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Maasai Enthnoveterinary Medicine: An Avenue of Bioprospecting for Anthelmintics
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2004)A biopropecting field survey conducted in Maasailand revealed that, the Maasai in Loitokitok division of Kajiado district use Withania app, Clausena anisata, Albizia anthelmintica to control worm infestation. This is the ... -
The Maasai ethnodiagnostic skill of livestock diseases: a lead to traditional bioprospecting
(Department of veterinary Anatomy And Physiology, 2003)A survey study was conducted on the ethnoveterinary knowledge of the Ilkisonko Maasai of Kenya. The data on the ethnodiagnostic skills of livestock diseases was gathered using a well-structured questionnaire. The result ... -
Macrofauna diversity and abundance across different land use systems in Embu, Kenya
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Quality, Wageningen UniversityKenya Agricultural Research Institute-NARL, (KARI),Department of Zoology, Invertebrate section, National Museums of Kenya,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna of various land use systems in Embu, Kenya (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, tea, napier, and maize). Each was sampled for macrofauna ... -
Macrophages Are Critical for Cross-Protective Immunity Conferred by Babesia microti against Babesia rodhaini Infection in Mice
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)AlthoughprimaryinfectionofmicewithBabesiamicrotihasbeenshowntoprotectmiceagainstsubsequentlethalinfection by Babesiarodhaini,themechanismbehindthecross-protection is unknown.To unravel lthis mechanism,we investigated the ... -
The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting children from both industrialised and developing countries with major consequences for health, social and economic development. Although the burden of anaemia ... -
Magnitude and determinants of stunting in children under- five years of age in food surplus region of Ethiopia: The case of West Gojam Zone
(2009)Background: Child malnutrition is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Surprisingly, the highest level of stunting is found in food surplus areas of the country. Objective: To identify the determinants of stunting ... -
Magnitudes and determinants of transaction costs in a group-based livestock breeding approach: the case of dairy goats in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Exotic dairy goats have increasingly become important in alleviating poverty and combating hunger an d mal - nutrition in Kenya. Such goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands through a group - based ... -
Maize (zea mays l.) growth and yield response to tillage methods and fertilizer combinations in the Midland Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya
(TST, 2020-01)The trials were set up in Busia, Embu and Kirinyaga Counties to assess the effect of tillage methods and application of different fertilizer combinations on maize productivity in the lower and upper midland agro-ecological ... -
Maize improvement, production and protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
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Maize Porridge Enriched with a Micronutrient Powder Containing Low-Dose Iron as NaFeEDTA but Not Amaranth Grain Flour Reduces Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Kenyan Preschool Children
(2012)Few studies have evaluated the impact of fortification with iron-rich foods such as amaranth grain and multi-micronutrient powder (MNP) containing low doses of highly bioavailable iron to control iron deficiency anemia (IDA) ... -
Maize response to phosphate sources and rates and to auxin on two Kenya soils [Zea mays, soil fertility]
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 1982) -
Maize yield reduction due to erosion in a high potential area of Central Kenya highlands
(Department of Soil Science, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1998)The effect of cumulative soil loss on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield were investigated on a humicnitisol in Kenya during the 1993 long-rains (LR) and short-rains (SR). The runoff plots had been subjected to different ... -
Major Articles And Brief Reports-hiv/aids-injectable Contraceptive Use And Genital Ulcer Disease During The Early Phase Of Hiv-1 Infection
(2004)We examined the association between host factors present near the time of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition and subsequent virus loads, in a prospective cohort study of women in Mombasa, Kenya. Women ... -
Major Causes Of Poultry Mortality In Nairobi And Its Environs Established From Autopsie.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was undertaken to determine the causes of mortalities in broiler and layer chicken in Nairobi and its environs during a 20 years period (1990-2010) and the trends of identified important disease between 2006 and ... -
The major insect pests of sweet potato and their control in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1990) -
Makers Of Kenya's History
(University of Nairobi, 1963) -
Makueni District Profile: Crop Production And Marketing, 1988-1999
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2000)v Abstract This profile describes the changes in policies affecting marketing and crop production in Makueni District since 1988. The creation of the district led to a larger market for milk and vegetables around Wote, ... -
Makueni district profile: tree management, 1989-1998.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)The efforts made by households in Makueni District, Kenya, to manage trees in crop and grazing lands are reviewed, using survey data from 4 villages in Wore and Kibwezi Divisions covering the period 1989-1998. The impact ...