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Phytochemical investigation of three leguminosae Plants for larvicidal activity against aedes aegypti
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The family Leguminosae is known to synthesize a range of flavonoids and isoflavonoids that
possess wide varieties of biological activities. Among these, larvicidal activity is associated with
the rotenoids; mainly found ...
Assessment of beef carcass contamination with escherichia coli 0157:h7 post slaughter in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
A cross sectional study was carried out on meat sourced from three slaughterhouses: Dagoretti in Nairobi, Limuru in Limuru and Eldoret Township in Eldoret. The objectives of the study were to assess the probability of ...
Factors Associated With Stunting And Its Prevalence Among Children Below 5 Years Old In Musanze District Of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Stunting among children below five years old affected 44% in Rwanda and more than 61% in Musanze District in 2012. The main objective was to establish the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children ...
An investigation of farm contacts and their potential impact on disease transmission in smallholder cattle production in Bungoma county of western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
ABSTRACT
Farm animal movement usually occurs during grazing, watering, and dipping and livestock trade among others. These movements create contacts between different farms and the contacts created form networks of varying ...
Factors influencing urban agricultural practices in Kenya: a case of Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Current global agricultural practices are recognized as unsustainable. The increase in overall human population as well as the global trend of rural to urban migration, partially as a result of historically and continual ...
Access and use of knowledge on fruit processing technologies by smallholder farmers: Case study of Mwala, Machakos county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Many fruits are produced and consumed in Kenya. They are eaten either fresh or in processed form. Processing is commonly by formal industry. The Government of Kenya strategy on reducing post-harvest losses to promote ...
The Application Of Ecological Niche Model To Map Out The Rift Valley Fever Risk Areas In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an acute, mosquito-borne zoonotic viral disease of economic importance caused by a virus of the Phlebovirus genus, Bunyaviridae family that mainly affects ruminants and humans. It causes abortion ...
Prevalence and clinico-pathological manifestations of avian leucosis in Chicken in Nairobi And Surrounding Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Avian leucosis (AL) is an important disease causing high morbidity, mortality and reduction in chicken production. There is scanty information in Kenya on the status of the disease in chicken to enable its prevention and ...
An Estimation Of Sugarcane Supply Response Among Outgrowers In Mumias Sugar Company In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Over the past few decades, Kenya has had a structural deficit in sugar despite the great potential the country has in sugarcane production. Kenya‟s sugar industry relies entirely on sugarcane production. Sugarcane production ...
Performance of the community based management of acute malnutrition (cmam) programme for children 6-59 months old in lilongwe rural, Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Since the inception of the community based management of acute malnutrition in 2006 in
Lilongwe rural the process has not been assesed to gauge its perfomance. The main objective
of this study was to assess the performance ...