Ethiopian Menze sheep
(University of NairobiDepartment of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1992-10)Mature, cyclic Ethiopian Menze ewes (n = 72) were used in this study. They were divided into 6 equal groups in a 2×3 factorial experimental design. Estrus and ovulation were synchronized in all ewes using either 2 dosages ... -
Pneumonia in goats following administration of live and heat-killed Pasteurella haemolytica.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1986-09)Six of 7 and 3 of 4 goats inoculated with live and heat-killed P. haemolytica (biotype-T), respectively, had pneumonia at necropsy. Clinically, the pneumonia was only detected in 8 of 9 goats with diseased lungs. One goat ... -
Reproductive performance of dairy cows on smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu district, Kenya: design, methodology and development considerations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public health, 1994-08)A study on 92 randomly sampled smallholder dairy farms from selected dairy societies and society member farms in Central Kenya was conducted to estimate reproductive indices to assess their associations with husbandry and ... -
Nasal bacterial flora of clinically normal goats.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1985-07)An enclosed swab assembly was employed to collect nasal mucus from 45 clinically normal goats. Eleven bacterial species were isolated from their nasal cavities. Pasteurella haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida were the ... -
Indigenous technical knowledge and rural development in eastern Kenya
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Arteriosclerosis and related lesions in rabbits.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989-10)Eleven female rabbits, mainly of the NZW breed, aged between 1 and 3.5 years, were examined post mortem. All had originated over the years 1982 to 1987 from the same rabbitry where they had been fed on pellets from the ... -
Relationship between the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode infections and management practises in pig herds in Thika District, Kenya
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – Trypanosomiasis Research Centre (KARI-TRC)Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Thirty five (35) commercial pig herds in Thika District, Kenya were surveyed to determine the relationship between nematode parasitism and management practices. In each herd, faecal samples were collected from 25 pigs in ... -
Causes of Pig Mortality in Kenya - A Ten Year Retrospective Postmortem Study
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2005)A total of 267 pig carcasses comprising of 59 adults, 121 weaner/grower pigs and 87 piglets were examined at post mortem in the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi during ... -
Luteolytic effect of prostaglandin F2α in Boran and Boran × Friesian cross-bred heifers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1993)The luteolytic effect of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) during the confirmed luteal phase of the oestrous cycle was evaluated in ten Boran and ten Boran × Friesian cross-bred heifers. Following injection with 25 mg Lutalyse, ... -
The role of health care in the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa: evidence from Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2009)In 2006, Deuchert and Brody1 presented findings from an analysis of the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) suggesting that prophylactic tetanus toxoid (TT) injection during pregnancy is a vector for HIV. The ... -
The role of parasitic diseases as causes of mortality in small ruminants in a high-potential farming area in central Kenya
(2001)A 15-year retrospective study was performed to determine the role of parasitic diseases in causing mortalities in small ruminants. In total, 115 (32 %) sheep were diagnosed as having been killed by parasitic diseases out ... -
Assessment of environmental and public health hazards in wastewater used for urban agriculture in Nairobi, Kenya
(Dept. Land resource management and agricultural technologyInternational potato centre (CIP) Kenya, 2010)Thirty percent of residents in Nairobi practise urban agriculture (UA) with a majority of the farmers using untreated sewage to irrigate crop and fodder. Due to the environmental and health risks associated with wastewater ... -
Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of pyramidal, modified pyramidal and monoscreen traps for the control of the tsetse fly, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, in Uganda
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2007)Several trap designs have been used for sampling and control of the tsetse fly, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Newstead (Diptera: Glossinidae) based on preferences of individual researchers and program managers with little ... -
The effects of endoparasites on the reproductive performance of on-farm sheep in the Ethiopian highlands
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1993)In 1988 and 1989, the effects of endoparasites on reproductive performance of on-farm sheep were studied at 5 sites in the Ethiopian highlands using nematode eggs per gram (EPG) counts, treamatode EPG and packed-cell volume ... -
Prevalence of endoparasites in cattle within urban and peri-urban areas of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya with special reference to zoonotic potential
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of NairobiKenya Agricultural Research InstituteOpen University of Tanzania, 2010)The growing human population and the tendency to keep livestock in urban settlements in developing countries in particular has caused concern due to the unplanned nature of such developments and the constraints they ...