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Development of a Latex Slide Agglutination Test and Its Use for Serodiagnosis of Heartwater ( Cowdria Ruminantium Infection ) in Small Rum in Ants
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Heartwater is a febrile tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants. The serological tests, for example, 1FAT, ELISA and nucleic acid based tests which are currently used for diagnosis of heartwater require sophisticated ...
Seasonal Diet and habitat preferences of cattle (Bos Indicus), Kongoni (Alcephalus buselaphus), and Wildebest(Connochaetes taurinus) grazing on a common range
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The feeding habits of cattle (Bos indicus), kongoni
(Alcephalus buselaphus) and wildebeest (Connochaetes
taurinus) whether as single species or in combination
with other animal species on the same range have been
studied ...
Influence of topography and soil characteristics on Acacia senegal
(1994)
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of soil characteristics, topography, sites and seasons on the distribution of A. senegal and on gum arabic production. Relationship between the gum yield and shrub morphological ...
The epidemiology and immunodiagnosis of hydatid disease in Kenya
(1991)
Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan cyclozoonosis which occurs with varying intensity in different parts of the world. The disease is caused by the larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786). This zoonosis is endemic ...
The effect of organic and inorganic amendments on phosphorus release and availability from two phosphate rocks and triple superphosphate in phosphorus fixing soils
(1999)
Phosphorus deficiency limits crop production in western Kenya due to low native soil
P, continuous cultivation without adequate P fertilization and often high soil P fixation.
The use of commercial P fertilizers by small ...
A study of factors associated with intestinal immunoglobulin A in children with diarrhoea only and those with diarrhoea and malnutrition
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
A cross sectional study was undertaken to determine the role
of intestinal immunoglobulin A (IgA) in prevention from, or
limitation of diarrhoea disease among normal, malnourished
and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
The economics of East Coast Fever immunization in Uganda
(1993-09)
The livestock sub-sector of the agricultural sector plays an important role in the
economic and social development of Uganda. It contributes about 30 percent of
agricultural Gross Domestic Product. The sub-sector is very ...
The performance of animal drawn mouldboard ploughs
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
The geometry of four ploughs was characterised by
taking various angular and linear measurements of the
salient features of the plough body based on the method
described by Boer (1966). Two of the ploughs were ...
Identification, pathogenicity and disease progress of fungi associated with water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms in Kenya.
(1999)
A survey of plant pathogenic fungi associated with naturally infected water
hyacinth tEichhornia crassipesi was conducted at 'Lake Victoria, Lake Naivasha
and Nairobi dam in Kenya. Twenty fungal isolates belonging to ...
Effect of method of stand establishment, pruning, staking and mulching on yield of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum mill. Var. 'money-maker,)
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Two experiments were conducted between September, 1987
and May, 1988 at the Field Station Vegetable unit, Faculty
of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and veterinary
Sciences, University of Nairobi, to study the effects ...