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Water intoxication in cattle: continuing education
(1999)
Water intoxication is a condition that is common in cattle, and has also been reported in other domestic animals and man. A comprehensive description of the condition is lacking. For a better understanding of the condition, ...
Comparative ultrastructural studies onBesnoitia besnoiti andBesnoitia caprae
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Embryo transfer from exotic to indigenous goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Possibility of incorporating potato flour into three traditional Kenyan food
(1991)
Potato flour was blended with commercial, sifted maize meal at 10, 20, 30 and 40070 levels of substitution based on flour weight, and used to prepare ugali (stiff porridge) and uji (thin porridge). Also, potato flour ...
Study of haemolytic activity of some Campylobacter spp. on blood agar plates
(1990-09)
A total of 152 strains of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. laridis and C. fetus subsp. fetus were tested for haemolysis on blood agar plates. Distinct haemolysis was detected in 92.% (96/104) of strains of C. jejuni and ...
Characteristics of soil crusts and their influence on some soil properties in Mukogodo catchment, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Physical and chemical properties of soil surface crusts formed on overgrazed bare ground, in Mukogodo catchment in Kenya were investigated. These were compared with those of underlying soils and of adjacent grass and bush ...
Histological Reactions to Bites of Amblyomma variagatum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) Fed Simultaneously on Naive or Sensitized Rabbits
(Entomological Society of America, 1990)
Histopathological studies on attachment sites of nymphs, 48 h after attachment on three groups of rabbits, have revealed differences that were related to the rabbits'previous tick experience. Feeding lesions caused by ...
A stereological comparison of villous and microvillous surfaces in small intestines of frugivorous and entomophagous bats: species, inter-individual and craniocaudal differences
(1997)
The extents of functional surfaces (villi, microvilli) have
been estimated at different longitudinal sites, and in the
entire small intestine, for three species of bats belonging to
two feeding groups: insect- and ...
Effects of Temperature on Germination of Seeds of Three Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajant Genotypes
(1993-10)
Two sets of incubator experiments to determine the effects of temperature on germination of three pigeonpea genotype seeds were carried out in the Crop Science Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi. ...
Preservation of beef using bacteriostatic chemicals and solar drying
(1994)
Simple potential meal-preservation methods that can be applied at either the household or the small-community level in rural areas were evaluated. Samples of beef treated with various bacteriostatic agentsbrine, honey, ...