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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 gathered using questionnaires administered in face-to-face interviews. Pigs we...


Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Ogara, W.O.Githigia, S.M.Levy, M.Schelling, E.[Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya]Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya

Objectives: To develop and validate a pig weight-estimation method using body length and girth measurements. Methods: In a random sample of 288 smallholder pig farms in Western Kenya, pigs were weighed (kg) and their lengths and girths were measured (cm). Prediction models were generated using 75...


Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Schelling, E.Ogara, W.O.[Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural Western Kenya]Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural Western Kenya

Viral enteritis is a serious problem accounting for deaths in neonatal animals and humans worldwide. The absence of surveillance programs and diagnostic laboratory facilities have resulted in a lack of data on rotavirus associated diarrheas in pigs in East Africa. Here we describe the incidence o...


Amimo, Joshua O.Jung'a, J.O.Ogara, W.O.Vlasova, A.N.Njahira, Moses N.Maina, S.Okoth, Edward A.Bishop, Richard P.Saif, L.J.Djikeng, Appolinaire[Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains]Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains
Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Schelling, E.Ogara, W.O.[Incentives and challenges of smallholder pig farming in western Kenya]Incentives and challenges of smallholder pig farming in western Kenya
Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Schelling, E.Ogara, W.O.Levy, M.[Reproductive performance of sows in rural communities of Busia and Kakamega Districts, Western Kenya]Reproductive performance of sows in rural communities of Busia and Kakamega Districts, Western Kenya
Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Schelling, E.Levy, M.Ogara, W.O.[Descriptive analysis of the reproductive performance of sows in rural western Kenya]Descriptive analysis of the reproductive performance of sows in rural western Kenya
Mutua, F.K.Dewey, C.E.Arimi, S.M.Schelling, E.Ogara, W.O.[Predictions of live body weights of pigs in rural western Kenya using length and girth measurements]Predictions of live body weights of pigs in rural western Kenya using length and girth measurements

The present study was conducted to assess the performance of indigenous chickens under extensive system in southern Nyanza, Kenya. The study was carried out in two phases in Komolorume and Kawere villages in Rongo and Rachuonyo districts, respectively. The first phase was a cross-sectional study ...


Olwande, P.O.Ogara, W.O.Okuthe, S.O.Muchemi, G.Okoth, S.Odindo, M.O.Adhiambo, R.F.[Assessing the productivity of indigenous chickens in an extensive management system in southern Nyanza, Kenya]Assessing the productivity of indigenous chickens in an extensive management system in southern Nyanza, Kenya

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