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A Case of Trichoepithelioma in a Cow 母牛毛上皮瘤1例

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/kenvet.v34i1.68401

T. Abuom, T. Ngatia, E. Mogoa, A. Maina, S. Ndurumo, S. Tsigadi

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Research Article: Parasitology Tsetse and Livestock Disease Situation in a Ranch and Surrounding Farms of Makueni District, Kenya 研究文章:肯尼亚Makueni地区某牧场及周边农场的寄生虫学、采采蝇和家畜疾病状况

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68393

M. Mochabo, R. Changasi, G. Muriuki, L. Godiah, S. Karanja

{"title":"Research Article: Parasitology Tsetse and Livestock Disease Situation in a Ranch and Surrounding Farms of Makueni District, Kenya","authors":"M. Mochabo, R. Changasi, G. Muriuki, L. Godiah, S. Karanja","doi":"10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68393","url":null,"abstract":"Surveys on vectors, livestock diseases and socio-economic issues were undertaken in June and August 2005 in Kiboko area, Makueni District of Kenya. It was deemed that the information generated would help to understand the farmersf awareness of the extent of tsetse and trypanosomosis and other diseases within and around Kiboko ranch. Over 500 head of cattle belonging to KARI and surrounding small scale farms were screened for parasites . tick-borne, trypanosomes, helminths and ticks. The farmers who presented their animals were interviewed to generate the socio-economic data. Biconical traps deployed were baited with acetone and 8.4.1.phenol sachets. A total of 21 tsetse flies (6 in June and 15 in August) were caught. Veterinary records from the area indicated the commonest diseases to be anaplasmosis, trypanosomosis and non-specific pneumonia in cattle. The overall trypanosome point prevalence in phase I and II were 3.9% and 0 respectively. On a four-point scale stratification the abundance of tick infestation in Kiboko was clean to low (Clean = 0; low . 20) with the overall tick infestation prevalence of 28.2%. Results on helminth-faecal egg count ranged from 0 . 4000 epgs with a mean 74.64. Skin diseases, trypanosomosis and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) were mentioned by the respondents as the most important livestock diseases in proportions of 61%, 50% and 36%, respectively. From this investigation, despite livestock playing a key role in the economy of farmers around Kiboko ranch, their knowledge of livestock diseases and their management was found to be low. In conclusion, trypanosomosis and TBDs as well as their vectors are still constraints to livestock production.","PeriodicalId":448931,"journal":{"name":"The Kenya Veterinarian","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121671164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pneumonic Pasteurellosis Complicated by Coccidiosis and Helminthiasis in Goats: A Case Report 山羊肺性巴氏杆菌病并发球虫病和寄生虫病1例

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68402

A. Kisani, C. Akwuobu, N. Wachida

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Sero-surveillance of Rift Valley fever in sheep and goat flocks in high risk areas in Kenya. 肯尼亚高风险地区绵羊和山羊中裂谷热的血清监测。

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68395

H. Kariithi, Y. Binepal, W. Wilson, R. Soi, L. Ateya, A. A. Oriko

{"title":"Sero-surveillance of Rift Valley fever in sheep and goat flocks in high risk areas in Kenya.","authors":"H. Kariithi, Y. Binepal, W. Wilson, R. Soi, L. Ateya, A. A. Oriko","doi":"10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68395","url":null,"abstract":"The surveillance of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) was carried out in the risk areas of Kenya by monitoring free range/migratory and sedentary farm sheep and goat herds for antibodies to RVF virus (RVFV). A total of 986 serum samples were collected and analyzed from farms in Molo, (where no outbreaks has ever been previously reported), Naivasha, (an RVF-endemic area and where the first case of RVF was reported in Kenya), Kajiado, (where there had been reports of an RVF-like disease) and Shompole, (a chief transmigratory livestock-route and market on the Kenya/Tanzania border). Of the total sera tested, 16.9% (164/966), 8.4% (81/966) and 4.1% (39/966) were found to be positive by IgG-sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), IgM-capture ELISA and serum neutralization (SN) tests respectively. On average, the percentages of sera testing positive for antibodies from sedentary farm herds (Molo, Nakuru and Naivasha) were higher than those from the free-range herds (Kajiado, Namanga, Magadi and Shompole). Although no IgM antibodies were detected in sera from Molo, a significant percentage of the sera showed presence of IgG antibodies. This study also confirms that the RVF-like disease that had been informally reported in the pastoralist areas of Namanga and Kajiado was actually RVF.","PeriodicalId":448931,"journal":{"name":"The Kenya Veterinarian","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125528707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Inhibition of Escherichia Coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria by Onion and Garlic Extracts in Refrigerated Minced Beef 洋葱和大蒜提取物对冷藏牛肉肉末中大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的抑制作用

