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Risk factors associated with occurrence of nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2012)Nematode infections are a serious constraint to pig production, especially where free range pig keeping is practiced. This study investigated the epidemiology of nematodes in free range pigs in Busia District, Kenya. Three ... -
Risk Factors Associated With Subclinical Sub-acute Mastitis In Dairy Goats In Central Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2001)The prevalence of udder infections in clinically normal mammary gland halves of 315 dairy goats was determined over a three-month period by bacteriological examination. The most prevalent bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. ... -
Risk factors for dairy cow mastitis in the central highlands of Ethiopia
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2004-07)This study, with the objective of assessing the effect of risk factors on dairy cow mastitis in the central highlands of Ethiopia, was undertaken between February and September 2001 in the urban and peri-urban areas of ... -
Risk factors for rotavirus infection in pigs in busia and Teso Subcounties, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)We analysed data that were previously collected for molecular characterisation of rotavirus (RV) groups A and C in pigs from Teso and Busia subcounties in Kenya to determine risk factors for its infection. The data included ... -
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2012-03)This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rural town of Kenya, ... -
Risk factors of severe pneumonia among children aged 2-59 months in western Kenya: a case control study.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)INTRODUCTION: Globally, pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 years. In Kenya, it is the second leading cause of mortality, accounting for greater than 30,000 deaths in this age group ... -
Risk Indicators of Nutritional Status of Households of a Kenyan Semi-arid Population
(University of Nairobi,Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, 1992)Assessments of nutritional status of semi-arid population in Kiambu District comprising 1042 persons from 260 households showed that 64.2% of the households had at least one malnourished person. The main aim of the study ... -
Risk Management in Smallholder Cattle Farming: A Hypothetical Insurance Approach in Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006) -
Risk of infection with Brucella abortus and Escherichia coli 0157:H7 associated with marketing of unpasteurized milk in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2005)As part of a study to assess zoonotic milk-borne health risks, seasonal survey data and unpasteurized milk samples were collected between January 1999 and February 2000 from randomly selected informal milk market agents ... -
Risk preference and optimal enterprise combinations in Kahuro division of Murang'a district, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)Financing smallholder farming has been one of the major concerns of Kenya's agricultural development efforts. Many credit programs have evolved over the years but with dismal performance. In a study that sought to find the ... -
Risks of Anaemia Among Pre-School Children Following Maternal Nutrition Education and Counselling in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)Slum environment may pose risk to child health and nutrition. This study assessed the risks of anemia among under five-year-old children, five years after implementing a nutrition education and counseling intervention in ... -
Ritual purification and reconciliation
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2000) -
River water fluoride in central and Nairobi provinces of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2002)No abstract. -
RNAi technology for management of banana bunchy top disease
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is one of the world's most destructive viral diseases of banana and plantain, causing up to 100% yield loss in severe cases. The disease is vectored by banana aphids (Pentalonia nigronervosa) ... -
Role of agricultural extension in learning for uptake and intensification of less-practiced dairy climate-smart practices in Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-03-22)The enhanced uptake of dairy climate-smart practices (DCSPs) is important to cushion farmers against the effects of climate change. However, uptake remains low. Besides, there is limited evidence on the learning phase ... -
Role of animal and institutional resources in dairy cattle improvement: A case study of the National Daily Cattle Breeding Programme for A.I. bulls in Kenya. Bull. Int. Dairy Fed. 221:32-46
(University of Nairobi, 1987)No abstract available -
The role of biological nitrogen fixation in crop production.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1983)Efficiency of N fixation by legumes and the benefits and constraints in the use of inoculants are discussed with reference to Centrosema pubescens, Phaseolus vulgaris, white clover, soyabeans, peas, cowpeas, pigeon peas, ... -
The role of body weight changes and other factors in the control of fertility of rangefed beef cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 1990-04)A study of factors affecting calving interval of the Boran, small East African Shorthorn Zebu and their F1 Progeny from Heresford bulls was conducted on a Kenyan Acacia wooded grassland. The target mating weight was around ... -
The role of caged layer waste as a nitrogen supplement to fibrous crop-residues commonly fed to sheep and goats
(Department of animal production, 1992)