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Detection of Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants of the Kafue River on the Kafue Lechwe (KOBUS LECHE KAFUENESIS)by Characterization of Selected Biomarkers
(2012-01-24)A lot of research in ecotoxicology is currently focused on identifying and developing suitable biomarkers for use in assessing environmental pollution. Thus this study was aimed at assessing the potential of Cytochrome ... -
Isolation of Bacterial pathogens from dead- in- shell Chicken embryos from local Hatcheries
(2012-08-31)Commercial hatcheries in Zambia have been experiencing losses due to dead-in-shell embryos for quite sometime. Numerous Salmonella serotypes have been frequently recorded in poultry population in Zambia, but no information ... -
Utility of immunohistochemical staining technique as a routine tool in Rabies Diagnosis
(2012-08-31)Rabies is one of few diseases that cause anxiety to both the exposed individual and the health authorities responsible for its prevention and control. Diagnostic procedures in rabies have involved histopathological detection ... -
Prevalence of trypanosoma Congolense,T. Vivax and T. Brucei infections in Cattle in Petauke district of Zambia
(2012-09-04)One hundred Trypanosomiasis infected cattle were selected from a sample of 240 cattle located in Petauke district using the haematocrit woo method. This gave an overall trypanosomiasis prevalence of 41.7% in the area. These ... -
Gastrointestinal nematodes in traditional cattle of Zambia : seasonality and relationship between faecal egg counts and worm burden
(2012-09-04)Faecal egg counts, differential larval counts and post mortem total worm counts were done on seventy traditional cattle from Southern province of Zambia between February and September 1997 to establish the relationship ... -
Application of hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) concept to study cattle slaughterhouse hygiene and Carcass contamination in Zambia
(2012-09-04)The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) concept was applied for the first time to four Zambian cattle slaughterhouses to study slaughterhouse hygiene and bacterial contamination of carcasses. Swabs were collected ... -
The Immunogenicity of Irradiated Theileria Parva( Katete) Sporozoites in the Immunisation of Cattle against Malignant Theileriosis
(2012-09-04)The effect of irradiation on the Katete stock of Theileria parva sporozoites either directly (stabilate form) or indirectly (in their tick vectors) was compared to the 'infection and treatment' method of immunisation of ... -
Toxicity testing of SIDA cordifolia(Flannel weed) in goats in Zambia
(2012-09-05)Sida cordifolia, family Malvaceae, was suspected to have caused toxicity in small ruminants (sheep and goats) at one of the farms around Lusaka. To verify the suspicion the present study was planned and undertaken. The ... -
The prevalence and differentiation of human taenia spp. infections in two districts of the Southern province of Zambia
(2012-09-05)Taeniosis and cysticercosis are public health problems in many developing countries, with the former being due to the adult worm of both Taenia solium (T. solium) and Taenia saginata (T. saginatd) while the latter is due ... -
Some aspects of the behaviour,ecology and vectorial capacity of glossina brevipalpis newstead and other flies in the Luangwa valley of Zambia
(2012-09-05)Studies were carried out in the South Luangwa National Park, located in the Luangwa Valley Zambia., on the behaviour, ecology and vectorial capacity of G. brevipalpis and G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes. The catch of G. ... -
Relationship of human and animal tuberculosis in the interface areas of the National parks of the Kafue Basin in Zambia
(2012-09-05)Tuberculosis is a disease of worldwide public health and economic importance. In Zambia the disease has been consistently reported in the Kafue Basin without a clear understanding of transmission dynamics in the ... -
The epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes in goats in the traditional grasslands of Zambia
(2012-09-05)Monthly faecal gastrointestinal nematode egg counts, coprocultures, differential larval counts and packed cell volumes of goats (according to age classes <6 months, 6 months to 1 year, 1 year to 2 years, more than 2 years) ... -
A comparative study of gastrointenstinal nematode infection in traditional and commercial chickens and efforts of anthelminthic treatment on production
(2012-09-17)Helminthosis is a very important disease condition aflfecting the poultry industry, especially the traditionally reared free ranging chickens. The traditionally reared poultry farming system constitutes over 50% of the ... -
Co-joint trematode infections in cattle from Kafue and Zambezi river basins of Zambia
(2012-09-17)This study investigated the heterologous interaction among Fasciola gigantica, Schistosoma spp. and Amphistomum spp. co-joint infections in cattle based on egg and worm counts. A total of 315 cattle from trematode endemic ... -
The prevalence of Cryptopsoridium Parvum infections in cattle, sheep and goats in Zambia
(2012-09-17)Cryptosporidium parvum has become increasingly important in ruminants in recent years as an etiological agent of neonatal diarrhoea complex causing significant economic losses. Cryptosporidium parvum "bovine genotype" found ... -
Prevalence, Characterization and Transmission of Cryptosporidium species between animals and Humans on Diary Farms in Zambia
(2012-09-17)In the last two decades, Cryptosporidium infection has increasingly become important as a cause of diarrhoea in humans especially in children under the age of 5 years and in the immuno-compromised, particularly those with ... -
Haematological and Blood biochemical changes in the pathophysiology of trypanoma congolese infection indigenous Zambian goats
(2012-09-17)Trypanosomosis is an economically important parasitic disease of almost all domesticated animals in Zambia. However, very little work has been done to estabUsh the pathophysiology of the disease in animals in Zambia. The ... -
Viability of Mycobacterium Bovis in traditionally processed Sour Milk and the prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Namwala district of Zambia
(2012-09-17)Tuberculosis is a debilitating disease caused by the bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium. The disease has been recognized for centuries and its causative agents have continued to be studied to date. Mycobacterium species ... -
Aetio-Pathological Investigations Among Fish Species presenting Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS) In the Zambezi river Basin in sesheke District of Zambia
(2012-09-17)This study was conducted in Sesheke district of Zambia to investigate the etio pathological changes that occur in fish species presenting with Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome in the Zambezi River Basin. The disease is endemic ...
