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Introgressing Striga Resistance from a Mapped Donor Source into a Rwandan Adapted Sorghum Variety
(2013)Sorghum is the world’s fifth most important cereal, in terms of both production and area planted. Striga hermonthica is one of the major constraints of sorghum production globally and particularly so in Eastern Africa. ... -
Introgression of stay-green trait into a Kenyan farmer prefered sorghum variety
(Department of plant Science and crop protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Backcross breeding enables breeders to transfer a desired trait from a Genetic Improvement of Kenyan sorghum variety for drought resistance donor parent, into the favoured genetic background of a recurrent parent. This ... -
Intussusceptive angiogenesis and its role in vascular morphogenesis, patterning, and remodeling
(Springer NetherlandsDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Fribourg University, Rte Albert Gockel 1, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2009)New blood vessels arise initially as blood islands in the process known as vasculogenesis or as new capillary segments produced through angiogenesis. Angiogenesis itself encompasses two broad processes, namely sprouting ... -
Invasion of capillary endothelial cells by Ehrlichia ondiri
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 1983)Ultra-thin sections from two infected cattle killed in extremis revealed E. ondiri free in capillary lumens of the heart muscle and in the sinusoidal spaces of the liver and spleen. Similar organisms were seen in the kidney ... -
Invasive Plant Species and Biomass Production in Savannas
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Invertebrate Zoology for beginners, Equatops Trading
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences, 2008) -
Investigating the association between African spontaneously fermented dairy products, faecal carriage of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius and colorectal adenocarcinoma in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Consumption of traditional fermented dairy products (tFDP) in Africa leads to the ingestion of up to 108Streptococcus infantarius subspecies infantarius (Sii) per millilitre of spontaneously fermented milk. Sii is a member ... -
Investigating viability of the premium influenced land agro-usage structure for production of African leafy vegetables in Vihiga and Jinja
(2015)Land subdivision has reduced land for agricultural production resulting in its intensive cultivation. This has lowered soil fertility which has contributed to reduction in the diversity of African Leafy Vegetables thus ... -
An Investigation into a Human Anthrax Outbreak in Maragua District, Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2006)An outbreak of human anthrax occurred in Maragua district between December 2005 and January 2006 and an investigation was undertaken through visits and interviews with the District Veterinary (DVO) and Public Health ... -
Investigation into the prevalence of bovine cryptosporidiosis among small-holder dairy households in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2007)To determine the prevalence of bovine cryptosporidiosis and knowledge of this disease among smallholder dairy households in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya. Cross-sectional survey of 299 dairy households and 149 ... -
Investigation of animal reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis and the isolation of Leishmania major in Marigat, Baringo District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983-09)Animals were trapped in Marigat, Baringo District to investigate animal reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of the disease. Several species of rodents, carnivores and reptiles were captured. Specimens ... -
An investigation of camelpox outbreaks in two principal camel (Camelus dromedarius) rearing areas of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1997)In 1992, during an investigation into camelpox in two principal camel-rearing areas of Kenya, the disease was found in 1,100 camels at a prevalence of 6% in Turkana and 27% in Samburu. In Turkana, outbreaks were detected ... -
Investigation of rabies incidence and control by active surveillance in Machakos district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1994)Rabies has been reponed in Kenya since 1912 (Hudson. 1944) but is now considered to be more widespread and prevalent than at any time in its history. Control measures, have not controlled canine rabies as in the developed ... -
An investigation of some sources of bias in aerial transect sampling of large mammal populations
(University of Nairobi, 1972)(1) Aerial transect sample censuses were undertaken in the Masai Amboseli Game Reserve, counting several species simultaneously. The following comparisons were made between different variants of the census technique: (a) ... -
An investigation of the incidences of East Coast Fever (ECF), Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis in the Bovine cases managed by ambulatory services of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Science, 2005)The purpose of this investigation was to establish the incidences of tick borne diseases (TBD) in cattle. The diseases investigated were East Coast Fever (ECF), Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis. The data used was obtained from ... -
Investigation of the involvement of the domestic cat in the cyclic transmission of caprine Besnoitia"
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Investigation of the risk of consuming marketed milk with antimicrobial residues in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2005)The risk of consuming marketed milk containing antimicrobial residues was investigated by testing 854 unpasteurized and 110 pasteurized milk samples collected from contrasting locations, market outlets and consumer households ... -
Investigations into phlebotomine sandflies in the Nairobi area
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Studies were conducted in 1989-90 to identify the phlebotomine sandflies found in Nairobi, Kenya. These studies were also aimed at determining their numbers as well as assessing the effects of seasonal changes on the sandfly ... -
Involvement of a community in schistosomiasis control: a Kenyan experience.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)This paper illustrates how community participation was achieved in a study that was carried out between 1983-1988 whose general objective was to reduce the transmission of schistosomiasis in a rice irrigation scheme in ...