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Brine shrimp toxicity and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh. [Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae] from Kenya and Malawi against some pathogens of human and veterinary importance
(2013)Many microorganisms are responsible for causing serious diseases of bacterial origin. Development of drug resistance in animal and human pathogens against commonly used antibiotics has necessitated a search for new ... -
Brine shrimp toxicity and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh. [Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae] from Kenya and Malawi against some pathogens of human and veterinary importance.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Many microorganisms are responsible for causing serious diseases of bacterial origin. Development of drug resistance in animal and human pathogens against commonly used antibiotics has necessitated a search for new ... -
The broiler meat system in Nairobi, Kenya: Using a value chain framework to understand animal and product flows, governance and sanitary risks.
(University of Nairobi, 2017-11)Livestock food systems play key subsistence and income generation roles in low to middle income countries and are important networks for zoonotic disease transmission. The aim of this study was to use a value chain framework ... -
Brucellosis as a cause of human illness in Narok district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, 1994-08)A retrospective study of medical records was undertaken to investigate the extent of brucellosis in causing ill-health among the Maasai pastoralists of Narok district in Kenya. The low level of brucellosis testing and lack ... -
Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, control and impact
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2002)Brucellosis is an important disease among livestock and people in sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the incidence is the highest in pastoral production systems and decreases as herd size and size of landholding decreases. ... -
Brucellosis: Prevalence with reference to East African community countries – A rapid review
(Wiley Online Library, 2021-01-09)Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which is endemic to certain regions of the world including Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this article is to provide a recent and rapid review on brucellosis prevalence in East African ... -
Buffer pH methods for estimation of lime requirement of tropical acid soils.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1981)Lime requirements (LR) of 26 acid agricultural soils were estimated using the following buffer methods: Shoemaker-McLean-Pratt single buffer (SMP-SB), SMP double buffer (SMP-DB), Mehlich buffer method for crops with high ... -
Burrowing and burrow patterns of East African mole-rats Tachyoryctes, Heliophobius and Heterocephalus
(University of Nairobi, 1971)The burrowing behaviour and burrow patterns of the mole-rats Tachyoryctes (Family Rhizomyidae), Heliophobius and Heterocephalus (Family Bathyergidae) were compared. Remarkable similarities were found both in the method of ... -
Business in the Small Farms: the Challenge for Kenyan Smallholders. (Contributed paper, African Crop Science Society Conference, Nairobi, November 2003)
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C3 contributes to the cross-protective immunity induced by Babesia gibsoni phosphoribo protein P0 against a lethal B. rodhaini infection
(Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008)We have studied the impact of complement component 3 (C3) deficiency on the progression of lethal Babesia rodhaini infection in immune mice. A B. gibsoni ribosomal phosphoriboprote in P0 (BgP0) previously reported to be ... -
C3 contributes to the cross-protective immunity induced by Babesia gibsoni phosphoribo protein P0 against a lethalB. rodhaini infection
(Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008)We have studied the impact of complement component 3 (C3) deficiency on the progression of lethal Babesia rodhaini infection in immune mice. A B. gibsoni ribosomal phosphoriboprote in P0 (BgP0) previously reported to be ... -
Callus induction and plant regeneration from mature zygotic embryos of a tetraploid Alstroemeria (A. pelegrina × A. psittacina)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 1994-12)A simple procedure was developed to induce callus growth and whole plant regeneration for a tetraploid cultivar of Alstroemeria. The callus, induced from mature zygotic embryos cultured on a medium supplemented with 20 μM ... -
Camel Dermatophilosis in Kenya, Sudan and Saudi Arabia
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 1998)Camel dermatophilosis has been found in Kenya, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. Camel dermatiophilosis has been reported in Kenya from Samburu and Laikipia districts. In Sudan it has been described in outbreaks in the Butana ... -
Camel Husbandry. A practical guide to Camel husbandry. Immediate Communications, Ltd. Nairobi
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Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ... -
Camel milk hygiene.Analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
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Camel pastoralism in Kenya
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Camel production in Kenya and its constraints. I. Productivity.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Body measurements and data on reproduction and mortality were recorded in 4 herds of camels (Camelus dromedarius) in different areas of Kenya (21-175 animals per herd). Regressions of body weight (estimated from body ... -
Camel production in Kenya and its constraints. II. Tick infestation.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Numbers of ticks on four herds of dromedaries, two on commercial ranches (135 and 175 animals), one maintained for research projects (21 animals) and one owned by nomadic farmers (174 animals), were counted between January ...