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The canopy effects of prosopis juliflora (dc.) and acacia tortilis (hayne) trees on herbaceous plants species and soil physico-chemical properties in Njemps flats, Kenya
(2009)
The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant ...
Burkitt's lymphoma in Kenya: geographical, age, gender and ethnic distribution
(2004)
Objective: To show the geographical (Provincial), age, gender and ethnic distribution of Burkitt's lymphoma in patients in Kenya.
Design: A retrospective review of patients' records for the years 1988-1992 and a prospective ...
Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya
(2007)
The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and ...
Community-based active surveillance for rabies In Machakos District, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2000)
The rabies problem in Kenya has been greatest in Machakos District where the disease has persisted endemically for over 40 years. This paper presents the results of a one-year community¬based active surveillance for rabies ...
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use
(Elsevier, 2001)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...
Dog ecology and demography information to support the planning of rabies control in Machakos District, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2001)
A study of 150 dog-owning households from six randomly selected sublocations was conducted in Machakos District, Kenya. Initially, all households were visited to collect information on dog ecology and demography based on ...
Development, Survival and Availability of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep and Pastures in a Semi-arid Area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(2004-08)
A study was carried out on a ranch in the semi-arid area of Kajiado District in Kenya during the period July 2000 to June 2001 to determine the seasonal patterns of development and survival of gastrointestinal nematodes ...
Seasonal patterns of gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep in a semi-arid Kajiado District of Kenya
(2006)
The seasonal patterns of trichostrongylid nematode infections in Dorper yearlings in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District, Kenya were investigated by analysis faecal egg output, herbage infectivity and post-mortem worm ...
Multiple anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya and its implication for helminth control
(2007)
The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep on a farm in Kabete, Kenya was investigated between October 2005 and March 2006 when an outbreak of acute and fatal helminthosis occurred ...
The effect of weather on the occurrence and magnitude of periparturient rise in trichostronglyid nematode egg output in Dorper ewes in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(2006-07)
An investigation was carried out to assess the effects of weather on the occurrence and magnitude of the periparturient rise (PPR) in trichostrongylid nematode egg output in breeding Dorper ewes. The study was conducted ...