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Diversity Of Plant Parasitic Nematodes And Bacillus Subtilis Affecting Common Bean (phaseolus Vulgaris L.) In Embu Kenya
(2011)Plant parasitic nematodes cause estimated US $100 billion damage to agricultural crops. They are among the pests that threaten bean production by smallholder farmers in Kenya. The study sought to determine the presence ... -
Determination of the Effects of Nutrient sources on Enhancement of Crop Tolerance to Bean Root Rot and Bean Stem Maggot in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Field bean phaseolus vulgaris tolerance to root rot (BRR) and bean stem maggot (BSM) is enhanced by improvement of soil nutrients. Organic and inorganic sources of soil nutrients were evaluated in this study to determine ... -
Road Safety Research In Africa . Compendium Of Papers. Second African Road Safety Congress, Addis Ababa, October 16-20, 1989. Joint Economic Commission For Africa And Oecd Congress
(University of Nairobi,, 1989)This paper attempts to review road safety research in Africa and makes recommendations for its strengthening in order to cope with the road accident situation in Africa. The studies reviewed were those found in the literature ... -
An evaluation of marketed anthelmintic products and user information in central and north rift regions of Kenya
(2012)A survey of different types of marketed anthelmintic brands in the main livestock keeping areas in the central and north rift regions of Kenya was carried out in April 2011. The aim of this survey was to obtain baseline ... -
Possible effects of distribution conditions on efficacy of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals in Uganda
(2012-04)Effective management of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals is a prerequisite for quality, safe and efficacious livestock health products. Since the introduction of the policy of privatization and liberalization ... -
Anti-microbial activity and biochemical constituents of Pycnoporus sanguineus, a medicinal mushroom of Mid-Western Uganda
(2012-04)As a contribution towards search of alternative medicine against emerging resistant pathogenic strains, this study aimed at exploring the antimicrobial activity and identification of the potential bioactive compounds in ... -
The invitro ascaricidal efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts
(2012-04)The antihelmitic efficacy of Erythrina abyssinica (Leguminocae) used in the control of worms in indigenous chicken was conducted in the Pharmacology Department of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University. The ... -
Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries), and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya
(2012-04)Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries), and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya Wamwere ... -
Importance of camels in adapting to climate change in ASAL areas of Kenya
(2012-04)Over 70% of Kenya’s land mass consists of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Camels are well adapted to the arid conditions of the ASALs and are reared in various pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. The dromedary is an ... -
Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10-04)The emerging epidemic of hypertension (HTN) in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to worsen. Uncontrolled HTN is associated with CVD, high morbidity and premature mortality; hence early detection, treatment and control of HTN ... -
Influence of agricultural knowledge on drought-flood disaster preparedness through strategic crop production in Budalang’i, Kenya
(2012)The preparedness and ability to go through drought-flood disaster events by excising appropriate strategic food crop production practices in Budalang’i floods plain is of national and international interest. The growing ... -
Recent developments on effective anthelmintic use in Sheep and Goats
(2012)For half a century worm control in small ruminants relied too heavily on anthelmintics, resulting in widespread and increasing drug resistance in several Helminth species. Currently two highly effective and safe drugs ... -
Challenges in the smallholder (zero-grazing) production systems of Nairobi and its environs: A welfare perspective
(2012)Animal welfare is defined as the ability of an animal to interact comfortably with its environment through its physiological, psychological and behavioural systems. About 70% of dairy production in Kenya is from the ... -
Wildlife Welfare: Can the care of individual wild animals be good animal welfare, compatible with the ‘one health’ approach, and also with wider conservation goals?
(2012)The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) cares for individual animals, and also wildlife populations and their habitats. We find solutions to problems that are good for both animals and people. These are the words ... -
Integration of camel research and development in the veterinary profession in Kenya and future
(2012)The camel is uniquely adapted to hot and arid environments. Camels in Kenya are used for food security and as source of livelihoods. Challenges of climate change led to more attention on camel research and development ... -
An analysis of indigenous chicken value chain (ICVC) in Makueni
(2012)The indigenous chicken (IC) population in Kenya is estimated at 25.8 million birds and constitutes 81% of the total poultry population. The IC sub-sector contributes to food and nutrition security, income and social-cultural ... -
Good and bad co-infections; impact on growth and survival of zebu cattle under one year
(2012)In natural populations, individuals may be infected with multiple pathogens at a time. The direction and strength of co-infecting pathogen interactions are often unknown and dependent on the mechanism of interaction. ... -
East African zebu as a dairy cow
(2012)The zebu cattle constitute about 80.8% of the total cattle population in Kenya but only contribute 13.2% to the annual total milk production. Conversely the exotic dairy cattle population constitutes about 19.2% of the ... -
Capacity Development in the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004)