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Communication skills training and assessment of food animal production medicine veterinarians
Subtitle
A component of a voluntary Johne's disease control program
Source
Journal of Dairy Science
Date
2022
Author
MacDonald-Phillips, Karen A.; McKenna, Shawn L.B.; Shaw, Darcy H.; Keefe, Greg P.; VanLeeuwen, John; Artemiou, Elpida; Adams, Cindy L.
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
In food animal production medicine (FAPM), the success of control programs for infectious diseases that have serious animal health and economic...
Volume
105
Issue
3
Start Page
2487
DOI
10.3168/jds.2021-20677
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PUBLISHED
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Effect of housing improvement and other factors on the growth of heifer calves on Kenyan smallholder dairy farms
Source
Tropical Animal Health and Production
Date
2021
Author
Kimeli, Peter; VanLeeuwen, John; Gitau, George; Heider, Luke; McKenna, Shawn; Greenwood, Spencer
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
This trial evaluated average daily gain (ADG) effects of heifer calves (< 1 year old) from affordable housing improvements to the roof and flooring...
Volume
53
Issue
120
DOI
10.1007/s11250-020-02548-4
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Impact of calf housing improvement and farmer training on finances, management and animal welfare perceptions of Kenyan smallholder dairy farmers
Source
Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
Date
2021
Author
Kimeli, Peter; VanLeeuwen, John; Gitau, George; Heider, Luke; McKenna, Shawn; Greenwood, Spencer
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
This study estimated the changes in economics and farmer perceptions towards calf welfare as a result of implementing low-cost calf housing...
Volume
13
Issue
2
Start Page
119
DOI
10.5897/JDAE2021.1259
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PUBLISHED
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Title
Effectiveness of dry cow therapy and/or internal teat sealant on existing infections in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Source
Veterinary World
Date
2021
Author
Sang, Ronald K.; Gitau, George K.; Van Leeuwen, John A.
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
Background and Aim: Dry cow therapy (DCT) can be an effective treatment of mastitis that has not responded to conventional treatment during...
Start Page
1430
DOI
10.14202/vetworld.2021.1430-1436
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PUBLISHED
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Title
Sero-prevalence and risk factors of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (type 1) in Meru County, Kenya [Epub ahead of print]
Source
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Date
2020
Author
Kipyego, Essau Serem; Gitau, George; Vanleeuwen, John; Kimeli, Peter; Abuom, Tequiero Okumu; Gakuya, Daniel; Muraya, Joan; Makau, Dennis
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
175
Start Page
104863
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104863
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Title
Endoparasites in dogs and cats diagnosed at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) of the University of Prince Edward Island between 2000 and 2017. A large-scale retrospective study
Source
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Date
2020
Author
Morandi, Benedetto; Greenwood, Spencer J.; Conboy, Gary A.; Galuppi, Roberta; Poglayen, Giovanni; VanLeeuwen, John A.
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
175
Start Page
104878
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104878
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Title
Management factors associated with perinatal lamb mortality in Prince Edward Island flocks
Source
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Date
2020
Author
Ratanapob, Niorn; VanLeeuwen, John; McKenna, Shawn; Wichtel, Maureen; Stryhn, Henrik; Rodriguez-Lecompte, Juan C.; Menzies, Paula; Wichtel, Jeffery
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
Highlights •The median group-level lamb mortality risk was 10.0%.•Feeding high quality forage to late-gestation ewes is beneficial to lamb survival...
Volume
180
Start Page
105035
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105035
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Title
Management factors associated with time-to-onset and fecal egg/oocyst counts of gastrointestinal parasites in heifer calves on Kenyan smallholder farms
Source
Veterinary Parasitology
Date
2020
Author
Kimeli, P; VanLeeuwen, J; Gitau, GK; Heider, LC; McKenna, SL; Greenwood, SJ
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
A prospective cohort study on zero-grazed smallholder dairy farms was conducted to determine factors associated with onset and counts of...
Volume
283
Start Page
109174
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109174
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Title
Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania on daily milk production in dairy cows on commercial smallholder farms in Kenya
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Date
2020
Author
Makau, D. N.; VanLeeuwen, J. A.; Gitau, G. K.; McKenna, S. L.; Walton, C.; Muraya, J.; Wichtel, J. J.
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
