Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Testing for Antibodies to Brucella abortus in Milk From Consumers and Market Agents in Kenya Using Milk Ring Test and Enzyme Immunoassay
(Faculty of Agriculture, 2004)Over 85% of all milk sales on Kenya pass through informal channels. The extent of the risk posed by the sale of this raw milk to human health in respect to brucellosis is unknown. This paper presents the results of a study ... -
Generalised demodicosis in a Friesian heifer from a zero-grazing unit
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of NairobiDepartment of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1994)A Friesian heifer with generalised skin lesions was slaughtered after unsuccessful treatment. It had thickened skin with lumps and nodules, with the severely affected parts thrown into folds over the eyelids, ears, most ... -
Coccidiosis in goats and aspects of epidemiology.
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Experimental infections with coccidiosis and serum antibody quantitation in two breeds of goats
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1988-04)Two goat breeds, Anglonubian and Saanen were obtained at an early age and reared coccidia-free until they were 1 month old. They were then infected with 200,000 sporulated oocysts comprising mainly Eimeria christenseni ... -
Pasteurella multocida in scavenging family chickens and ducks: carrier status, age susceptibility and transmission between species
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Pasteurella multocida causes fowl cholera, a highly contagious and severe disease in chickens and water fowls. The disease is not well described in less intensive production systems, including scavenging family poultry ... -
Cellular immune responses of cattle to Cowdria ruminantium.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1998)Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBM) from cattle immunised against Cowdria ruminantium infection (Heartwater), proliferated in vitro in the presence of either infected autologous endothelial cells pre-treated with T ... -
Caseous Lymphadenitis in Goats: The Pathogenesis, Incubation Period and Serological Response after Experimental Infection
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 2001)Twenty goats, in two groups of 10, were injected intradermally with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. The doses of infection were 1×105 and 5×104 colony-forming units (cfu) for groups 1 and 2, respectively. Thereafter, ... -
Legislatory framework for private medical practice in Uganda.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1988)BACKGROUND: In Uganda the private health sector has expanded dramatically in recent years with a striking proliferation of facilities for private medical practice which is particularly evident in urban areas. OBJECTIVES: ... -
Chronosequence analysis of two enclosure management strategies in degraded rangeland of semi-arid Kenya
(Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S8), B-9000 Gent, BelgiumDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology - Range Management Section, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)The establishment of enclosures has become an important measure to combat land degradation in many of the world's semi-arid rangelands. In view of the increased pressure exerted by this land reclamation strategy on the ... -
Monoclonal antibody binding to a surface-exposed epitope on Cowdria ruminantium that is conserved among eight strains.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2000-11)Abstract Monoclonal antibodies (MAb) binding to Cowdria ruminantium elementary bodies (EB) were identified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and surface binding of one MAb (446.15) to intact EB was determined by ... -
Increasing reproductive rates in tropical sheep by means of embryo transfer
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991-10)One to three embryos were transferred to three groups each of 12 Kenya Merino ewes to establish if uterine capacity is a limiting factor to reproductive performance in this breed of sheep, in a tropical environment. A ... -
Observations on rinderpest in Kenya, 1986-1989.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1992-09)Rinderpest was confirmed in Kenya in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989. Three epidemiologically distinct events appear to have occurred: repeated outbreaks in West Pokot district related to cross-border movement of stock, an ... -
Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya
(Department of Pathology, Parasitology and Microbiology, 2011)The management of indigenous pigs in rural villages of Busia and Kakamega district, Western Kenya, is discussed. Data on husbandry practices, challenges and farmers knowledge on T. solium taeniosis / cysticercosis were ... -
Quality of oral and parenteral chloroquine in Kampala
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 1998)Malaria remains an important public health problem in Uganda. The mainstay of treatment is still chloroquine. However, recently there have been several reports of poor response to chloroquine treatment. We do not know ... -
Digestion and nitrogen metabolism in sheep and red deer given large or small amounts of water and protein.
(University of Nairobi, 1970-10)No abstract available -
Immunisation of cattle against heartwater by infection with Cowdria ruminantium elicits T lymphocytes that recognise major antigenic proteins 1 and 2 of the agent.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2002-02)There is growing evidence that immunity of cattle to Cowdria ruminantium infection is mediated by T lymphocytes. C. ruminantium antigens that stimulate these responses are therefore of considerable importance to the ... -
Occurrence of clinical dermatophilosis in zero-grazed dairy cattle
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2001)Dermatophilosis was clinically diagnosed and confirmed by isolation of Dermatophilus congolensis in three cows in a herd of seven zero-grazed dairy cattle. The lesions observed were matting together of hair into small tufts ... -
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis-infectious pustular vulvovaginitis viral isolates from cattle with epididymitis and vaginitis.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1975-01)Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis-infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR-IPV) viral isolates were obtained from cattle affected with epididymitis-vaginitis. Isolation of virus from the diseased animals indicated that the ... -
Local skin reaction (chancre) induced following inoculation of metacyclic trypanosomes in cattle by tsetse flies is dependent on CD4 T lymphocytes.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2003-09)The first visible response in livestock to the bite of a trypanosome-infected tsetse fly is the formation of a localized skin reaction, also known as a chancre. This is an inflammatory response in the skin associated with ... -
Fertility of zero-grazed dairy cattle following hormone treatment and fixed-time artificial insemination
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Reproduction is important to dairy herds and achievement of economically optimal performance still remains a substantial multi-factorial challenge in many herds. Poor estrus expression and detection, repeat breeding, ...
