Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The Prevalence of Brucella spp. in camel milk marketed from North Eastern Province, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2012)The camel is the dominant livestock in North Eastern province where it provides sustenance to many people especially during the frequent dry periods when other animals die or are unthrifty. Garissa and Wajir districts in ... -
The acceptability of camel milk and milk products from north eastern province in some urban areas of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of NairobiDepartment of food science nutrition and technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-10)A total of 138 households were interviewed on various aspects of camel milk and camel milk products using a single-visit multiple-subject diagnostic survey in Garisa, Wajir and Eastleigh the main urban centres with high ... -
Serodiagnosis of hydatidosis in livestock by the indirect hemagglutination test (lha) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elsa)
(Department of Vet. Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1987)In an attempt to improve the serodiagnosis of hydatid disease in livestock, an antigen designated as antigen "880" was purified from bovine hydatid cyst fluid (HCF) and used in the IHA and ELISA tests. The antigen was ... -
Creation of research linkages in Africa by regional bodies
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2012-09)Agriculture is the mainstay of most African countries and research in the sector is one of the key ways to make it more efficient and thus beneficial to the rural communities. Establishment of research linkages is key ... -
Assessment of the rose-bengal plate test for the diagnosis of human brucellosis in health facilities in Narok District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1998)The Rose-Bengal plate test (RBPT) was performed on 488 patients with flu-like symptoms from Narok district. There was poor agreement between RBPT results from four health facilities in Narok and from the central veterinary ... -
Value chain analysis of smallholder snap bean production in Kirinyaga county, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The study aimed to assess the competitiveness of small farmers of snap beans and how the value-added benefits are shared by various participants of the value chain in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Farmers had the lowest share ... -
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiry of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Universiry of NairobiWHO/FAO Collaborating Center for Parasitic Zoonoses, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Universiry, Frederiksberg, Denmark, 2007)To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding. Methods: During ... -
Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Somali Eco-System in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-06)The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the arid and semi-arid areas where the pastoral mode of livestock rearing is pre-dominant in Kenya especially in the Somali Eco-system. ... -
Toxin production and antimicrobial resistance of escherichia coli river water isolates
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1998)Objectives: To establish the types of E. coli isolates that are found in river water around Nairobi and to assess the potential risk of use of this water to human health. Design: Multiple stratified sampling was carried ... -
Clinico-pathological findings of the 2011 outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Tandahimba district, southern Tanzania
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2012)Although PPR outbreaks were reported in Northern Tanzania since 2008, there has been no description of the clinical or pathological manifestation of the disease, an important criterion in guiding veterinarians and farmers ... -
Participatory risk assessment Peste des petit ruminants: Factor analysis of small ruminants’ pastoral management practices in Turkana district, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1998)Need an introduction on why define risk- eg new disease,risk factors not defined)This research established the risk factors associated with PPR spread in Turkana district. The study, a participatory risk assessment looked ... -
Camel Dermatophilosis in Kenya, Sudan and Saudi Arabia
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1998)Camel dermatophilosis has been found in Kenya, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. Camel dermatiophilosis has been reported in Kenya from Samburu and Laikipia districts. In Sudan it has been described in outbreaks in the Butana ... -
Transepithelial potential in the Magadi tilapia, a fish living in extreme alkalinity
(2011)We investigated the transepithelial potential (TEP) and its responses to changes in the external medium in Alcolapia grahami, a small cichlid fish living in Lake Magadi, Kenya. Magadi water is extremely alkaline (pH = ... -
An outbreak of a mixed infection of Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum in camels (Camelus dromedaríus) in Saudi Arabia
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1998)Although both Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum infections have been reported separately in camels, mixed infection involving both agents has not been reported to date. The authors describe a mixed infection ... -
An investigation of camelpox outbreaks in two principal camel (Camelus dromedarius) rearing areas of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1997)In 1992, during an investigation into camelpox in two principal camel-rearing areas of Kenya, the disease was found in 1,100 camels at a prevalence of 6% in Turkana and 27% in Samburu. In Turkana, outbreaks were detected ... -
Evaluation of Acute Toxicity of Crude Plant Extracts from Kenyan Biodiversity using Brine Shrimp, Artemia salina L. (Artemiidae)
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)Purpose: Artemia salina L. (Artemiidae), the brine shrimp larva, is an invertebrate used in the alternative test to determine toxicity of chemicals and natural products. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the acute toxicity ... -
Effect of proximity between inter cropped maize and beans on growth and yield of maize under varying nitrogen levels
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Outbreaks of contagious ecthyma in camels {Camelus dromedarius) in the Turkana district of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1994)Mortality among camel calves (Camelus dromedarius) is one of the most serious problems faced by camel herdsmen and, although there are several reasons for this mortality, diseases play a major role. In an investigation ... -
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the epidemiological survey of Dermatophilus congolensis infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius)
(1993)The breeding of camels (Camelus dromedarius) is especially important in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa, where drought and famine frequently occur. A number of diseases which impair camel production have recently ... -
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 ...
