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Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1999) -
Kenya AIDS Indicator Surveys 2007 and 2012: Implications for public health policies for HIV prevention and treatment
(2014)AIDS Indicator Surveys are standardized surveillance tools used by countries with generalized HIV epidemics to provide, in a timely fashion, indicators for effective monitoring of HIV. Such data should guide responses to ... -
Kenya and the perils of fluoride. A journal for Medical and Health Workers, AFYA, African Medical and Research foundation (AMREF) Vol. 31, No.3, pp 15-18
(University of Nairobi,, 1999)No abstract. -
Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: a gendered analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause fatal illness in people and animals, while ... -
Kenya evaluated by bacterial isolation, bacterial viability trials in traditionally
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1983) -
The Kenya Highlands: land use and agricultural development.
(1971)The main purpose of this survey was to map, study and attempt to explain the distribution and the main characteristics associated with the major crops in the Kenya Highlands during the period of European farming, basing ... -
Kenya slaughter cattle atypical fowlpox in poultry farms in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1979) -
Kenya: the development of private services and the role of the Kenya Veterinary Association
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2004)Au Kenya, la médecine vétérinaire est exercée en pratique privée depuis plus d'un demi-siècle. Entre le début des années 1930 et le milieu des années 1960, l'offre de services cliniques et de conseils neconcernait pratiquement ... -
Kenyan agriculture: toward 2000
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1982)The work draws heavily on data from the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture annd from the Integrated Rural Survey and Urban Food Purchasing data base of the Central Bureau of Statistics. It provides a detailed examination of ... -
A Kenyan economic analysis on utilization of Ovum pick up, in vitro embryo production and embryo transfer technologies in cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)In Kenya, good quality heifers are in high demand but are generally unavailable and expensive. Innovative usage of in-vitro embryo production (IVEP) system and embryo transfer (ET) has a potential to help deliver appropriate ... -
A Kenyan perspective on the use of animals in science education and scientific research in Africa and prospects for improvement
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2011)Animal experimentation is common in Africa, a region that accords little priority on animal protection in comparison to economic and social development. The current study aimed at investigating the prevalence of animal ... -
Khat (Catha edulis) lowers plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone secretion, but increases cortisol levels in male rabbits
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2008)This study investigated the effects of fresh khat extract on specific circulating hormones in male rabbits. Materials and methods: A total of 25 male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into five groups each comprising ... -
Khat (catha Edulis) Up-regulates Testosterone And Decreases Prolactin And Cortisol Levels In The Baboon.
(University of NairobiInstitute of Primate Research, 2006-02)The potential effect of Khat (Catha edulis, Celastraceae) on fertility in humans has not been elucidated. In this study, we used the olive baboon (Papio anubis, Cercopithecidae) to determine the effects of oral administration ... -
Khat: A Boon or bane to humanity
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)Khat, an evergreen shrub habitually ingested for its euphoric and stimulatory effects, is grown mainly in eastern Africa and south-western Arabia. Its consumption has, for a long time, been restricted to areas close to ... -
Khat: A Boon or Bane to Humanity
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)Khat, an evergreen shrub habitually ingested for its euphoric and stimulatory effects, is grown mainly in eastern Africa and south-western Arabia. Its consumption has, for a long time, been restricted to areas close to ... -
Kinetics of tannin deactivation during anaerobic storage and boiling treatments of high tannin sorghums
(1984)Grain from three high tannin sorghums had their moisture contents raised by adding distilled water at 15, 20 and 25% W/W, respectively, and were stored under CO2 atmosphere at 25, 35 and 45°C respectively, for 1–20 days. ... -
Knobbed acrosome and swollen mid-piece defects associated with subfertility in a ram
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1997) -
Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Ethnopharmacological relevance Non communicable diseases are currently a major health challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in Kenya (12.6%), compared to the country’s ...