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Holoprosencephaly in a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis): A case report
(California Regional Primate Research Center, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 1994)A long-tailed macaque fetus with ethmocephaly, alobar holoprosencephaly, and arhinia is reported. This fetus was exposed to an antiprogestational agent, RU 486 (2.5 mg/kg intramuscular, once daily), during gestational days ... -
Homopteran pests complex of citrus (Citrus Sinensis) in semi-arid Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of NairobiEntomology Section, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2011-08)On farm studies in collaboration with farmers who grow citrus were conducted in upper midlands and lower midlands agroecological zones in Machakos district Kenya. The aim of the study was to understand the factors affecting ... -
Hormonal control of strawberry axillary bud development in vitro.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1980)Axillary bud and stolon tip explants of strawberry cultured on Murashige and Skoog basal media containing kinetin at 1, 5 or 10 mg/l developed into leafy shoots. A low concentration of kinetin (1 mg/l) promoted the development ... -
Hormonal Response To Single Intra-muscular Injection Of Promegranate Extract In Adult Male African Green Monkey (cercopithecus Aethiops).
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Hormone profiles around weaning in cyclic and anoestrous sows
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 1995-05)Peripheral plasma patterns of LH, cortisol, corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) and β-endorphin were studied around weaning in sows that resumed cyclicity and those that remained anoestrus after weaning. Average LH ... -
Horticulture in urban eco-systems: some socio-economic and environmental lessons from studies in three developing regions
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2006)In the light of the documented prevalence of peri-urban horticulture in developing countries, the paper highlights the need to identify and resolve health risks associated with the urban location of these systems. Contamination ... -
Host cell responses of Salmonella typhimurium infected human dendritic cells
(Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)Live attenuated Salmonella are attractive vaccine candidates for mucosal application because they induce both mucosal immune responses and systematic immune responses. After breaking the epithelium barrier, Salmonella ... -
Host range determination of tsetse fly Glossina morsitans submorsitans by bloodmeal analysis in the upper Didessa River valley (Western Ethiopia)
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2001-12)Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was employed to determine the rate of digestion of blood proteins ingested by teneral and non-teneral laboratory reared Glossina morsitans morsitans at different time intervals ... -
A host specific toxin metabolite produced by Phyllostica Maydis
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Host Suitability Of Potential Rotation And Cover Crops To Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyn Spp.)
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Household Data Collection for Socio-Economic Research in Agriculture: Approaches and Challenges in Developing Countries
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)In this article, household data collection procedures for socio-economic research in agriculture under conditions prevalent in developing countries are described. Using relevant examples for Kenya, the sources and types of ... -
Household dietary exposure to aflatoxins from maize and maize products in Kenya
(2014)Aflatoxicosis has repeatedly affected Kenyans, particularly in the eastern region, due to consumption of contaminated maize. However, save for the cases of acute toxicity, the levels of sub-lethal exposure have not been ... -
Household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Despite the widely acknowledged prognosis that the danger of unrelenting hunger and famine looms large in sub-Saharan Africa and that there is a constant need for donors to provide much required food relief, there is a ... -
Household Food Security Between Coffee And Non-coffee Growing Households In Kathiani Division, Machakos District, Kenya
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Household labour allocation to forest extraction and other activities in areas adjacent to tropical forests: the case of Kakamega forest, Western Kenya
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Communities adjacent to forests are faced with a challenge of balancing their labour allocation decisions to the different household activities. This study involves an empirical examination of the determinants of households ... -
Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007-08)Integrated natural resources management (INRM), of which integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a component, offers considerable promise for increasing food production in Kenya. It nonetheless remains unclear whether ... -
Housing-design as a predisposing factor for injuries and poor welfare in cattle within smallholder units in periurban areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011)A cross-sectional study was carried out between July and October 2009 on 80 smallholder dairy cattle units selected purposively in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The objective was to investigate the prevalence of ... -
How do you diagnose sub-clinical mastitis in low producing dairy cows?
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1994)A study to estimate a SCC (Somatic Cell Counts) threshold for differentiating between S. aureus positive and S. aureus negative cows in Central Kenya, was carried out using milk samples and production data collected monthly ...