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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 ... -
Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2009)Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (AnGR) have great potential to contribute to increased food security and improved livelihood of poor people in developing countries. However, indigenous livestock which are ... -
Capacity building: benchmark for production of meat with low levels of bacterial contamination in local slaughterhouses in Somaliland
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2012)The objective of the study was to investigate and assess the impact of trainings on the levels of meat contamination produced from local livestock slaughter facilities in the North-West region of Somalia (Somaliland). The ... -
Capacity building: benchmark for production of meat with low levels of bacterial contamination in local slaughterhouses in Somaliland
(2012)The objective of the study was to investigate and assess the impact of trainings on the levels of meat contamination produced from local livestock slaughter facilities in the North-West region of Somalia (Somaliland). The ... -
Capacity of community-based organisations to disseminate sleeping sickness information
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2005-08)OBJECTIVE: To assess the capacity of established community based organisations (CBOs) to disseminate information on sleeping sickness control. DESIGN: Participatory interview process administered to randomly selected ... -
Caprine besnoitiosis: Studies on the experimental intermediate hosts and the role of the domestic cat in transmission.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1994-04)A study was conducted to test the infectivity of bradyzoites of a Besnoitia species infecting goats in Kenya to rats, mice, rabbits, sheep and goats. Only goats developed infection resulting in tissue cyst formation. ... -
Capture and Sampling of Thompson. journal. : The Kenya Veterinarian
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Capture of the White (Square-Lipped) Rhinoceros Ceratotherium Simum Simum (Burchell) with the Use of Drug Immobilization Technique.
(University of Nairobi, 1962-09)The capture of the white (square-lipped) rhinoceros ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) by the drug immobilization method is described. Details are given of the drug doses and the reactions of the twelve animals immobilized. ... -
Carbohydrate Traffic During Opening of Gladiolus Florets. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology,
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Carbon dynamics in slash-and-burn agriculture and land use alternatives of the humid forest zone in Cameroon
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1997-11)One of the environmental consequences of slash-and-burn farming is the loss of forest system carbon which in turn contributes to atmospheric change and impacts upon global climates. International attention has become focused ... -
''carcass Tissue Distribution And Characteristics Of Small East African And Galla Goats, And Their F1 Crosses To Toggenburg And Anglo-nubian''
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1999)Pre-slaughter live weights (LW) and carcass characteristics (hot and cold dressed weights (CDW), total lean (TL), total bone (TB), total fat (TF), and fat components such as intestinal fat, subcutaneous fat, empty gut (EG) ... -
Cardinal Temperatures and Thermal Times for Vernalisation in Carrot cv. "Nantes"
(1996)Effect of temperatures on bolting and flowering, measured as days to internode extension (bolting) and to flower bud visibility, respectively, were studied in carrot (Daucus carota) cultivar (cv.) "Nantes" grown in a ... -
Carotenoid contents in fresh, dried and processed sweetpotato products
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 1999)In order to understand the effects of drying and processing sweetpotato storage roots into traditional baked food products on their pro-vitamin A contents. Total carotenoids and fJ-carotene were colorimetrically determined. ...