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Lesions of the canine penis and prepuce.
(University of Nairobi, 1979)In 185 dogs treated for penile or preputial problems in Nairobi, 197 lesions were observed including 86 tumours (of which 84 were transmissible venereal tumours), 40 cases of balanoposthitis, 38 wounds, 14 urethral calculi ... -
Leucocyte migration inhibition as a model for the demonstration of sensitized cells in East Coast fever
(University of Nairobi, 1974)When bovine peripheral leucocytes were used in a migration inhibition test to detect sensitization to Theileria parva antigens, 76% of cattle that were exposed to T. parva antigens yielded sensitive cells. The reaction was ... -
Levels and causes of household food and nutrition insecurity in dryland kenya
(2013-02-21)Ensuring food and nutrition security in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa is a critical challenge. Often, information on the level of insecurity is either scanty or unavailable. This paper looks at food and nutrition ... -
Levels of 17β steroid and alkylphenol estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds in Nairobi river
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Water polluted with endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) has been demonstrated to cause reproductive problems in humans and wildlife. Rivers flowing through urban settlements have been shown to contain contaminated ... -
Levels of organochlorine pesticides residues in milk of urban mothers in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1998)Organochlorine compounds (OCPs) are toxic products capable of producing serious adverse health consequences. When used to control pests, certain OCPs persist in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of living ... -
Levels of reducing sugars in eight Kenyan potato cultivars as influenced by stage of maturity and storage conditions
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2009)The cultivar, harvest time and storage method affect reducing sugars content of potato, which in turn influences the processing quality of French fries. Eight Kenyan potato cultivars (Tigoni, Desiree, Dutch Robyjn, Kenya ... -
Levels of vitamins A and C in some Kenyan vegetable plants
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 1979)Leaves of Crotalaria brevidens, Amaranthus lividus, Gynandropsis gynandra and Corchorus olitorius all grown in Kenya had vitamin C 100 to 150 mu g/g. C. brevidens and A. lividus had most vitamin A, 250 to 300 and 200 mu ... -
The levels of, and constraints to, productivity of goats and sheep at Ngurunit and Korr in Marsabit District
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Lies That Are Really Lies
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Life at the top: rank and stress in wild male baboons
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2011)In social hierarchies, dominant individuals experience reproductive and health benefits, but the costs of social dominance remain a topic of debate. Prevailing hypotheses predict that higher-ranking males experience higher ... -
The life cycle of Fasciola gigantica Cobbold, 1856. II. Redial generations
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Experimental infection of Lymnaea natalensis with Fasciola gigantica miracidia revealed the absence of a sporocyst in the life-cycle and the presence of 4 generations of rediae and 2 of cercariae. The first generation of ... -
Life history context of reproductive aging in a wild primate model
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2010)The pace of reproductive aging has been of considerable interest, especially in regard to the long postreproductive period in modern women. Here we use data for both sexes from a 37-year longitudinal study of a wild baboon ... -
Life history traits of an equatorial common carp Cyprinus carpio population in relation to thermal influences on invasive populations
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2011-06)Marginal increment ratio analysis of scales collected from the exploited common carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) population of Lake Naivasha between June 2008 and November 2009 revealed they were valid for ageing ... -
Ligamentous injuries to the canine hock
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Ligamentous damage to the canine hock is a relatively uncommon orthopaedic injury. Severe trauma seems to be necessary to produce it. Four cases of tarsal ligamentous damage are reported. Their management is described and ... -
Light and scanning electron microscopy of the olfactory mucosa in the rufous sengi (Elephantulus rufescens).
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sengis are eutherian insectivores belonging to superorder Afrotheria, a recently defined clade of mammals that diverged from other placentals over 100 million years ago. In this study, a histological and ultrastructural ... -
Light and Water Use in Low Input Maize (Zea mays)- Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) Intercrop in Sub Humid Conditions of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)No abstract. -
Light availability within an innovative maize-legume intercropping system in Western Kenya
(2003)An experiment was conducted in western Kenya to characterize the penetration of solar radiation into the canopy of different maize-bean intercropping systems. The conventional system consisted of alternating 37.5 cm rows ... -
Light microscopic morphometry of the kidneys of fourteen avian species.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy and physiology, 1989-02)Kidney volume and the volume proportions of the cortex, medulla, blood vessels larger than capillaries and ureter and ureteral ducts were investigated in 61 birds from 14 species representing passeriformes, psittaciformes, ...