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Occurrence of risk factors for zoonoses in kisumu city, kenya: a questionnaire survey
(2010-03)
Objective: To determine the occurrence of risk factors amongst farmers keeping livestock in Kisumu municipality, Kenya.
Methods: Thirty four contact house-holds involved in livestock keeping constituted the study group. ...
Cytochrome P450 3A mRNA expression along goat and rat gastrointestinal tracts
(2012)
The cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A family is involved in the elimination processes of almost
50% of commonly used drugs. CYP3A mRNA expressions in goat and rat gastrointestinal
tracts in comparison to the liver were investigated ...
Effect of Immunosuppression on Newcastle Disease Virus Persistence in Ducks with Different Immune Status
(ISRN Veterinary Science, 2012)
This study was carried out to verify the possibility that ducks are sources of Newcastle disease (ND) virus infection for chickens in mixed flocks. Immunosuppressed (IS) and non immunosuppressed (NIS) birds, at three ...
Determinants in provision of optimal nutrition care for orphans and vulnerable children in Kisumu, Kenya
(2012)
The impact of Human Immune Deficiency/Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome is evident in the
rising numbers of those orphaned by HIV/AIDS. These Orphans and Vulnerable Children affected by
HIV/AIDS are stigmatized and ...
First reported case of fatal tuberculosis in a wild African elephant with past human–wildlife contact
(2013)
Tuberculosis is emerging/re-emerging in captive elephant populations, where it causes morbidity
and deaths, although no case of TB in wild African elephants has been reported. In this paper
we report the first case of ...
Direct rapid analysis of trace bioavailable soil macronutrients by chemometrics-assisted energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectrometry
(Elsevier, 2012)
Precision agriculture depends on the knowledge and management of soil quality (SQ), which calls for
affordable, simple and rapid but accurate analysis of bioavailable soil nutrients. Conventional SQ analysis
methods are ...
Acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity of Solanum incanum L in sheep in Kenya
(2011)
A study was carried out to determine the toxicity of unripe fruits of Solanum incanum L in sheep. The sheep were orally drenched with dried unripe fruits powder of S. incanum L at dose rates varying from 1,200mg to 3,600 ...
Benefits and Selected Health Risks of Urban Dairy Production in Nakuru, Kenya
(International Potato Center,, 2010)
Health risks from food production in urban areas are attracting increased international
attention, especially in poor countries with rapid urbanization where urban
farming is widely practiced to mitigate hunger and poor ...
Determinants of adoption of conservation tillage practices in maize-cowpea cropping systems: The case of Makueni District, Kenya
(2011)
The low soil moisture cannot support productive agriculture to meet the increasing population in the
low rainfall tropical areas. Ripping and tied-ridging are some of the recent technologies introduced by
the Food and ...
Biological screening of Kenyan medicinal plants using Artemia Salina L. (Artemiidae)
(2011)
Medicinal plants constitute important components of flora and are widely distributed in different regions of Kenya. Based on ethnopharmacological significance, we collected several medicinal plants from South Coast, Kenya ...