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Participatory Approaches in the Control of Camel Trypanosomosis in Lapur Division of Turkana District, Kenya
(2006)This study was conducted to evaluate the control of trypanosomosis in camels in Turkana district of Kenya using participatory approaches. Lapur division of the district was conveniently selected as the study area considering ... -
Participatory investigations of bovine trypanosomiasis in Tana River District, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2002)Participatory research on bovine trypanosomiasis was conducted with Orma pastoralists in Tana River District, Kenya. The use of participatory methods to understand local perceptions of disease signs, disease causes, disease ... -
Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 2009)We carried out a participatory risk assessment to estimate the risk (negative consequences and their likelihood) from zoonotic Cryptosporidium originating in dairy farms in urban Dagoretti, Nairobi to dairy farm households ... -
Participatory risk assessment Peste des petit ruminants: Factor analysis of small ruminants’ pastoral management practices in Turkana district, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 1998)Need an introduction on why define risk- eg new disease,risk factors not defined)This research established the risk factors associated with PPR spread in Turkana district. The study, a participatory risk assessment looked ... -
Participatory risk assessment: a new approach for safer food in vulnerable African communities Participatory risk assessment: a new approach for safer food in vulnerable African communities
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008)Women play the major role in food supply in developing countries, but too often their ability to feed their families properly is compromised; the result is high levels of food-borne disease and consequent limited access ... -
Participatory Rural Apraisal (PRA) for Kiomo sub-location of Mwingi District to identify and prioritise the farmers p
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Participatory selection of yellow, brown, sugar and tan bean market classes in Eastern Congo
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Participatory technology development for soil management by smallholders in Kenya
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Partner-driven agricultural research-for-development networks in West Africa: the case of ROCARIZ
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2006)Agricultural research feeds the knowledge base that underpins food security and rural employment across sub-Saharan Africa. However, in West Africa, many national agricultural research programs (NARS) are small and have ... -
Partnership challenges of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries in Laikipia County, Kenya
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2011)Community Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWSs) is a Community Based Conservation (CBC) approach promoted in Kenya since the 1990s for wildlife conservation and as an alternative livelihood option in pastoral areas. A study was ... -
Partnerships for sustainable cities as options for improving solid waste management in Nairobi city
(Sage, 2021-01)Partnerships as enshrined in policies are vital for achieving sustainable cities under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indeed the SDGs recognize the importance of partnerships in solid waste management (SWM) as ... -
passive HA and HAI test for the diagnosis of NSDV in serum
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1987) -
Passive obligatory heterothermy of the giraffe
(Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989) -
Pasteurella multocida in scavenging family chickens and ducks: carrier status, age susceptibility and transmission between species
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Pasteurella multocida causes fowl cholera, a highly contagious and severe disease in chickens and water fowls. The disease is not well described in less intensive production systems, including scavenging family poultry ... -
The pasting behaviour of lactic-fermented and dried uji (an East African sour porridge)
(Department of Food Technology and NutritionKenya Industrial Reseerch and Development Institute, 2003)The effects of sun-, cabinet-, and drum-drying on the behaviour of submerged culture lactic¬fermented pure cassava, maize and finger millet and composites of maize-finger millet and cassava-finger millet were investigated ... -
The pasting behaviour of lactic‐fermented and dried uji (an East African sour porridge
(University of Nairobi,Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology,, 2003)The effects of sun-, cabinet-, and drum-drying on the behaviour of submerged culture lactic-fermented pure cassava, maize and finger millet and composites of maize–finger millet and cassava–finger millet were investigated ... -
Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2012-03)The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ...