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Livestock and Biodiversity: The Case of Cattle in Africa
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
Africa is home to diverse and genetically unique
ruminant livestock and wildlife species. The continent,
however, faces huge food security
challenges, partly due to low productivity of the
livestock. As a centre of ...
Assessment of developing-country urban consumers’ willingness to pay for quality of leafy vegetables: The case of middle and high income consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
The improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high
income consumers in urban centers. Improvement in income usually causes the shift to
consumption of non-staples including leafy ...
Experiences with community-based animal health workers.
(The Brooke, 2010)
In Kenya the government halted the employment of veterinary surgeons and Animal Health Assistants (AHAs) in the year 1988. This lead to the privatization of veterinary services. As economics would have it, the private ...
Investigation of hygiene standard of carcasses slaughtered in five local slaughterhouses of Somaliland, Somalia
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Four hundred (400) swab samples were collected from small ruminant carcasses slaughtered from five local slaughterhouses of Somaliland state of the Republic of Somalia. The samples were analyzed for total viable counts, ...
Entrenching Animal Welfare In Policy And Legislations Frameworks: Is Africa Ready? (2010
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Biotechnology and Animal Health
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Biotechnology for food security and poverty alleviation: The livestock perspective.
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
Antioxidant Activity Of Phenolics In Indigenous Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The link between seasonal climatic variability and poverty: A case study of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Baringo District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Poverty remains rampant in the dry districts of Kenya so that it
has now become an important item on Kenya’s development
agenda. The dry districts of Kenya receive low amounts of
rainfall, which is also erratic. These ...
Some aspects of squash ( Cucurbita pepo L.) pollination ecology in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)