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Uasin Gishu skin disease and Dermatophilus congolensis infection in the horse:
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal production, 1983) -
Uasin Gishu skin disease and Dermatophilus congolensis infection in the horse: A review.
(Department of Veterinary Science, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln,, 1983) -
Uasin Gishu skin disease of horses in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Materials from 12 horses with a skin condition resembling "Uasin Gishu" skin disease were examined. Electron microscopic study revealed poxvirus from scab and biopsy preparations from 9 horses with typical skin lesions. ... -
UItrastructure of Blood Platelets In Cattle with East Coast Fever
(University of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Pathology, 1976) -
Ultrasonographic finding of omphalitis in a friesian calf
(University of Nairobi, 2012)No abstract available -
Ultrasonography to diagnose testicular lesions in infertile Angora buck
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1995) -
Ultrasound in Livestock. A contribution to epidemiology of hydatidosis.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1999) -
An ultrastructural and histochemical study of the axial musculature in the African lungfish.
(Springer-Verlag.Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1981)Red, intermediate, and white axial muscle fibres of African lungfish were studied using histochemical techniques and electron microscopy. Gross dissection revealed the presence of a small wedge of red coloured muscle along ... -
Ultrastructural characterization of the pulmonary cellular defences in the lung of a bird, the rock dove, Columba livia
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy University of Nairobi,, 1998)Free (surface) avian respiratory macrophages (FARMs) were harvested by lavage of the lung/air–sac system of the rock dove, Columba livia. The presence of FARMs in the atria and infundibula was confirmed by scanning electron ... -
The Ultrastructural Dynamics of Parasite-Host Cell Interactions as demonstrated in Besnoitia besnoiti (Apicomplexa, Protozoa):
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2007)Besnoitia besnoiti is an obligate intracellular coccidian protozoa of significant economic importance in the regions where it occurs. The parasite exhibits two forms in its intermediate hosts; the rapidly multiplying ... -
Ultrastructural observations on the chorioallantoic placenta of the golden-rumped elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 1985)The chorioallantoic placenta of the elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon) was studied at the ultrastructural level. The placenta is haemonochorial with an appparent lack of microvilli on the syncytiotrophoblastic surface. There is, ... -
Ultrastructure of bonive spleen cells parasitized by theileria parva
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The ultrastructure of sheep pulmonary adenomatosis
(1971)Eight sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis provided lung tissues for a study of the ultrastructure of the lesions. Abnormalities observed in cuboidal or columnar tumour cells were an enlarged polymorphic nucleus, a multiple ... -
Ultrastructure of the chorioallantoic placenta and chorionic vesicles of the lesser bush baby (Ga/ago senega/ensis)
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, 2005)The ultrastructure of the chorioallantoic placenta of the lesser bush baby (Galago senegalensis) has been studied. The placenta was shown to be of the diffuse, epitheliochorial and adeciduate type. The trophoblasts of the ... -
Ultrastructure of the chorioallantoic placenta of the springhare (Pedetes capensis larvalis Hollister)
(Department of veterinary Anatomy And Physiology, 1985)The ultrastructure of the springhare placenta (Pedetes capensis larvalis) has been described. The interhemal membrane consists of the fetal capillary endothelium, syncytial trophoblast and maternal capillary endothelium ... -
Under-fives rickets in a tropical dairy farming region Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)The objective of this study was to determine under-fives feeding patterns on calcium and vitamin D rich foods as well as care practices in relation to rickets in an area dominated by dairy farming and sunlight, Kiambu ... -
Understanding the adoption of a portfolio of sustainable intensification practices in Eastern and Southern Africa
(2015)This paper explores smallholder farmers’ adoption decisions of multiple sustainable intensification practices (SIPs) in eastern and southern Africa. We develop a multivariate probit model using plot-level data gathered ... -
Understanding the emergence and evolution of pastoral community groups from the perspective of community members and external development actors in northern Kenya
(JARTS, 2018)Whereas there is abundance of information on community groups that engage in income generation in rural agricultural and peri-urban areas, information on community groups in pastoral areas still remains scarce. However, ... -
Understanding the perceived importance of risk for coffee growers: empirical evidence from Ethiopia
(2006)Risk perceptions play a key role in production and investment behavior of farmers. However, insufficient attention has been given to understand its nature and distribution in cash crop farming such as coffee. This study, ... -
Understanding what shapes disease control: An historical analysis of foot-and-mouth disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Interpreting the interplay between politics, social demographics and epidemiology is essential for understanding how a disease's occurrence and control evolve over time. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was first detected ...