Browsing by Subject "cattle"

Browsing by Subject "cattle"

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  • Attractive and repellent host odours guide ticks to their respective feeding sites 
    Wanzala, Wycliffe; Sika, N. F. K.; Gule, S.; Hassanali, A. (Springer Verlag, 2004-09)
    We have studied on-host behaviour of adults of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, 1901) and the red-legged tick (R. evertsi Neumann, 1897), which prefer to feed mainly inside the ears and the anal ...
  • Control of Taenia saginata by post-mortem examination of carcasses 
    Wanzala, Wycliffe; Onyango-Abuje, J. A.; Kang'ethe, E. K.; Zessin, K. H.; Kyule, N. M.; Baumann, M. P. O.; Ochanda, H.; Harrison, L. J. S. (Makerere University Medical School, 2003-08)
    BACKGROUND: A study to curb transmission cycle of a zoonotic Taenia cestodiasis between humans and cattle is presented. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability of meat inspection procedure in detecting carcasses of cattle ...
  • Enhancing output oriented livestock improvement strategies in drylands of Kenya 
    Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Nyangito, M. M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Mitaru, B. N. (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2006, 2006)
    Farmers in the drylands practice mixed crop and livestock production systems. Both production systems have mutual relationships and understanding of target outputs in each system is important. With increasing demand ...
  • Evaluation of an antigen-ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle 
    Wanzala, Wycliffe; Kyule, N. M.; Zessin, K. H.; Onyango-Abuje, A. J.; Kang'ethe, K. E.; Ochanda, H.; Harrison, J. S. L. (Springer Verlag, 2007-02)
    A monoclonal antibody-based antigen-ELISA (Ag-ELISA) was studied in Kenyan cattle with the objective of evaluating its reliability in diagnosing bovine cysticercosis. A total of 55 cattle divided into artificially (n = 30) ...

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