Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Livestock"
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Characterization of hydatid cyst antigens by crossed immunoelectrophoresis and its implications for the serodiagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1985)Kydatidosis is a disease of major worldwide public health importance and with considerable economic consequences for the livestock industry. It shows a variable geographic distribution but reaches its highest levels in ... -
Immunodiagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock using an intradenmal test and an enzyme immunoassay
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and ToxicologyDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1984)A variety of methods based on immunological principles have been tried for the diagnosis of hydatid disease but largely with unsatisfactory results. One of the oldest illethods is the Casoni test which gives a reaction of ... -
The impact of changing land use patterns on the numbers and distribution of livestock and wild herbivores in the Tana River District, Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1992-02)The intent of this study was to examine the impact of changing land use patterns on the numbers and distribution of livestock and wild herbivores in the Tana River District, Kenya. A multi-method approach of aerial ... -
Livestock diagnostic support system for rural pastoralist communities in Kenya: a prototype
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2011)The goal of this project was to develop a functional livestock diagnostic prototype to be used by pastoralist communities in arid and semi arid lands of Kenya. The prototype will be used by non-experts in the veterinary ... -
Purification and partial characterization of an echinococcus granulosus antigen and its application in serodiagnosis of hydatidosis in •livestock and man.
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1987)Various Echinococcus granulosus antigens obtained from hydatid cyst fluid have been applied by several research workers in diagnosis of livestock and human hydatidosis using a variety of serological tests. These tests, ... -
Tropical soil-plant interactions in relation to mineral imbalances in grazing livestock
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989-12)A survey of the literature revealed that mineral imbalances were likely to arise in livestock grazing tropical pastures; that a variety of techniques involving soil, plant or animal measurements could be used to assess ...