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Multiple typing of salmonella livingstone by biotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and plasmid profile analysis
(University of Nairobi, 1987-09)
Seventy one isolates of Salmonella livingstone were analysed
for homogenuity using biotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility
testing and plasmid profile analysis.
Biotyping distinguished Salmonella livingstone isolates ...
Pathogenesis and pathology of heartwater (cowdriosis) in sheep and goats
(University of Nairobi, 1987-02)
Heartwater is a rickettsial disease of
ruminants primarily cattle, sheep and goats
transmitted by several species of Amblyomma
ticks. It is prevalent throughout Africa
south of the Sahara wherever the vector ticks
are ...
Factors influencing Maasai cattle productivity in Kajiado District, Kenya
(1987-02)
A study to quantify
and to
production and
nutritional parameters, determine factors
influencing productivity of cattle in a Maasai pastoral
production system was conducted between June 1981 and
October 1983. It ...
Partial characterization of the Antigens of Cysticercus Bovis
(1987)
Although the modes oj! transmission of Cysticercus bovis to cattle and Taenia saginata to man have been known for a number of years, bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis still exist as a world-wide problem.
The magnitude ...
The influence of spacing and phosphorus fertilization on growth, fruiting and nutrient accumulation in sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)
(1987)
The effects of six spacings (90 by 90, 90 by
60, 90 by 30, 60 by 60, 60 by 30 and 30 by 30 cm)
and four levels of phosphorus (0, 44, 88 and 132
kg P/ha) on growth, fruiting and nutrient accumulation
in sweet peppers ...
The influence of temperature on infection of rhynchosporium secalis on resistant and susceptible barley varieties!
(1987)
The upsurge of barley scald has been of much concern to barley growers, breeders and pathologists in Kenya. Yield losses due to scald average 30% though losses upto 52% have been recorded. Varieties released in the past ...
The nutritional evaluation of dried poultry waste as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens
(1987)
Studies were carried out to determine the chemical and bacteriological compositions of variously dried poultry waste (DPW), and to evaluate DPW as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens. Poultry waste was collected every ...
The effect of nitrogen rates and sources on leaf production, nitrate accumulation. and thiocyanate content in kale and collard (Brassica Oleracea var. Acephala, D.C.) leaves
(1987)
Two experiments were conducted between August
1986 and March 1987 at the Field Station of
Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete Campus, University
of Nairobi, to study the effect of rates and sources
of nitrogen (N) on leaf ...