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Comparison of two techniques used for the recovery of third-stage strongylid nematode Larvae from Herbage
(University of Nairobi, 2004-07-14)
A laboratory trial to determine the efficacy of two methods in recovering known numbers of third-stage (L3) strongylid nematode larvae from herbage was carried out. Herbage samples consisting almost entirely of star grass ...
Land Use, Ecology, and Socio-economic Changes in a Pastoral Production System
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
This study was conducted in the northern part of Kenya, in Kakuma division, Turkana district. Kakuma is a semi-
arid area under nomadic pastoralism as the main activity. The presence of a refugee camp has attracted many ...
An Assessment of the Presence of Escherichia coli in the roof-collected rainwater from some areas around Nairobi
(2004)
One of the sources of feacal contamination of rainwater harvested from roofs is wind-blown dust containing particulate matter from animal faeces, or through direct defecation. Since the primary habitat for Escherichia coli ...
Seasonal botanical and chemical composition of sheep and goat diets on a common range in eastern Africa
(2004)
he botanical and chemical composition, intake and digestibility of local sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hirtus) diets were evaluated over the wet (growing) and dry (dormant) seasons. Diet botanical composition was ...
Surveillance of the overall use of antimicrobial drugs in humans over a 5 year period (1997-2001) in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2004-11)
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The Contamination of Kenyan Lager Beers with Fusarium Mycotoxins
(2004)
Seventy five samples of two popular lager beers, namely Pilsner and Tusker were randomly collected from the city of Nairobi and the surrounding satellite towns in Kenya. The samples were analyzed for the presence of 4 ...
Isolation, identification and characterisation of the dominant microorganisms of kule naoto: the Maasai traditional fermented milk in Kenya
(2004)
From 22 samples of kule naoto, the traditional fermented milk products cf the Maasai in Kenya, 300 lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated and phenotypically characterised by their ability to ferment different carbohydrates ...
Evaluation of cost of ultrasound surveys for cystic echinococcosis in goats in a nomadic pastoral community
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A study was carried to evaluate the cots of performing ultrasound surveys I goats in a nomadic set-up. The cost of ultrasound examination was determined by calculating how much money was required to perform a scan per goat. ...