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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
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1972) -
Host Suitability Of Potential Rotation And Cover Crops To Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyn Spp.)
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2004) -
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 ... -
How soon after parturition can embryos be collected from sheep?
(University of Nairobi,, 1984)The 12 Merino ewes studied involved a centrol group of 3 non-pregnant, non-lactating ewes (group 1) and 3 groups comprising ewes that were 2, 4 and 8 wk post partum resp. All ewes were treated with a daily injection of 10 ... -
How to develop an affordable cattle embryo transfer (E.T) service in Kenya through capacity building
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How To Improve The Prognosis Of Ventral Abdominal Hernias In Large Animals:
(University of NairobiDe[artment of Clinical Studies, 1991) -
How to improve the prognosis of ventral abdominal hernias in large animals: "modified" overlapping technique
(Department of clinical studies, 1991)A "modification" of the conventional overlapping mattress for repair of hernia ring was tried and observed to improve the prognosis of ventral abdominal hernias. The modification consisted of separating the tissues forming ... -
How to improve the prognosis of ventral abdominal hernias in large animals: modified overlapping technique: : modified overlapping technique
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 1991)This report concerns an outbreak that occurred during July/August 1997. Ten pigs from a herd of 181 pigs in a medium-scale, semi-closed piggery in Kiambu District, Kenya, contracted the clinical disease. The main clinical ... -
HPLC Analysis of azithromycin tablets and suspensions
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Human African trypanosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2005-01)OBJECTIVE: To determine possible interaction between infections of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense sleeping sickness and HIV/AIDS in Western Kenya. DESIGN: Random selection and testing for HIV infections of serum samples ... -
Human alveolar macrophages infected by virulent bacteria expressing SipB are a major source of active interleukin-18
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi,Division of Pneumology, University Hospital of GenevaDepartment of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Geneva,, 2003)Recent publications have demonstrated that the protease caspase-1 is responsible for the processing of prointerleukin 18 (IL-18) into the active form. Studies on cell lines and murine macrophages have shown that the bacterial ... -
Human Endogenous Retrovirus
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2003)Abstract Not Available