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Assessment of herbal anthelmintics used by the farmers in Kirinyaga county, Kenya, for the treatment of helminthiosis in cattle
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The a
im of this study was to assess
and validate
the herbal anthelmintic remedies
used by farmers in
Kirinyaga
county
, Kenya for
the treatment of th
eir cattle against gastrointestinal nematodes
.
The herbs ...
Effects of high and low dose iron-containing micronutrient powders for in-home fortification of complementary foods on the gut microbiome and gut inflammation in kenyan infants
(2015)
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammati ...
Morphological and Physiological Measurement of the Stay-Green Trait in Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Cassava under Green-House Water Stress Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Drought stress is the major abiotic factor that limits cassava productivity in many agro-ecological regions of sub-saharan Africa. In this study, stay-green trait in two transgenic cassava genotypes (transformed with ...
Integrated management of root-knot nematodes in a tomato-maize crop system using the biocontrol fungus Pochonia clamydosporia
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Integrated approaches are fast gaining popularity in the management of root-knot nematodes (RKN). This study was undertaken to assess the potential of integrating a biological control agent (BCA, Pochonia chlamydosporia ...
Analysis of Genotype x Environment Interaction for Grain Yield in Maize Hybrids
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
Maize is an important staple crop for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. The crop grows in a wide range
of environmental conditions. The present study was performed to analyze the genotype-by-environment ...
Genetic Variability and Correlation Studies of Grain Yield and Related Agronomic Traits in Maize
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
A total of fourty two maize hybrids produced through a full diallel mating design and seven parental inbred lines were evaluated in three sites located at different agro-ecological zones in Kenya to determine the genetic ...
Gumboro Disease Outbreaks Cause High Mortality Rates in Indigenous Chickens in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
Infectious bursal disease is a disease of economic importance which affects all types of chickens and causes variable mortality. To establish the importance of this disease in the indigenous chickens in Kenya a comparative ...
Seroprevalence of FMD in cattle, sheep and goats in Somaliland
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)
This study was conducted in the period July 2011 to February 2012 in Berbera veterinary Quarantine in North West Somalia (Somaliland) to determine the seroprevalence of FMD in cattle, sheep and goats using PrioCHECK®-FMDV ...
Enhancing food and nutritional security through adoption and upscaling of sustainable technologies in the drylands of Kenya
(2013)
Drylands comprise of approximately 80% of Kenya’s land mass and they are characterized by erratic and low rainfall, crop
failure, reduced livestock carrying capacity, environmental degradation and recurrent droughts. The ...
The challenges posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the grass-weed interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2010)
Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used
extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds
continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many
rehabilitation programmes. ...