Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "J.K, Wabacha"

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    • Helminthosis in Smallholder Pig herds in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya 

      J.K, Wabacha; C. M, Mulei; M .N, Kyule; K. H, Zessin; P. M. F, Mbithi; W K, Munyua; J. M, Maribei (Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of NairobiPostgraduate Studies in InternationalAnimal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universitat Berlin, Luisenstrassc 56, D- 10117, Berlin, Germany, 2004)
      A study was conducted in sixty-two randomly selected herds in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district in central Kenyan highlands to obtain prevalence, spectrum and intensity of gastrointestinal helminths in pigs kept by smallholder ...

    • Prevalence of laminitis and the patterns of claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and the peri-urban districts 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      Prospective study was carried out to determine the characteristics of claw lesions in dairy cattle in Nairobi and the peri-urban districts between December 2005 and May 2006. The gaits of 300 dairy cows in 29 zero-grazed ...

    • Prognostic indicators and the importance of trimming in non-infective claw disorders in cattle 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2008)
      A cross-sectional study was conducted in 32 smallholder dairy farms in Nairobi and its environs, in which 300 cowswere examined for clawdisorders. The objectivewas to evaluate characteristics of claw disorders in dairy ...

    • Risk (Predisposing) Factors for Non-Infectious Claw Disorders in Dairy Cows Under Varying Zero-Grazing Systems 

      J, Nguhiu-Mwangi; P.M.F, Mbithi; J.K, Wabacha; P.G, Mbuthia (Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2000)
      Lameness in cattle is one of the major causes of economic losses in dairy production systems (Hernandez et al., 2005; Kossaibati & Esslemont, 1997). These losses occur through various negative impact directly on cattle and ...