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Sonic extracts of Brucella melitensis as antigens in complement fixation and indirect haemagglutination tests
(University of Nairobi,, 1980)
A soluble antigenic extract of Brucella melitensis strain 16 M was assessed for reactivity in complement fixation and indirect haemagglutination tests in six experimentally infected goats. Tanned, glutaraldehyde-fixed sheep ...
Morphometric changes and the hormonal activity of the corpus allatum in the adult male of the desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-06)
There is a progressive increase in the volume of the corpus allatum of the adult male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, its cytoplasmic content, and the size of its nuclei which is correlated with progress towards ...
Growth, longevity, and the frequency of feeding of Glossina pallidipes Austen
(University of Nairobi, 1968-11)
Glossina pallidipes Austen have been successfully reared in the adult stage in the laboratory. The flies fed readily on the belly of guinea-pigs, and the latter did not seem to be worried by the attentions of the ...
Eimeria leuckarti infection in Kenyan donkeys.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
Two of 8 donkeys (which died or were killed in the study of Trypanosoma congolense infection) had oocyst developmental stages of Eimeria leuckarti in intestinal sections. Macrogametocytes measuring 62.0 by 44.2 µm and ...
Efficacy of buparvaquone in the treatment of ECF cases in the Kabete area of Kiambu district of Kenya: preliminary results.
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
A retrospective study of 24 cattle in the Kabete area, Kenya, which had been treated for East Coast Fever with buparvaquone (2.5 mg/kg) showed that 5 of the animals recovered after a single dose, and 10 recovered after a ...
Isolation and identification of Chlamydia in Kenya sheep and serologic survey
(University of Nairobi,, 1971)
An infective agent isolated from a sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis (jaagziekte) was identified as Chlamydia psittaci. There was no evidence that the agent was of primary significance for pulmonary adenomatosis. There was ...
Changes in saturated hydraulic conductivity in selected soils of Kenya irrigated with waters of variable salt content.
(University of Nairobi,, 1986)
Data for a Pellic Vertisol, a Chromic Luvisol and an Orthic Ferralsol showed that saturated hydraulic conductivity would be seriously affected by irrigation waters with SAR values in excess of 10.0, 14.8 and 28.9 respectively
The Architecture of the Accessory Reproductive Glands of the Male Desert Locust: III. Components of the Muscular wall
(University of Nairobi, 1970)
An electron microscopic study of the sheath enclosing the accessory reproductive glands of the male desert locust has shown that it consists, for the most part, of a single myofibril, and that other tissues (nerve fibres, ...
A study on the merits of separating tropical soils into groups and using different chemical extractants for different groups in the routine measurement of available soil phosphorus.
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)
Ten extractants were used for measuring the available phosphorus in 24 tropical soils, and the extractable P values were correlated against plant parameters obtained from a 170-day continuous cropping experiment and a ...
Continuous fertilization on non-humiferous acid Oxisols in Rwanda" Plateau Central": Soil chemical changes and plant production
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)
Crop rotation system of maize and beans, established at Rubona (Rwanda) from 1984 to 1992, was used to evaluate different
types and rates of fertilizers in improving the productivity of acid Oxisols. Continuous cropping ...