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Epidemiology of tuberculosis in humans in Narok District with special interest on mycobacterium bovis
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Bovine Tuberculosis (BTB) is an important zoonotic disease among most
pastoralist communities in sub-Saharan Africa. A possible reason for this is the close
association pastoralists have with livestock and their habit ...
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism, control practices and occurence of anthelmintic resistance in commercial pig farms in Thika district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
One of the objectives of the present study was to establish the prevalence and intensity of
gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in 35 commercial pig farms in Thika District. Central Kenya. Faecal
samples were collected from ...
Adaptations of the flight Muscles in Birds exhibiting differing light characteristics
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
The adaptations of the wing and muscles of flight in several species of birds
exhibiting differing flight patterns have been investigated. Sixty two specimen of
birds belonging to seventeen species were used. They ...
Digestibility, feeding value and limiting amino acids in high-fibre and fibre-reduced sunflower cakes fed to tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2001)
Four experiments were conducted at the University of Nairobi, in Kenya, to determine the effect of reducing the amount of fibre in sunflower cake on nutrient digestibility and feed utilization in tilapia (O. niloticus), ...
Application Of Enzyme Immunochemical And Immunohistochemical Methods In The Diagnosis Of Aflatoxicosis In Animals
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Studies aimed at developing enzyme immunoassay and immunohistochemical
techniques for the determination of aflatoxins in animal tissues were carried
out.
Highly specific antibodies against aflatoxin B1 were produced in ...
Effects of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization on growth and yield of snowpeas (pisum sativum l. Var. Oregon sugar pod ii)
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Two field experiments were carried out concurrently at the Faculty of Agriculture, Field
station farm, University of Nairobi in March -July 2000 (season I) and June -September 2000
(season II) to determine the effect of ...
The socio-economic factors influencing the adoption -of crop management technologies among smallholder maize farmers in Western Kenya
(2001-11)
This study focused on the adoption of CM techniques on maize crop considering that CM
issues, apart from fertilizer adoption, have hitherto received scanty attention in Kenya. The
CM practices considered were: Weeding ...
Original communication: the role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi
(Nature Publishing Group, 2001)
Objectives: To examine the frequency of street food consumption of people living in low-income settlements in
Nairobi and the role of street foods in their daily diet and to reveal why people consume street foods rather ...