Joyce W. Muthungu present her proposal on Physiological and Biochemical evaluation of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on fertility using male wistar rat (Rattus norvegicus) on 5th February 2020 at the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. The seminar was at 2;30-3;00pm at the departmental seminar room.
Dr. Dominic Ochwangi attends The Research-to-Policy Communications Workshop at Park Inn by Radisson Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of a two-year project titled Evidence
Leaders in Africa Project. The project is aimed at expanding leadership for use of evidence in policy
formulation and implementation by African governments in East and West Africa.
More skeletons being prepared in the department. Francis Okumu
holds a finished fish skeleton ready for dispatch.
After the orientation exercise, all was set for learning. The first-year veterinary medicine students started off with an introduction to veterinary medicine course that serves to build their foundation into the sophisticated world of veterinary medicine.
Gender research and training is vital because sex, love, care, and reproduction are basic dimensions in life, and yet, the meaning of gender is contested.
Owing to that, lecturers from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) conducted gender analysis trainng to the postgraduate students and some of their supervisors.
Staff from the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology conduct extensive practical experiments in Toxicity studies on Paragon Insecticidal spray formulation.
Toxicity studies in the animal models are done to determine the dose level recommended for the treatment of disease. Toxicity testing is paramount in the screening of newly developed drugs before it can be used on animals.
