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Assessing the role of organic soil amendments in management of rootknotnematodes on common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L.
(2004)
A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of animal manures, cow and chicken manures, and green manures, Mucuna pruriens, Azadirachta indica and Tagetes minuta in root knot nematode suppression. The ...
Strategic management of technology in public health sector in Kenya and South Africa
(2004)
To investigate factors contributing to health care equipment problems and associated technological investments in public hospitals. Design: The article reviews the processes of equipment planning, procurement and management. ...
Relative Occurrence of Fasciola species in cattle, sheep and goats slaughtered at Dagoretti slaughterhouse in Kenya
(2004)
A cross sectional survey was carried out in Nairobi\'s Dagoretti slaughter house, where routine postmortem meat inspection was done. All liver flukes detected in cattle, sheep and goats were collected and transported to ...
Diversity of Fungal Species Associated with Peanuts in Storage and the Levels of Aflatoxins in Infected Samples
(2004)
The threat of aflatoxin contamination in food commodities and its association with health risks in both animals and humans
continues to raise increasing concern over years. In this report, fungal species found in association ...
Testing for Antibodies to Brucella abortus in Milk From Consumers and Market Agents in Kenya Using Milk Ring Test and Enzyme Immunoassay
(2004)
Over 85% of all milk sales on Kenya pass through informal channels. The extent of the risk posed by the sale of this raw milk to human health in respect to brucellosis is unknown. This paper presents the results of a study ...
Gastrointestinal nematode infections in dorper lambs in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(2004)
A study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode infections in Dorper lambs in relation to age and seasonal effects was carried out in a semi arid area of Kajiado District over a period of 2 years between November ...
Paediatric sleeping sickness in Kenya: A case report.
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
Sleeping sickness is often considered a disease of adults rather than children due to their reduced exposure to the vector. Presumptive diagnosis of sleeping sickness was however difficult since the clinical signs observed ...
Farmer Perception of Technology and its Impact on Technology Uptake: The Case of Fodder Legume in Central Kenya Highlands
(2004)
Technology adoption by farmers is crucial to increasing agricultural productivity hence meeting food and nutrition challenges in Africa. Economists investigating consumer demand have accumulated considerable evidence showing ...
Performance of community-based animal health workers in the delivery of livestock health services
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)