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Realities in breed improvement programmes for dairy goats in East and Central Africa
(2009)
Increasing population pressure, land scarcity and diminishing production resources are
promoting goat production in the tropics. Dairy goat breeding (DGB) projects have been
implemented by development agencies, governments ...
Factors influencing the occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes in the Central Rift Valley Region of Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)
A survey for entomopathogenic nematodes in the central
Rift valley region of Kenya was conducted at altitudes
between 1800 and 3000 m above sea level and from
croplands and noncropland habitats. The sampling depth
was ...
Food borne diseases in Kenya
(2001)
Objectives: To determine the occurrence of food borne disease outbreaks in Kenya and the efforts employed to combat them. Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting:. Forty two districts in Kenya between 1970 and 1993. ...
Brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, control and impact
(2002)
Brucellosis is an important disease among livestock and people in sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the incidence is the highest in pastoral production systems and decreases as herd size and size of landholding decreases. ...
Infectivity, pseudorecombination and mutagenesis of Kenyan cassava mosaic begomoviruses
(2007)
Cloned DNA-A and DNA-B components of Kenyan isolates of East African cassava mosaic virus
(EACMV, EACMV-UG and EACMV-KE2), East African cassava mosaic Kenya virus (EACMKV)
and East African cassava mosaic Zanzibar virus ...
The contribution of African leafy vegetables (ALVS) to vitamin a intake and the influence of income in rural Kenya
(2009)
Despite the increased recognition of African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) as important source of vitamin A, there is still paucity of research highlighting on the vitamin A intake attributed to them. The level and the extent ...
An overview of the role of Veterinary Schools emergency and disaster management
(2001)
Recent events in Kenya (i.e. El Nino and La nina phenomena)
and effects of civil unrest in the region have brought
into Focus the veterinarians' role in emergency and disaster
management. There is need, therefore, For ...
Geographic distribution and frequency of a taurine Bos taurus and an indicine Bos indicus Y specific allele amongst sub-Saharan African cattle breeds
(2000)
We report for the first time, and for the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, the geographical distribution and the frequency of an indicine and a taurine Y specific allele amongst African cattle breeds. A total of 984 males from ...
Magnitude and determinants of stunting in children under- five years of age in food surplus region of Ethiopia: The case of West Gojam Zone
(2009)
Background: Child malnutrition is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Surprisingly, the highest level of stunting is found in food surplus areas of the country.
Objective: To identify the determinants of stunting ...
Technical Efficiency in Kenya’s Sugar Production: a Stochastic Frontier Approach.
(In Press, 2009)
This study measured technical efficiency overtime and explored sources of technical inefficiency of sugar mills in Kenya. A time varying translog stochastic production frontier was simultaneously estimated with
inefficiency ...