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(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
The African Leafy Project: Characterization Of The Micronutrient Density In African Germplasm
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Carrier status for Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria species in free range farm and market healthy indigenous chickens and ducks.
(2004-10)
BACKGROUND:
Listeria organisms are documented to be zoonotic; one of the sources of infection is the domestic fowl where it could occur as in apparent infection. The carriage of Listeria monocytogenes and other Listeria ...
Development, Survival and Availability of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep and Pastures in a Semi-arid Area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(2004-08)
A study was carried out on a ranch in the semi-arid area of Kajiado District in Kenya during the period July 2000 to June 2001 to determine the seasonal patterns of development and survival of gastrointestinal nematodes ...
Community Based Interventions as a Strategy to Combat Desertification in the Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Vegetation degradation, especially the disappearance of woody vegetation and a diminished grass cover, has aroused the concern of the Maasai community (semi-nomadic pastoralists) of Kajiado District, Kenya. The district ...
Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops
(2004)
Rhizobia form root nodules that fix nitrogen (N2) in symbiotic legumes. Extending the ability of these bacteria to fix N2 in non-legumes such as cereals would be a useful technology for increased crop yields among resource-poor ...
Studies on the physiological effects of viruses on sweet potato yield in Kenya
(Association of Applied Biologists, 2004-08)
Experiments to determine the effect of the three viruses most common on Kenyan sweet potato varieties were carried out at the University of Nairobi Kabete farm. The sweet potato varieties were Bungoma, Kemb 10 and Ex-Shimba ...
Indigenous Knowledge: The Basis of The Maasai Ethnoveterinary Diagnostic Skills
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The Maasai indigenous knowledge of animal diseases is comparable to the conventional knowledge of the modern veterinarian. Their diagnostic skills of livestock diseases is based on indigenous symptoms of diseases, vectors ...