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Effect of feeding urea-molasses blocks with incorporated fenbendazole on grazing dairy heifers naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes
(University of Nairobi., 2003-06)
Between June 1999 and August 2000, the effects of feeding medicated urea-molasses supplement blocks on the growth of dairy heifers in a marginal area of central Kenya were assessed by comparing the live-weight gain of ...
Acceptability of salt fortified with encapsulated iron and iodine in general population and refugee camps in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
A comparison of the effects of progesterone sponges and ear implants, pgf2alpha, and their combination on efficacy of estrus synchronization and fertility of mashona goat does
(University of Nairobi, 2000-05)
Efficacy of estrus synchronization and fertility after synchronization of 60 multiparous Mashona goat does using intravaginal progesterone (P4) sponges (Group 1), norgestomet ear implants (Group 2), cloprostenol (Group 3), ...
Stimulation of nematode-destroying fungi by organic amendments applied in management of plant parasitic nematode
(2009)
A screenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of cow manure, chicken manure and their combinations on nematode destroying fungi, nematode community and growth of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The ...
Sox7 is an independent checkpoint for β-Catenin function in prostate and colon epithelial cells
(2008-09)
The presence of somatic β-catenin mutations in some prostate cancers implies that aberrant WNT signaling is involved in the cancer development. Although β-catenin stability is regulated by a multicomponent destruction ...
The genetic diversity of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae in cultivated soils of the eastern Canadian prairie
(2006-01)
Soil populations of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae (Rlv) that are infective and symbiotically effective on pea (Pisum sativum L.) have recently been shown to be quite widespread in agricultural soils of the eastern ...
Evaluation of sources of variation in East coast fever seropositivity in cattle under endemic instability in Mbeere district, Kenya
(2005)
Determination and quantification of variation in disease responses allows estimation of variations in risk at different levels of population organization. In the context of livestock disease control, levels with large ...
Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification
(2004-11-08)
As farm sizes decline due to population pressure in the central highlands, smallholder farmers find it difficult to intensify dairying due to competition for resources by alternative crop and other enterprise. However, ...
Africa's resurgence and international migration: An overview
(2006)
In this issue, geography, market integration and institutions are identified as the fundamental constraints on Africa's future prosperity. It is pointed out that, in line with the recommendations of The Report of the ...