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Diffuse Peritonitis Associated With Ventral Hernia In An Adult Doe: Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
A case of diffuse fibrino-purulent peritonitis associated with ventral abdominal hernia is reported in an adult non-descript doe. The affected animal was noticed to have developed a swelling on the left ventro-lateral ...
Assessment of performance and competitiveness of Somaliland livestock sector using value chain analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
An assessment of the performance and competitiveness of Somaliland livestock sector was
done using livestock value chain analysis. Results of the analysis revealed that livestock
production involving cattle, sheep, goats ...
Genetic diversity of Kenyan sorghum germ-plasm: Molecular diversity of Kenyan sorghum Germplasm using simple sequence repeats
(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012-01)
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench is the fifth most important cereal crop globally and in Africa, it is the second most important after Maize. In Kenya , Sorghum is an important food security crop mainly cultivated in semi-arid ...
Changes in Fungal population and Aflotoxin levels and assessment of major aflotoxin types in stored peanuts( Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Peanut kernels of Homabay Local, Valencia Red, ICGV-SM 12991 and ICGV-SM 99568 cultivars were stored
for six months in jute, polypropylene and polyethylene bags to assess the effect of storage bags, temperature and
R.H. ...
Effect of parasite control on immune response to Newcastle Disease vaccination in village chicken, Mbeere sub county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of parasitism on village chickens’ immune response to Newcastle disease (ND) vaccination. Seventy two chickens, from a population that was confirmed to be infected with ...
Air Breathing In Magadi Tilapia Alcolapia Grahami, Under Normoxic And Hyperoxic Conditions, And The Association With Sunlight And Reactive Oxygen Species
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Observations of the Magadi tilapia Alcolapia grahami in hot, highly alkaline Lake Magadi revealed
that they air breathe not only during hypoxia, as described previously, but also during normoxia
and hyperoxia. Air breathing ...
Anthesis to Silking Interval Usefulness in Developing Drought
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Maize, the most important stable crop in Kenya is affected by drought stress mostly at flowering stages causing delay
in silk emergence. The Anthesis to Silking Interval (ASI) is highly correlated to grain yields under ...
Effects of different harvest periods on population dynamics of potato tubermoth (Phthorimaea opercullela (Zeller.).
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize and
plays an important role in food security. However farmers face many constraints in its
production, with pests and diseases ...
Quality and yield of snap bean lines locally developed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants traditionally used in Tana River County for management of illnesses
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Aim of the study: The objective of the study was to identify and document medicinal
plants traditionally used by people of Tana River County, Kenya for the
management of various ailments.
Materials and methods: The ...