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Comparative returns from livestock and crops among the agro-pastoralists of Magadi division, Kajiado District, Kenya
(2009)
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kajiado District in August 2003 to estimate incomes from livestock and crop agricultural enterprises, and assess important factors associated with them. Purposive and random selection ...
Pyrethrum wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Kenya
(1998)
This article is about pyrethrum production in Kenya which is greatly constrained by a disease characterised by wilting and eventual death of pyrethrum plants. To date, Fusarium graminearum schwabe, F. solani (Mart.) Sacc., ...
The role of the marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Lesson)) in Kenya in the spread of echinococcosis from the abattoir.
(1975-03)
In experiments, adult marabou storks were fed with hydatid fluid of viable Echinococcus cysts obtained from sheep and goats. On microscopic examination of the birds' faeces no scolices were found, the only remaining ...
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(2011-09)
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ...
Aflatoxin B1 and M1 contamination of animal feeds and milk from urban centers in Kenya
(2003)
Background: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the principal hydroxylated AFB1 metabolite present in milk of cows fed with a diet contaminated with AFB1and excreted within 12 hours of administration of contaminated feeds. Objective: ...
First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle
(University of Nairobi, 2008-05)
The objective of the study was to identify Cryptosporidium genotypes from feces collected from urban and peri-urban dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, in order to determine their zoonotic potential. DNA was extracted from 34 ...