There is a growing interest in protein supplementation of dairy-cow diets using leguminous shrubs. The study objective was to ascertain the...
Volume
2020
Start Page
1
DOI
10.1155/2020/3262370
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
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Title
Evaluation of influence of milk urea nitrogen on reproductive performance in smallholder dairy farms
Source
Australian Veterinary Journal
Date
2020
Author
Kananub, S; Pechkerd, P; VanLeeuwen, J; Stryhn, H; Arunvipas, P
Genre
Journal Article
Abstract
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and reproductive performance in dairy cows in...
DOI
10.1111/avj.12946
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Determinants and improvements of calf parasite load, growth and behaviour on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Date
2020
Author
Kimeli, Peter
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This thesis research involving 187 heifer calves on 150 zero-grazing smallholder dairy farms in two Kenyan counties was designed with the following...
Thesis Supervisor
VanLeeuwen, John
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
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Title
Comparison between indirect ELISA and tuberculin skin test in the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis in Kenya
Source
East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation
Date
2019
Author
Muasya, D.; Gitau, G.; Thaiyah, G.; Gakuya, D.; Mbatha, P.
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
1
Issue
1
Start Page
1
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
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Title
Effectiveness of using cellphone technology as a dairy management training tool for smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Source
Livestock Research for Rural Development
Date
2019
Author
Makau, D. N.; VanLeeuwen, JA; Gitau, GK; Muraya, J; McKenna, SL; Walton, C; Wichtel, JJ
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
11
Start Page
Article 195
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Title
Evaluation of the Precision Xtra meter for monitoring blood β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in late-gestation ewes
Source
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Date
2019
Author
Ratanapob, Niorn; VanLeeuwen, John; McKenna, Shawn; Wichtel, Maureen; Rodriguez-Lecompte, Juan C.; Menzies, Paula; Wichtel, Jeffrey
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
31
Issue
1
Start Page
17
DOI
10.1177/1040638718819688
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Title
Seroprevalence of antibodies for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Brucella abortus and Neospora caninum, and their roles in the incidence of abortion/foetal loss in dairy cattle herds in Nakuru District, Kenya
Source
BMC Veterinary Research
Date
2019
Author
Okumu, Tequiero Abuom; John, Njenga Munene; Wabacha, James K.; Tsuma, Victor; VanLeeuwen, John
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
15
Issue
1
DOI
10.1186/s12917-019-1842-8
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PUBLISHED
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Title
Relationship between milk urea nitrogen and reproductive performance on a large dairy farm in Thailand under heat stress management
Source
Livestock Research for Rural Development
Date
2019
Author
Kananub, S.; Vanleeuwen, J.A.
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
31
Issue
6
Start Page
90
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Title
Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania supplementation on weight gain in dairy calves on smallholder farms in Kenya
Source
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Date
2019
Author
Makau, D.N.; VanLeeuwen, J.A.; Gitau, G.K.; McKenna, S.L.; Walton, C.; Muraya, J.; Wichtel, J.J.
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
172
Start Page
104787
DOI
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104787
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Title
Factors influencing economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farms in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya [Online First Articles]
Source
Tropical Animal Health and Production
Date
2019
Author
Maina, Florence; Mburu, John; Gitau, George; VanLeeuwen, John
Genre
Journal Article
Start Page
1
DOI
10.1007/s11250-019-02039-1
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Title
Enhancing productivity and livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya through agroforestry and cellphone-mediated training
Date
2019
Author
Makau, Dennis
Genre
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract

Semi-commercial smallholder dairy farmers in rural Kenya derive over 50% of their household income and livelihoods from dairy production; but they...

Thesis Supervisor
VanLeeuwen, John
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status
PUBLISHED
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Title
Impact of mineral feeding on reproductive efficiency on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
Source
Livestock Research for Rural Development
Date
2019
Author
Richards, Shauna; Peter, Shepelo Getrude; Wichtel, Jeff; Kamunde, Collins; Uehlinger, Fabienne; Gitau, George
Genre
Journal Article
Volume
31
Issue
6
Start Page
80

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