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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 uppsatser innehållade ordet Laikipia.

  1. 1. Activity patterns of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and the transmission of East Coast Fever (ECF) to domestic cattle in Laikipia County, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Alva Sellgren Molander; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Buffalo; Syncerus caffer; East coast fever; ECF; Theileria parva; Corridor disease; CD; Kenya; Laikipia;

    Sammanfattning : In this study we examined the potential connection between East Coast Fever (ECF) and the local activity pattern of African buffalo in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), in Laikipia county, Kenya. Buffalo activity was examined at OPC’s wildlife corridors, which work as the only gates for the animals to pass in and out of the area, by looking at approximately 32 000 pictures taken by infra-red cameras during the year 2019. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
    Nyckelord :East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

    Sammanfattning : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus agalactiae isolates from dairy camels in Kenya

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Emelie Lejon Flodin; [2021]
    Nyckelord :GBS; Camelus dromedarius; tetracycline resistance; mastitis; milk; pastoralist;

    Sammanfattning : Camels (Camelus dromedarius) are the most valuable livestock species in the arid and semi-arid lands in the Horn of Africa where the majority of the human population adopts a pastoralist lifestyle with extensive animal husbandry. Camels provide an important food source, milk, which is considered to be the most important commodity, and a source of income for the pastoralists. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Wildlife corridor use amongst reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Johanna Lund; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Giraffa camelopadalis reticulata; reticulated giraffe; migration; photographic mark-recapture; Ol Pejeta Conservancy; Laikipia; Kenya; wildlife corridor;

    Sammanfattning : The African continent is home to many large and unique wildlife species and is, as is commonly known, considered to be the birthplace of the human race. The numbers and strength of this wide array of species is however diminishing rapidly before our eyes (Campbell et al., 2003; Ogutu et al., 2016). LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Grey Shade of Local Peacebuilding : A Qualitative Study of an Informal Local Peace Committee in the Midst of Violence. Laikipia, Northern Kenya.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Philip Martinsson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Kenya; Laikipia; Peace Formation; Local Peace Committee; Peacebuilding; Peace Infrastructure; Non-State Actors;

    Sammanfattning : Previous research shows that there is a demand of enhancing our understanding about the local actor as a mechanism for peacebuilding, suggesting a need for further investigation about the phenomena amid the growing complexity and decentralization of scenes in conflict. The research in this study draws together empirical data on an informal local peace committee (LPC) conducted in Laikipia, northern Kenya; a county which have experienced a multitude of conflict dynamics recently involving state and non-state actors, to know more about their role as local peacebuilders. LÄS MER