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Studies of fluoride dietary sources, effects on milk production, excretion in dairy cattle and toxicity in rats
(2002)
Excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental and skeletal lesions
and in severe circumstances adversely affect health and productivity
performance of domestic animals. The objectives of this study were to
investigate ...
The Prevalence, Distribution and Economic Importance of Fasciolosis in Cattle, Sheep and Goats in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)
Fasciolosis is a trematodc zoonotic disease of public health and economic importance. The disease in humans is hardly recognized by medical doctors and is rarely considered as a differential diagnosis among other parasitic ...
Childcare practices and nutritional status of Children (6- 59 months) in a world vision Project area and a non-project area in Kathonzweni division, kenya
(2002)
In August-September 2000, a comparative cross-sectional survey aimed at assessmg and
comparing childcare practices and nutritional status of children (6-59 months) drawn from
households participating in a World Vision ...
Studies In The Pastoral Migration Patterns And Trans-boundary Livestock Diseases Outbreaks In The Northwestern Turkana
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Studies on bee populations and some aspects of their foraging habits in Mt. Kenya forest
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
A study was carried out in the Mt. Kenya forest with the objectives of establishing the species
diversity of bees, their major pollen and nectar sources and the influence of physical and
environmental parameters have on ...
Assessment of risks of zoonotic escherichia coli 0157: h7 and brucellosis in informally marketed unpasteurised milk in Nairobi and Nakuru districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This study investigated the bacteriological quality (total viable counts and coliform
counts) and assessed the risk of milk-borne zoonotic E.coli OJ57:H7 and brucellosis
infections in humans that may result from consumption ...
Alternatives for infants born HIV- infected mothers in infant feeding practices and potential breastmilk Homa-Bay District
(2002-10)
Huge amount of work has been done on HIV/AIDS including on MTCT, but there still
remains a dearth of information in areas related to appropriate feeding for infants of
mothers infected with HIV. Some suggested infant ...
An Evaluation of the Impacts of Transaction Cost and Market Outlet Risks on Market Participation of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2002-09)
The objective of this study is to characterise the marketing system in
which smallholder dairy farmers (SDF) in Kenya operate and to examine how
transaction costs (TCs) and market outlet risks (MORs) influence market ...