Essays about: "Laikipia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word 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

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

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

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

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

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

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

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

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

   Abstract : 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). READ MORE

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

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

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

   Abstract : 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. READ MORE