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Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ...
Appraisal of pese des petitis ruminants disease by Turkana pastoral community of Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Peste des petits ruminants
(PPR)
a disease of the sheep and goats remains a major constrain to
small stock production in Turkana Kenya.
The disease has not been known for long
period
in
Kenya,
though
the Turkana ...
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: an Empirical Analysis of Kenyan Data
(2014)
The paper investigates the main drivers of real Gross Domestic Product growth in Kenya as well as those that drive the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kenya. It is widely acknowledged that FDI has potential benefits ...
Effect Of Corporate Characteristics On Capital Structure Decisions Of SMEs: A Case Of DTMs In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
The choice between debt and equity for a business firm has implications on the value of a firm as well as strategic importance for corporate managers. Previous studies have addressed the issue of capital structure decisions ...
Hypoglycemic Activity of Some Kenyan Plants Traditionally used to Manage Diabetes Mellitus in Eastern Province
(2011)
In this study five aqueous extracts; Bidens pilosa, Strychnos henningsii, Aspilia pluriseta, Catha edulis and Erythrina abyssinica were screened for anti-diabetic activity and their in vivo safety evaluated. The anti-diabetic ...
Factors Influencing Awareness and Use of Electronic–Based Market Information Services for Farming Business in Malawi
(2011)
The government of Malawi has over the years initiated a number of agricultural market interventions including the recent electronic-based market information services in order to expose smallholder farmers to the exigency ...
Comparative Morphometry of the Olfactory Bulb, Tract and Stria in the Human, Dog and Goat
(2011)
Morphometric parameters of olfactory brain components show species-dependent variations. However, the
association of these parameters with olfactory function vis-à-vis ecological and evolutionary behaviors is poorly ...
Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi., 2012-03)
The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ...
Soil moisture dynamics under different tillage practices in cassava–sorghum based cropping systems in Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Soil moisture storage in the root zone determines availability of water in crop production, but there is limited attention on water resource management in cassava–sorghum production systems. Soil moisture content was higher ...
Genetic Structure of Hartebeest Populations Straddling a Transition Zone between Morphotypes
(TextRoad Publication, 2011)
Variation in mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA was used to define the genetic structure of
hartebeest populations straddling a transition zone between two morphotypes (Alcelaphus
buselaphus cokei and A. b. lelwel) in ...