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Forage legumes for improvement of natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2006-01) -
Forage potential of some annual native Trifolium species in the Ethiopian highlands
(Faculty of Agriculture, 1984) -
Forage potential of the genus Trifolium in the Ethiopian highlands. PhD Thesis. South Dakota State University. Brookings, South Dakota, USA.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available -
Forage Potential of Trifolium species. In:: Potentialsof Forage Legumes in Farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Haque and Jutzi
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1985) -
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-02)Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ... -
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: an Empirical Analysis of Kenyan Data
(2014)The paper investigates the main drivers of real Gross Domestic Product growth in Kenya as well as those that drive the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kenya. It is widely acknowledged that FDI has potential benefits ... -
Forensic case of lead poisoning from a battery manufacturing company in Nakuru, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Nairobi, 2013-02)Acute sickness involving dairy cattle (n = 5) with a morbidity of 100% occurred in a farm in Nakuru, Kenya. A case study was undertaken with the objective of establishing the cause of the sickness. Samples of blood, soil ... -
The forest cycle of Suserup Skov - revisited and revised
(University of Nairobi,Institute of peace and environmental studies, 2007) -
The formalin test in the naked mole-rat (< i> Heterocephalus glaber</i>): analgesic effects of morphine, nefopam and paracetamol
(University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Physiology,, 1993)The present experiments were initiated to study the effects of morphine, nefopam and paracetamol in the naked mole-rat, a hairless rodent that lives in subterranean colonies of up to 300, following the inability to demonstrate ... -
Formative Influences in the Lives of Environmental Educators in the United States
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1999)The author obtained autobiographical statements and other data from 510 US members of the North American Association for Environmental Education. This report (1) presents findings regarding human and vicarious influences ... -
A Formative Study Of Disposal And Re-use Of Old Mosquito Nets By Communities In Malindi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background. About 30 million insecticide treated mosquito nets have been distributed in Kenya since 2001 and ownership is approaching full coverage. As a consequence of this achievement, Kenya is faced with the challenge ... -
Forms of phosphorous in some Kenyan soils:Discovery and innovation.15:36-43
(University of Nairobi, 1989)No abstract available -
Forum On Research Husbandry
(University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Four promising antigens, BgP32, BgP45, BgP47, and BgP50, for serodiagnosis of Babesia gibsoni infection were classified as B. gibsoni merozoite surface protein family
(2012)We determined the molecular characteristics of four proteins, BgP32, BgP45, BgP47, and BgP50, of Babesia gibsoni. Localization by subcellular fractionations followed by Western blotting revealed that the corresponding ... -
Fragmentation and local disturbance of forests reduce frugivore diversity and fruit removal in Ficus thonningii trees
(University of Nairobi, 2008-10)Clearance, fragmentation, and degradation of tropical forests have resulted in declines of biodiversity. This loss of biodiversity is endangering important ecosystem processes such as seed dispersal. If anthropogenic ... -
A framework for analyzing the role of ICT on agricultural commercialization and household food security
(2010)Lack of agricultural information has been attributed to the inability of smallholder farmers to transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture. Recent efforts to improve smallholder access to agricultural information ... -
A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of NairobiSchool of Journalism and mass communication, University of Nairobi, 2013)There was much public debate in Kenya about genetically modified (GM) crops when the national Biosafety Bill went through the parliamentary process toward enactment into law. This study analyzed how GM crops were framed ... -
Free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) - potential reservoir hosts for Ehrlichia canis in Kenya
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1980)Using a modified cell culture test, Ehrlichia canis was found in eight of 16 free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) and 14 of 31 dogs owned by farming communities in the same areas of Kenya. Two cross-bred puppies inoculated ... -
Free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) - potential reservoir hosts for Ehrlichia canis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Using a modified cell culture test, Ehrlichia canis was found in eight of 16 free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) and 14 of 31 dogs owned by farming communities in the same areas of Kenya. Two cross-bred puppies inoculated ... -
Frequency of antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from milk
(1996)Plasmid profile analysis and susceptibility to eight commonly used antimicrobial agents was done on sixty Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) strains isolated from milk. About seventy two percent (71.7%) of the isolates contained ...