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Prevalence and economic importance of Fasciola and other helminth in cattle and sheep in Nyandarua District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1999)
Cryopreservation of Boar Semen in Mini- and Maxi-Straws
(1990)
Split ejaculates from four boars were frozen with a programmable freezing machine, in mini- (0. 25 ml) and maxi- (5 ml) plastic straws with an extender at either acidic (6. 3) or alkaline (7. 4) pH. Glycerol (3%) was used ...
Plant parasitic nematodes associated with common bean in Kenya and the effect of Meloidogyne infection on bean nodulation
(1999)
A study to determine the distribution and population densities of plant parasitic nematodes associated with beans was undertaken in Kakamega, Kiambu, Machakos and Siaya districts of Kenya. Soil and root samples were taken ...
Evaluation of barley germplasm for resistance to Rhynchosporium secalis at seedling stage in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1991)
Barley lines in the Barley National Performance Trial (BNPT) and introductions in the national germplasm program were evaluated for resistance to an isolate of Rhynchosporium secalis at Njoro. Potted plants were artificially ...
Surface specialization of the capillary endothelium in the pecten oculi of the chicken, and their overt roles in pectineal haemodynamics and nutrient transfer to the inner neural retina
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1997)
The structure of the capillary endothelium in the pecten oculi of the domestic fowl was investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Scanning electron microscopy results demonstrated the existence of a ...
Caseous lymphadenitis in goats: The dose of infection and the serologicai response
(1998)
Goats were infected intradermally with caseous pus containing between 1 x 105 and 5 x 10¹ colony forming units(CFU) of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Animals infected with doses of equal and above 1 x 10² CFU of ...
Planning irrigation cropping systems
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
Farmers of the Sagana irrigation project, Kenya, have identified fluctuating and low prices for their agricultural produce as their main constraint. This paper reports results from a study carried out to identify an ...
Antibiotic residues in milk received by dairy cooperative societies in Kiambu district, Kenya
(1994)
A survey of antibiotic inhibitors in milk received by dairy cooperative societies in Kiambu district was done qualitatively using microbiological assay method. No antibacterial inhibitors were detected in all the samples ...
Progesterone and 5B-pregnanediol production by isolated fetal placental binucleate cells from sheep and goats
(University of Nairobi, 1991-05)
Enzymic dispersion and density gradient separation were used for the isolation of enriched populations (60-90%) of cells from the corpus luteum, placenta and peripheral blood of pregnant sheep and goats. Analysis of the ...