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Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
(2006)
Lepidopterous stem borers are the main field insect pests that attack maize, Zea mays L. in
tropical Africa. A survey was carried during the long and short rain cropping seasons of 2002 / 2003
across six main agro-climatic ...
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of submerged and floating macrophytes in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2007)
Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental ...
Epidemiological, Clinical and Pathological findings of Oedema Disease of Swine in Kenya
(2001)
The main epidemiological findings that were associated with oedema disease of swine were recent weaning (8-14 days), mixing of piglets from different litters, change of feed and ad libitum feeding with concentrates after ...
Suspected sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in a zero-grazed dairy herd in Kenya
(2000)
An outbreak of a disease characterised by very high mortality occurred in a group of nine calves (1-4 months old) in a zero-grazing unit 2-3 weeks after an introduction of an apparently healthy alien sheep into the calf ...
Causes of Pig Mortality in Kenya
(2005)
A total of 267 pig carcasses comprising of 59 adults, 121 weaner/grower pigs and 87 piglets were examined at post mortem in the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi during ...
Towards efficient management of public transportation in the city of Nairobi through application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
Transport is crucial for sustainable development of any city. Today, cities in developing countries often devote a substantial proportion of the total expenditures to their transport systems. However, because of high ...
Trophic Ecology of Some Common Juvenile Fish Species in Mtwapa Creek, Kenya
(AJOL, 2004)
The trophic status of common fish species in Mtwapa creek on the Kenyan coast
was studied. Both the qualitative and quantitative spectra of the diets of these fish species were investigated. It was found that the eight ...
Epidemiology of Trypanocidal Drug Resistance in the Transmara District of Kenya
(2006)
The sensitivity profile of 10 isolates of Trypanosoma congolense isolated from parasitaemic local Zebu cattle in transmara District, Kenya, to therapeutic doses
of both diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride was ...
Developmental Challenges And Opportunities In The Goat Industry: The Kenyan Experience.
(2005-10)
Dairy goat development in Kenya started in the mid 1950s, with the introduction of exotic dairy goat breeds. Major projects to improve the dairy goat sector were not realized until the late 1970s under United Nations ...