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Economic Evaluation of Grain Amaranth Production in Kamuli District, Uganda
(2012)
n Uganda, grain amaranth is relatively new and has generally not been considered as an important crop compared to other grain crops and legumes. This study was therefore conducted to determine factors affecting adoption ...
Prevalence of microbial contaminants in dairy concentrates in Nairobi peri-urban area
(2011)
The presence of harmful pathogens and toxins in animal
feeds is an important aspect of feed quality and has
implications to animal and human health as well as the environment. To assess the distribution and levels of ...
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The population patterns of eggs, larvae and puparia in the bean plants and leaf punctures made by adults were investigated during cropping (March–July and October–January) and noncropping (July–October) seasons at two sites ...
Influence of soil fertility management on Striga seed bank dynamics and grain yield of sorghum in semi arid areas
(2010)
The parasitic weed Striga poses a serious threat to cereal
production in sub-Saharan Africa. Infestation usually results in
significant yield losses, quite often over 70%. Many control
options have been reported but, ...
TgGRA23, a novel Toxoplasma gondii dense granule protein associated with the parasitophorous vacuole membrane and intravacuolar network
(2013)
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite, which relies on a specialized compartment, the parasitophorous vacuole (PV), to survive within host cells. Dense granules within the parasite release a large variety ...
Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(2011)
A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial
sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban
area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ...
Feedlot performance of the Nguni ecotypes in southern Mozambique
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2013)
In vitro and acute in vivo toxicity of the aqueous and chloroformic extracts of Rapanea melanophloeos (L) Mez
(2011)
This study was conducted to generate a toxicological profile of Rapanea melanophloeos, a medicinal plant widely utilized in traditional medicine to treat helminthiasis,using brine shrimp (Artemia salina) and Sprague Dawley ...
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 in beef carcasses in slaughter houses in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-09-15)