Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The morphology of the respiratory organs of the African air‐breathing catfish (Clarias mossambicus): A light, electron and scanning microscopic study, with morphometric observations
(University of Nairobi, 2011-03)The morphology of the gas exchange organs of the African air-breathing catfish (Clarias mossambicus) (Peters) have been examined grossly, and by light, electron and scanning microscopes. The respiratory organs in Clarias ... -
Consumption patterns and preference of milk and milk products among rural and urban consumers in semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2011-06)Milk consumption in the semi-arid regions of Kenya is not well understood. A study was carried out on consumption of milk and milk products in the semi-arid region of eastern Kenya. A total of 135 rural and 126 urban ... -
Analysis of milk-borne public health risks in milk markets in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, 2002-05-09)The major role played by informal milk markets in Kenya and the benefits to those associated with it are now widely acknowledged. The benefits include higher prices for farmers, income generation for the market agents and ... -
Comparative parasitological and haematological changes in two breeds of sheep infected with Fasciola gigantica
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1999-12)Twelve each of Red Masai and Dorper sheep, aged between 6 and 9 months, were acquired from a Fasciola-free area of eastern Kenya. Each breed was divided into two groups of 6. The sheep in one group of each breed were ... -
Comparative ultrastructural studies onBesnoitia besnoiti andBesnoitia caprae
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1995)Comparative transmission electron microscopy on Besnoitia besnoiti and on a strain of Besnoitia derived from goats in Kenya revealed that the two organisms differ in their pellicle, micropore, microtubules, nucleus, ... -
Embryo transfer from exotic to indigenous goats in Kenya
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Decreased circulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) protein and blood mononuclear cell MIF transcripts in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(Unibersity of Nairobi.Reproductive Biology Unit, Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006-05)Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains one of the most frequently lethal diseases affecting children in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the immune mediators that regulate pathogenesis are only partially defined. Since macrophage ... -
Differential regulation of beta-chemokines in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(University of Nairobi.Reproductive Biology Unit, Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-07)Chemokines regulate the host immune response to a variety of infectious pathogens. Since the role of chemokines in regulating host immunity in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria has not previously been reported, ... -
Prevalence of antibodies to parainfluenza-3 virus in various wildlife species and indigenous cattle sharing the same habitats in Kenya
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An assessment of tick-borne diseases constraints to livestock production in a smallholder livestock production system in Machakos District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2010)The principle objective of the study was to determine the tick- borne diseases constraints to livestock production in Machakos District. The survey was carried out in eight randomly selected sub- locations spread across ... -
Pastoralists’ perception of livestock production systems and opportunities for improvement in Southwestern Marsabit, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of NairobiDepartment of clinical studies, University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2003)Rapid rural appraisal (RRA) was conducted among the Rendille and Samburu pastoralists of Southwest Marsabit, Kenya to assess their perceptions on the roles of livestock, prevailing constraints, health status of the young ... -
Clinical trial of halofuginone lactate for the treatment of East Coast fever in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1987)A field trial was undertaken to test the efficacy of halofuginone lactate in the treatment of East Coast fever under farming conditions in Kenya. The drug was administered orally at a dose of 1.2 mg/kg bodyweight and ... -
Development and survival of infective larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle on pasture in central Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1998)On a series of pasture plots, 2 kg pats of bovine faeces containing known numbers of strongylid (Haemonchus, Cooperia, Oesophagostomum and Trichostrongylus) eggs were deposited at intervals of 4 weeks from July 1995 to ... -
An abattoir survey of gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle in the central highlands of Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1998-07)The gastrointestinal tracts of 672 crossbred cattle were obtained from various abattoirs in Kiambu District, Kenya from August 1992 to July 1993, and examined for the presence of gastrointestinal nematodes. Eight nematode ... -
Serological diagnosis of hydatid disease by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using partially purified hydatid cyst fluid antigens
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1986-12)Experimentally, two hydatid cyst fluid (HCF) antigens (antigens 4 and 5) were found to be the most immunogenic antigens in HCF. The two antigens were precipitated together from HCF. This was done by adding 2M phosphotungstic ... -
Colonization of neonates in a nursery ward with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and correlation to the clinical histories of the children.
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1989-11)Stool samples were examined from 30 preterm neonates admitted to a nursery ward; 16 neonates had diarrhea, 12 constituted an age-matched control group without diarrhea, and 2 had an unknown history regarding diarrhea. ... -
Antimicrobial resistance of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains from a nosocomial outbreak in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1991-07)The majority of the 78 enteropathogenic (EPEC) and the 151 non-EPEC Escherichia coli strains isolated from preterm neonates during an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, were resistant to ... -
Susceptibility to IVM in a field strain of Haemonchus contortus subjected to four treatments in a closed sheep–goat flock in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2003)Susceptibility to IVM (IVM) of “strain A” Haemonchus contortus which had been exposed to IVM four times over a 2-year period was compared to IVM susceptibility of “strain C” H. contortus which had no prior field exposure ... -
The Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Dairy Cattle in Central Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2001)The epidemiology of H. placei and of other gastrointestinal nematodes in yearling dairy cattle was examined on two farms in Kiambu District, central Kenya during each of 13 one-month periods from April 1993 to April 1994. ... -
Hypobiosis of Haemonchus contortus in natural infections of sheep and goats in a semi-arid area of Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1998)A total of 42 lambs, 42 kids, 21 ewes and 21 does were necropsied during an investigation of the epidemiology of Haemonchus contortus infection of sheep (Red Maasai) and goats (Small East African Goat) in a semi-arid area ...
