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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 ... -
Campylobacter fetus. Infertility in South West Scotland. A study of the biotypes and serotypes involved in field study
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 1980)C. fetus had been described in association with abortion in cattle and sheep and as a cause of bovine infertility. The latter is a venereal disease, resulting in asymptomatic infection in the prepucial sac of the male. It ... -
Campylobacter infection in humans.
(1989-12)Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are now recognized as common bacterial cause of enteritis in humans. They infect the healthiest of persons resulting in a self-limiting diarrhoea often accompanied by mucus and ... -
Can calcium sprays alleviate jelly seed in mango fruits?
(JARTS, 2020-03-27)Jelly seed is a major challenge in mango production leading to enormous losses in the value chain. This internal fruit disorder is characterised by disintegration of cells, consistency of jelly and broken cells. Calcium ... -
Can System of Rice Intensification Address Food Security in Africa?
(2013)Rice is one of the most important food crops in the developing world and a staple for more than half of the world’s population. Globally, over 3.5 billion people depend on rice for over 20 per cent of their daily calories. ... -
Can Waste Paper be used as Feed Supplement for Ruminant Livestock
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Can young agripreneurs improve their skills through agripreneurship empowerment programmes? Evidence from Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This article examined the driving forces behind young agripreneurs' participation in agripreneurship empowerment programmes and estimates the causal impact of programme participation on agripreneurship skills using data ... -
Canine and feline neoplasms in Kenya
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Canine distemper virus neutralization activity is low in human serum and it is sensitive to an amino acid substitution in the hemagglutinin protein
(Elsevier, 2015)Serum was analyzed from 146 healthy adult volunteers in eastern Africa to evaluate measles virus (MV) and canine distemper virus (CDV) neutralizing antibody (nAb) prevalence and potency. MV plaque reduction neutralization ... -
Canine echinococcosis in northwest Libya: assessment of coproantigen ELISA, and a survey of infection with analysis of risk factors.
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Canine parvovirus infection in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1981)The clinical signs, laboratory findings, treatment and pathology of 75 cases of canine parvovirus infection in Kenya are reviewed. All breeds and ages were affected but the disease was severer in young animals. Initial ... -
Canine prostaglandin E2 synthase (PGES) and its receptors (EP2 and EP4): Expression in the corpus luteum during dioestrus
(Department of Clinical Studies, 2008)In the dog CL are the only source of the progesterone in cyclic and pregnant animals. From a high expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox2) at the beginning of the dioestrus and a low one at the end it was suggested that ... -
Canine pulmonary geotrichosis - case report.
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1980)A case is reported in which Geotrichum candidum was isolated from lung tissue of a dog which had been killed following a tentative diagnosis of tuberculosis. -
Canine urolithiasis in a German shepherd dog
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1999) -
Canning quality of new advanced canning bean lines developed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Laboratory testing of canning quality of new canning bean varieties destined for canning industry is of utmost importance and is widely accepted in bean breeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate canning quality ... -
Canning Quality of New Drought-Tolerant Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Lines
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The canopy effects of prosopis juliflora (dc.) and acacia tortilis (hayne) trees on herbaceous plants species and soil physico-chemical properties in Njemps flats, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant ... -
Capacity Building For Sustainabble Use Of Animal Gnetic Resources In Developing Countries- Anew Approach.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 2002)A new approach for capacity building, "training the trainers", addressing university faculty and other NARS scientists in developing countries, has been implemented to strengthen the sustainable use of Animal Genetic ...