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Sero-prevalence and risk factors of Brucella presence in farm bulk milk from open and zero grazing cattle production systems in Rwanda
(Wiley Library Online, 2021-07-08)
Background: Animal and human brucelloses have been reported in Rwanda, human
brucellosis being linked to drinking inadequately heat-treated milk. However, information on Brucella detection and prevalence in milk produced ...
Impact of routine Newcastle disease vaccination on chicken flock size in smallholder farms in western Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2021-03-18)
Background Poultry represent a widely held economic, nutritional, and sociocultural asset in rural communities worldwide. In a recent longitudinal study in western Kenya, the reported mean number of chickens per household ...
Mining Impacts on Society- a Case Study of Taita Taveta County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Taita-Taveta County is rich with a wide variety of minerals in the world.
Gemstones like Ruby, Tsavorite, Ruby and green garnets have caused many
people to migrate to the area. These people came from within the county ...
Effect of Pre-treatment and Processing on Nutritional Composition of Cassava Roots, Millet, and Cowpea Leaves Flours
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Cassava roots, millet and cowpea leaves have short storage life thus the need for
simple post-harvest handling and storage protocol to ensure prolonged availability to
fully contribute toward food and nutrition security, ...
Prevalence and Distribution of Cassava Bacterial Blight in the Kenyan Coast
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the staple food crops grown in Kenya. Diseases remain one of the
major constraints for cassava production. Apart from other major viral diseaes Cassava mosaic and Cassava ...
Assessment of structure and performance of cattle markets in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Cattle markets play a major role in economic empowerment among cattle-keeping communities in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the structure and performance of selected cattle markets in western ...
Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya
(Willey, 2020)
Horticultural production is a source of livelihood for many smallholder farmers in Kenya. However, the potential is hampered by high postharvest losses estimated at 40%–50% in fruit and vegetables. The losses are attributed ...
Birgen_Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020-02-05)
Food safety problems pose a great threat to the health of consumers with the greatest burden in developing countries. Street-vended foods play a key role in providing many urban dwellers with cheap, nutritious, and accessible ...
Phytochemicals in Leaves and Roots of Selected Kenyan Orange Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) Varieties
(Hindawi, 2020-01-28)
This study reports the inherent phytochemical contents in leaves and roots of nine sweet potato varieties from Kenya. Results indicated that vitamin C content varied significantly (P < 0.05) among the sweet potato varieties ...
A Comparison of Two DNA Metagenomic Bioinformatic Pipelines While Evaluating the Microbial Diversity in Feces of Tanzanian Small Holder Dairy Cattle
(Hindawi, 2020-04-23)
Analysis of shotgun metagenomic data generated from next generation sequencing platforms can be done through a variety of bioinformatic pipelines. These pipelines employ different sets of sophisticated bioinformatics ...