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Safeguarding livestock during drought disasters in Kenya can safeguard livelihoods and food security in the affected regions: case study of Mwingi -
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)Some of the world's poor and most disaster-vulnerable communities are also those 1110streliant on livestock, poultry and working animals for their survival. When disasters strike, in addition to the immediate devastation, ... -
Safety considerations in process plant design: Legal requirements. “Engineering for Life”
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Sahiwal calf performance on colostrum preserved by different methods
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1996) -
Salivary and plasma progesterone and oestrogen during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 1977-09)Not available -
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Salmonella virulence factor SipB induces activation and release of IL-18 in human dendritic cells
(Division of Pneumology, University Hospital of Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartment of Genetics and MicrobiologyDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandInstitute of Anatomy, University of Berne, SwitzerlandDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)Interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays an important role in innate and acquired immunity, in particular against intracellular pathogens. However, little is known about the microbial factors that trigger IL-18 secretion by dendritic ... -
A salt lake extremophile, Paracoccus bogoriensis sp.nov., efficiently produces xanthophyll carotenoids
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2009)A Gram-negative obligate alkaliphilic bacterium (BOG6T) that secretes carotenoids was isolated from the outflow of Lake Bogoria hot spring located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. The bacterium is motile by means of a polar ... -
Salter Harris Type 1 fracture in a German shepherd dog: a Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2013)A 1 year old German shepherd bitch was presented to the University of Nairobi, Small Animal Clinic following a limb injury which occurred during training. The left hind limb was swollen at the hock joint and palpation of ... -
Samburu, Turkana healers (2004). Efficacy of M. africana, A. anthelmintica and H. sepalosa herbal remedies against mixed natural sheep helminthosis in
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Sanitation and Hygiene Meat Handling Practices in Small and Medium Enterprise butcheries in Kenya-Case Study of Nairobi and Isiolo Counties
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In Kenya, meat handling practices among small and medium enterprise (SME) butcheries do not meet the minimum sanitation and hygiene standards. This exposes meat to contamination by spoilage and ... -
Sarcocystis in slaughtered wild animals in Kenya
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Sarcocystis-like organisms in musculature of a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-09)Three of six wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) which died of rabies, and one Alsatian dog which died of adenocarcinoma, were found to harbour sarcocysts in their cardiac and/or skeletal muscles. The bradyzoites and metrocytes of ... -
Sarcoptic Mange And Cheetah Conservation In Masai Mara (Kenya): Epidemiological Study In A Wildlife/livestock System
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2012-10)The sanitary control of threatened wild animals is of pivotal interest for their conservation. This task, however, is highly complex in wildlife/livestock systems. In this paper we report findings from a 2-year cross-sectional ... -
Sarcosporidia in domestic chicken in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)The book is a biography of the author. He begins with fundamental question whether we can determine our destiny or we are just fulfilling what has already been ordained. He then explains how he has grown over the yeas ... -
Sarcosporidiosis in domestic chicken in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Scaling maximum aerobic capacity (VO2max) to body size in mammals
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Scaling up crop diversification among farming communities for food security under climate change: A case study of the Kenyan pelis programme
(Ajfand, 2021-06-18)Climate change poses significant risks to food security globally with predictions of 10- 20 % decline in rain-fed crop yields by 2050. Sub-Saharan Africa remains highlysusceptible to food shortage since over 95 % of the ...