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Gross and histopathological findings in Cercopithecus aethiops with experimental Cyclospora infection in Kenya
(Pathology and Laboratory Medicine International, 2012)
In 2009, experimental Cyclospora infections were established in two juvenile female and two adult male Cercopithecus aethiops (African green monkeys) at Nairobi's Institute of Primate Research (IPR). The study animals were ...
Capacity building: benchmark for production of meat with low levels of bacterial contamination in local slaughterhouses in Somaliland
(2012)
The objective of the study was to investigate and assess the impact of trainings on the levels of meat contamination produced from local livestock slaughter facilities in the North-West region of Somalia (Somaliland). The ...
Scientific Research
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
A study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of under-five child population within cassava consuming community in Nambale of western Kenya. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio economic data, ...
The Challenges of balancing between productivity and claw health of dairy cows in modernized husbandry in smallholder farming units.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-04-27)
Progressive reduction in land holdings has necessitated establishment of smallholder zero-grazing
dairy units for livelihood of low income families. Adoption of confined housing in which cattle
spend long hours standing ...
Kender du typen? [Do you know the type?]
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Transient poverty among pastoral households in the semi-arid lowland of Baringo District, Kenya
(Ozean Publication, 2012)
This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi-nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro-pastoralists tend to diversify their sources of ...
Economic values for disease resistance traits in dairy goat production systems in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
This study estimated economic values (EVs) for disease resistance traits for dairy/crossbred
goats in Kenya. The traits mean somatic cell count (SCC, cells/ l) and faecal worm egg
count (FEC, epg) were taken as indicator ...
Evaluation of PetrifilmsTM as a diagnostic test to detect bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya
(2012)
The study purpose was to validate PetrifilmsTM (3M Microbiology, 2005) against standard culture methods in the diagnosis of bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya. On 128 smallholder dairy cattle farms in Kenya, between June ...