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Transient poverty among pastoral households in the semi - arid lowland of Baringo district, Kenya
(Ozean publication, 2012)Abstract This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi -nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro-pastoralists tend to diversify their ... -
Transient poverty among pastoral households in the semi-arid lowland of Baringo District, Kenya
(Ozean PublicationDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2012)This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi-nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro-pastoralists tend to diversify their sources of ... -
Transition to conservation tillage: Critical issues and options for Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Transmissible veneral tumour of dog in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1974-12) -
Transmissible Venereal Tumor with Subcutaneous and Bone Metastasis in a Dog
(Department of Clinical Studies, 2006)A five year old entire mixed breed dog was admitted to the University of Nairobi's small animal clinic with a 5-months history of subcutaneous masses. Physical examination revealed firm and mobile masses in the subcuticular ... -
Transmission and distribution of cassava brown streak virus disease in cassava growing areas of Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)Objectives: To determine the incidence and distribution of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in relation to Bemisia tabaci populations in Central, Eastern, Nyanza and Western provinces of Kenya and investigate the ... -
Transmission dynamics of dog rabies in Machakos district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary, 1997)Rabies is still prevalent in most parts of the developing WOrld, with approximately 4 million people in Asia, Africa, and South America receiving post-exposure treatment and over 30 000 dying after being bitten by rabid ... -
Transpiratory water loss and metabolism of beetles from arid areas in East Africa
(Department of Animal Physiology, University of NairobDepartment of Zoology, University of Trondheim, 7055 Dragvoll, NorwayInstitute of Biology and Geology, University of Tromso, P.O. Box 3085, Guleng, 9001 Tromso, Norway, 1987). Carabid beetles have rates of transpiratory water loss and metabolic rates which are higher than those of tenebrionid beetles. Within each family, dry habitat beetles have lower rates of water loss than beetles from mesic ... -
Treatment of cattle with DNA-encoded Flt3L and GM-CSF prior to immunization with Theileria parva candidate vaccine antigens induces CD4 and CD8 T cell IFN-γ responses but not CTL responses
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2011-04)Theileria parva antigens recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are prime vaccine candidates against East Coast fever in cattle. A strategy for enhancing induction of parasite-specific T cell responses by increasing ... -
Treatment of East Coast fever with aureomycin.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1973-12) -
Treatment of severed achilles tendons in a calf and kid.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1981) -
Treatment of the repeat breeder cow syndrome in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1978)One hundred repeat breeder dairy cows have been studied in detail. Although clinically 60 per cent of them were normal bacteria were isolated from the uteri of the majority (90 per cent). Thirty per cent of these isolates ... -
Trend analysis of rainfall and temperature variability in arid environment of Turkan, Kenya. Environ
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Trends and constraints of utilization of preserved cowpea leaves among households in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya: a convergent mixed method study
(BMC, 2021-11-18)Background As much as local communities have employed traditional techniques of preservation to enhance availability and utilization of cowpea leaves, the efficiency of these techniques in achieving food security need to ... -
Trials of traps and attractants for Stomoxys spp.(Diptera: Muscidae)
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1995-05)Five blue and black cloth traps designed for tsetse were tested for their ability to catch Stomoxys spp. in Kenya. Significantly greatest catches were obtained with Vavoua traps, which then were used to compare odor baits ... -
Triple bag hermetic storage delivers a lethal punch to Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in stored maize
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Clean shelled maize was stored in woven polypropylene (PP) or triple layer polyethylene (PICS™) bags in the presence of Prostephanus truncatus Horn (PP1; PICS1) or absence of it (PP0; PICS0) at ambient conditions for six ... -
A Triple Hurdle Analysis of the Use of Electronic-Based Agricultural Market Information Services: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaCIMMYT, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The need to facilitate farmers’ access to markets has seen the emergence of many projects that employ electronic tools ... -
Triple simultaneous stabilizing action of rosemary spice (Rosemarinum officinalis L.) in full-fat soya based flour rich in protein and β-carotene
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2009)This study aimed at demonstrating the stabilizing effect of up to 0.4%(wt/wt flour) of rosemary spice (Rosemarinum Officinalis L.) in a flour-based protein-rich product intended for young children. The flour was made of ... -
Tropical versus temperate grasses.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Nutritive value of grasses found in Kenyan pastures (Pennisetum clandestinum, P. purpureum, Chloris gayana, C. dactylon, Setaria sphacelata and Themeda triandra) is compared with that of temperate grasses. The low net ...