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An Assessment of the Presence of Escherichia coli in the roof-collected rainwater from some areas around Nairobi
(2004)
One of the sources of feacal contamination of rainwater harvested from roofs is wind-blown dust containing particulate matter from animal faeces, or through direct defecation. Since the primary habitat for Escherichia coli ...
Gut Morphology And Morphometry In The Epauletted Wahlberg™ S Fruit Bat (Epomophorus Wahlbergi, Sundevall, 1846)
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2005-07)
The morphological adaptations of the fruit bat small intestine to which the high functional efficiency could be related and the possible landmarks delineating the various parts of the gut were examined. The stomach was the ...
Household Food Security Between Coffee And Non-coffee Growing Households In Kathiani Division, Machakos District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Pathological and ultrastructural features of Equine Klossiellosis
(2001)
The report described a microscopic detection of Klossiellosis equi in the kidney of a donkey. Sporogonic (asexual) stages were frequently seen than sexual stages. These occurred as masses of multiple dividing nuclei within ...
Socio-Economic Impact Of Biotechnology applications: Some Lessons From The Pilot Tissue-Culture (TC) Banana Production Promotion Project In Kenya, 1997-2002
(2002)
This article is based on a socio-economic impact study
of the introduction and adoption of tissue-culture (tc)
technology in banana production in
Kenya. It attempts to demonstr
ate that a prudent introduction and
promotion ...
Expression and activity of steroid sulphatase in the boar testis.
(University of Nairobi., 2009-02)
Oestrogens are essential for male fertility targeting the testicular-epididymal compartment. However, the underlying mechanisms are only vaguely known and species specificities must be considered. The boar has a remarkably ...
Moisture content and the longevity of seeds of six Euphorbia species in open storage
(2009)
Seeds from six Kenyan Euphorbia species were placed into experimental storage under open conditions (i.e. not hermetically sealed) over a range of relative humidities (between 25 and 75%) at 45°C. Viability during storage ...
Effects of field conditions, low nitrogen and drought on genetic parameters of protein and tryptophan concentrations in grain of quality protein maize
(2008)
Quality Protein Maize (QPM) has about twice the amount of lysine and tryptophan of normal
maize and hence represents an important tool of correcting its deficiency in protein quality. However,
the effects of low nitrogen ...
ICT/ICM human resource capacities in agricultural research for development
(University of Nairobi., 2005-10)
Agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa faces great challenges in promoting
agricultural development. Information technologies for agricultural research for development are
evolving quickly, not only in the developed ...
The occurrence of aflatoxin in poultry tissues collected in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2000)
106 (80 from poultry slaughterhouse and 26 from sick birds) chicken liver samples collected during October 1997 were analysed to determine the extent of aflatoxin B1 in poultry tissues. Analysis of aflatoxin B1 was done ...