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The comparative antigenic characterization of Newcastle disease virus strains isolated in Kenya and Kazakhstan
(2001-01)
Twenty six Newcastle disease viruses — 12 reference strains and 14 strains isolated in Kenya and Kazakhstan — were characterized by means of a large panel of 38 monoclonal antibodies (MAB) directed against all the three ...
Isolation, Cultivation and Characterization of a Poxvirus from some Horses in Kenya
(1974-05)
Two strains of pox virus isolated from naturally infected horses were adapted to the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of developing chick embryos and to tissue cultures of chicken fibroblasts and bovine calf kidney, bovine ...
Women and Household Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The role of women in agriculture as producers and providers of food cannot be over emphasised. In Kenya, just as in many other countries of the developing world, women are a critical link in achieving food security. This ...
Inter-lake movements of the Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor and their conservation in the saline lakes of Kenya
(2000)
The Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor is the only algivore in the saline lakes of Kenya occurring in spectacular assemblages that form the tourism base. The flamingos show unpredictable, spontaneous, “nomadic” movements ...
Soil fertility management handbook for extension staff and farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This manual was developed by the Legume Research Network Project of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute to provide basic, simple information about soils and their management in order to maintain or improve their ...
Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Somali Eco-System in Kenya
(2012-06)
The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the arid
and semi-arid areas where the pastoral mode of livestock rearing is pre-dominant in Kenya especially in the
Somali Eco-system. ...
Assessment of Pastoral Camel Production System in Moyale District, Kenya
(2002)
Data was collected in a survey to assess the Somali and
Borana camel production system in Moyale district. The
survey focussed on calf, health, nutritional, reproductive
and breeding management aspects. The respective ...
Drivers of Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Farm Households: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(2012)
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The
desire to strengthen farmer access to market has seen the emergence of a number of projects that employ ICT
tools ...
Efficacy of morantel sustained release trilaminate bolus against gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing dairy calves in Kenya
(1997)
The efficacy of morantel sustained release trilaminate (MSRT) bolus against gastrointestinal nematodes was evaluated under field conditions over a 10-month period. Twenty weaner calves were randomly divided into 2 groups ...
Seroepidemiological survey of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1996)
A sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis was carried out to determine the prevalence and distribution of the infection in three provinces of Kenya. Serum samples and meat inspection records were collected ...