Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Cold storage and flower keeping quality of cut tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, University of Nairobi, 2001)The vase life and floret opening of cut tuberose inflorescences were signifiantly decreased by cold storage. The ideal storage temperature was found to be 0˚C for short durations because even storage at 2˚C for only 3.d ... -
Application of immunoaffinity chromatography and enzyme immunoassay in rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in chicken liver tissues
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2003-04)Existing physicochemical analytical methods for the determination of aflatoxins in animal tissues are expensive, cumbersome, and hazardous. To offer an alternative to these methods, a novel and highly sensitive immunochemical ... -
Parasitic causes of liver and heart condemnation and their economic effects in the Lake Victoria Basin: a retrospective abattoir survey in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and ParasitologyInstitute of Primate ResearchOpen University of Tanzania, Department of Life SciencesDepartment of Veterinary Services,, 2012)Malnutrition is a major cause of human mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and every effort must be made to conserve the available sources of protein for human use. Animals and especially livestock are a major source of ... -
Teat lesions and their relationship to intramammary infections on small-scale dairy farms in Kiambu district in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Clinical Studies Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1999-12)Mammary gland quarters of 139 lactating dairy cows from small-scale dairy herds were examined visually and by palpation for teat lesions and by California mastitis test (CMT) and bacterial culture for subclinical mastitis. ... -
Pathogenesis of Campylobacter infection.
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An unusual presentation of suspected oedema disease of swine in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999-06)From a group of 11 recently weaned pigs, 4 were reported to be sick. Clinical examination of the sick pigs revealed marked dyspnoea, bluish-red discolouration of the skin, incoordination and difficulty in walking. ... -
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 in beef carcasses in slaughter houses in Nairobi, Kenya
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The effects of dehydration on electrolyte concentrations and water content along the large intestine of a small ruminant: The Dik-dik antelope
(University of Nairobi, 1980-05)The concentrations of Na, K, and Cl and the water content in the large intestine and rectum of an East African ruminant, the Dik-dik antelope, was investigated in hydrated and dehydrated animals. Intestinal contents were ... -
Donkey klossiellosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995-08)Out of eight donkeys examined, two had gametogonic and sporogonic stages of Klossiella equi in their kidneys. Gametogonic stages included microgametocytes and macrogametocytes, some of them in syzygy. They were found in ... -
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, ... -
Treatment of the repeat breeder cow syndrome in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978)One hundred repeat breeder dairy cows have been studied in detail. Although clinically 60 per cent of them were normal bacteria were isolated from the uteri of the majority (90 per cent). Thirty per cent of these isolates ... -
Sarcocystis-like organisms in musculature of a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-09)Three of six wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) which died of rabies, and one Alsatian dog which died of adenocarcinoma, were found to harbour sarcocysts in their cardiac and/or skeletal muscles. The bradyzoites and metrocytes of ... -
Changes in the bovine udder quarters naturally infected by Corynebacterium bovis.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991-09)Of 272 bovine udder quarters studied for mastitis, 19 of them naturally infected with Corynebacterium bovis alone, were compared with 16 others infected by C. bovis together with other bacteria and another 36 non-infected ... -
Response of the Somali donkey to dehydration: hematological changes.
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)1. Eleven-month-old Nile crocodiles with poor appetite and retarded growth were injected with 0.325 μg/g recombinant human growth hormone (hGH) twice a week for 4 weeks. 2. The treated animals had a mean intake per ... -
Development of early maturing Fusarium wilt resistant pigeonpea cultivars
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994)Most of the East African pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) landraces are tall (up to 3.5 m), late maturing (10-12 months), low yielding and susceptible to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium udum ButE), one of the most serious ... -
Limitations of intrauterine balloon catheters for ova collection in sheep
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1983-08)Attempts were made to collect ova from superovulated ewes by surgically fitting a balloon catheter in each uterine lumen either during the luteal phase or follicular phase of their oestrous cycle. A total of six ovulations ... -
Ovarian response, ova recovery and fertility in merino ewes superovulated either during the luteal phase of their oestrous cycle or after intravaginal progestagen treatment
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1982-05)Five groups of merino ewes were treated with 1000 i.u. of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) as a single injection per ewe. Three of these groups received treatment on days 7,9 and 11 of their oestrous cycle. Oestrus ...
