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Somatic embryogenesis in liquid cultures of a tetraploidAlstroemeria
(1997)
A simple and efficient procedure was developed for regeneration of a tetraploid cultivar ofAlstroemeria (A. pelegrina x A. psittacina) via somatic embryogenesis in liquid cultures. Embryogenic callus induced from mature ...
Incidence and risk factors of bovine lameness in small-scale dairy farms
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Reviews the findings of a recent survey which studied the incidence, type and risk factors for lameness on 78 randomly selected small-scale dairy farms in central Kenya. In the farms studied, occurrence of lameness and ...
Game ranching in Machakos District, Kenya : an application of mathematical programming to the study of wildlife policy
(1998)
This study employed a bioeconomic, mathematical programming model to analyse ranch resources allocation among cattle and game animals, and Kenya's wildlife conservation and game harvesting policies. The objective function ...
The prevalence of serum antibodies to tick-borne infections in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya; a cross-sectional study
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1997)
The most important tick-borne disease of cattle in eastern, central and southern Africa is East Coast fever (ECF) caused by Theileria parva and transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Other less-important ...
Effects of pethidine, acetylsalicylic acid, and indomethacin on pain and behavior in the mole-rat
(1993-05)
The antinociceptive and behavioral effects of pethidine (10, 20, or 30 mg/kg), acetylsalicylic acid (200, 400, or 600 mg/kg) and indomethacin (20, 40, or 50 mg/kg) in the naked mole-rat was studied in the hot-plate test. ...
Blood meal sources of Glossina pallidipes and G. longipennis (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Nguruman, southwest Kenya
(1995-05)
In total, 1,952 Glossina pallidipes Austen and 1,098 G. longipennis Corti adults were collected in forest and savanna habitat in Nguruman, southwestern Kenya, by NG2G traps during the dry season of 1992. Of these, 339 ...
Combining geo-referenced survey data with agroclimatic attributes to characterize maize production systems in Kenya
(1998)
Data from the nationwide survey of maize farmers were combined with other spatial data to refine the initial classification of maize adaptation zones and characterize maize production systems in Kenya. Analyses of the ...
Biotechnology in Kenya
(1994)
Borehole Water In Nairobi: Safe Or Risky.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)