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68398

M. Abdelfattah, M. Hanan, F. Elawendy, E. Gaber

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A Retrospective Study of Reproductive Conditions in Bitches in Nairobi 内罗毕母狗生殖状况的回顾性研究

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2011-07-28 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68400

S. Mbugua, J. Aleri, C. Mulei, J. Gakombe, Mutembei Hm

{"title":"A Retrospective Study of Reproductive Conditions in Bitches in Nairobi","authors":"S. Mbugua, J. Aleri, C. Mulei, J. Gakombe, Mutembei Hm","doi":"10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/KENVET.V34I1.68400","url":null,"abstract":"A twenty year retrospective study was carried out in the Small Animal Clinic, University of Nairobi, Kenya and in a private Small Animal Clinic in Nairobi between the years 1988 to 2008. A total of 6548 bitches had been presented with reproductive problems. The cases were categorically grouped according to the type of infertility diagnosed. Non-infectious infertilities were sixty nine percent and infectious types were thirty one percent. Only two percent of the latter were confirmed in one clinic. 23.20 % of non-infectious infertility were managerial, 29.1% anatomical and 7.80% physiological types while 39.80 % were unclassified miscellaneous cases. The cases classified under infectious infertility consisted of; vaginitis/endometritis/metritis (36.3%), pyometra (25.3%), abortions (21.5%), vaginal discharges (11.7%) and miscarriages (5.1%). The incidence of infertilities was highly common in breeds of German shepherd (39%), Doberman (6%), Rottweiler (12%) and their crosses (43%). The percentage of the reproductive cases presented in both clinics had no statistical difference at (p<0.05). It was evident from the results of this study that infectious infertility exists among the bitches in Kenya and it would be beneficial to do further studies to establish the causative agents to avert any possible outbreaks of zoonotic diseases.","PeriodicalId":448931,"journal":{"name":"The Kenya Veterinarian","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131250553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Research Article: Animal Welfare The Impact of Customized Lectures on Knowledge and Perceptions of Veterinary Students on Animal Welfare and Related Legislations 研究论文:动物福利:定制讲座对兽医学生对动物福利及相关立法的认识和认知的影响

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2010-06-22 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55770

J. Aleri, E. Mogoa, C. Mulei, J. D. Mande

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Pesticide Residues in Beef and Camel Meat From Slaughterhouses in 13 Districts in Kenya 肯尼亚13个地区屠宰场牛肉和骆驼肉中的农药残留

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2010-06-22 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55767

J. Mbaria, W. Ogara, F. Gitau

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Research Articles: Pharmacology and toxicology acute toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn in cattle and mice 研究论文:灰毒子对牛和小鼠的急性毒性的药理学和毒理学研究

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2010-06-22 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55765

J. Muthee, J. Mbaria, A. Thaiya, D. Gakuya

{"title":"Research Articles: Pharmacology and toxicology acute toxicity of Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn in cattle and mice","authors":"J. Muthee, J. Mbaria, A. Thaiya, D. Gakuya","doi":"10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55765","url":null,"abstract":"Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn (Solanaceae), commonly known as the ‘apple of Peru’ is widely associated with livestock poisoning. The clinical signs associated with its poisoning in ruminants appear within 6 hours of ingestion and are circling, tremors of the hind limbs, tachycardia, bloat, convulsions, coma and death. However, there is no published information on the toxicology of this plant in Kenya. This study documents Nicandra physaloides toxicity in two different zero-grazed dairy cattle herds that were inadvertently fed on Napier grass contaminated with Nicandra physaloides. In addition to the case studies, the toxicity of the aqueous extracts from the different parts of Nicandra physaloides was studied under experimental conditions in mice. The 24 hour median lethal dose (LD50) was determined after intra-peritoneal injection (i.p.) of the aqueous extracts of the plant into white Swiss mice and found to be 1820, 2580 and 3620 mg/kg body weight for the leaves, fruits and whole plant respectively. The clinical signs in mice appeared within 30 minutes of inoculation and included coat, decreased locomotor activity, increased respiratory rate, gasping for air and leaping into the air before collapsing into coma and death. There were similarities in the symptoms of the spontaneous poisoning in cattle and in the experimentally induced poisoning in mice. Key words: Acute, Nicandra physaloides , toxicity, cattle, mice","PeriodicalId":448931,"journal":{"name":"The Kenya Veterinarian","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116292887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Research Article: Food Animal Practice Bovine Papillomatosis and its Management with an Autogenous Virus Vaccine in Kiambu District, Kenya 研究文章:肯尼亚Kiambu地区食用动物实践牛乳头状瘤病及其自体病毒疫苗的管理

The Kenya Veterinarian Pub Date : 2010-06-22 DOI: 10.4314/KENVET.V33I1.55768

A. Thaiya, P. Gitau, G. Gitau, P. N. Nyaga

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