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Histopathology of skin lesions in Uasin Gishu skin disease of horses.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
Histological study of the lesions from seven naturally occurring cases of Uasin Gishu skin disease showed changes similar to those described originally in 1934 for this disease, and later for the lesions caused by vaccinia ...
Isolation and characterization of bovine parainfluenza type 3 virus from cattle in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)
All seven isolates recovered from respiratory disease in a herd of cattle were parainfluenza type 3. The increase in HI antibody titres between the acute phase and the convalescent phase of the disease suggested that it ...
Isolation of a herpes-type virus from some tumours of bovine original.
(University of Nairobi, 1972)
In a survey of tumours occurring in cattle at the Kenya Meat Commission, Athi River Abattoir, twenty-five tumours were examined for viruses. Eight of ten tumours from the urinary bladder and one of ten tumours from the ...
Photosynthesis and related physiological processes in two mangrove species, Rhizophora mucronata and Ceriops tagal, at Gazi Bay, Kenya
(1999)
Measurements were carried out of the gas exchange properties (namely, photosynthesis,
stomatal conductance and transpiration rates), water use efficiency and
water relations of two mangrove species, Rhizophora mucronata ...
The effect of narrow grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on a Kabata Nitisol, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Results of an experiment to assess the effect of grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on sloping land at Kabete are presented. Tentative recommendations are made, based on these results and on other available information.
Systemic bovine mucormycotic infection - a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)
A cow which had aborted at 5 months of pregnancy was anorexic and emaciated and developed fluid diarrhoea. Treatment with intravenous glucosaline and chloramphenicol was unsuccessful, and the animal was killed. At the ...
Terracing of cropland in low rainfall areas of Machakos District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
Expansion of cropping in the semi-arid and arid zones of Machakos District is handicapped by soil erosion and the loss of water as run-off. The predominance of annual crops and the system of planting twice a year due to ...
Nutrient contents of cured potatoes from kenyan highland varieties
(1987)
Cured potatoes from nine Kenyan highland varieties were analysed for proximate composition, ascorbic acid and the minerals sodium, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Considerable variations between varieties were observed ...
Inheritance of resistance to the cowpea aphid in cowpea
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
Inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, in three resistant cultivars of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, was studied. The parents, F1 and F2 population were grown in an insect-proof screenhouse. ...