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Marketing Opportunities for cassava based products: An Assessment of the Industrial Potential in Kenya
(2001)
Since the era of development aid in Africa, research efforts have been focused on increasing
agricultural productivity mainly through improved technology at the farm level. In spite of such
programs, rural household ...
Comparative Evaluation of Five Widal Test Kits Used in Kenya for the Serological Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
(2005)
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella typhi (S. typhi), is currently one of the most serious human diseases in Kenya, sometimes occurring in epidemic proportions, particularly in schools. It is essentially an enteric disease, ...
Strategic control of gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep in the highlands of central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The effectiveness of anthelmintic treatments given 3 weeks after the onset of rains to control gastrointestinal
nematodes in sheep in the highlands of central Kenya was investigated. The study was
carried out on a farm ...
Comparison of two techniques used for the recovery of third-stage strongylid nematode Larvae from Herbage
(University of Nairobi, 2004-07-14)
A laboratory trial to determine the efficacy of two methods in recovering known numbers of third-stage (L3) strongylid nematode larvae from herbage was carried out. Herbage samples consisting almost entirely of star grass ...
Comparative gastrointestinal morphology of the Kori bustard and secretary bird
(University of Nairobi, 2005-05)
Two secretary birds and three Kori bustards were studied to determine differences between their body size and gastrointestinal morphology. Body measurements were made on captive, live birds and gastrointestinal measurements ...
Nucellar embryo culture of Citrus sinensis L. and Citrus limon L
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Nucellar tissue cultures of polyembryonic Citrus sinensis cultivar Valencia Late and Citrus limon cultivar Rough Lemon produced somatic embryos within 60 days of culture on Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented ...
Elbow arthrosis due to ununited anconeal process: A report of two dogs
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
No abstract.
Land Use, Ecology, and Socio-economic Changes in a Pastoral Production System
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
This study was conducted in the northern part of Kenya, in Kakuma division, Turkana district. Kakuma is a semi-
arid area under nomadic pastoralism as the main activity. The presence of a refugee camp has attracted many ...
Effects of low rates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers on productivity of an annual African clover, Trifolium quartinianum cultivar Mealton 5, for zero grazing in Kenyan highland smallholdings
(2008-04)
Zero grazing is the cornerstone of dairying in intensively cultivated smallholdings in Kenya. The cut and carry method of forage harvesting increasingly is leading to soil mining, especially of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen ...