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Systemic mastocytosis associated with liver failure in an adult German shepherd dog
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Ectoparasitism is an important factor associated with poor production of village indigenous chickens. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites in free ranging indigenous chicken ...
Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay
(2006)
Effective management of infectious diseases require proper diagnosis of any given condition. Rapid and easy detection of pathogenic organisms will facilitate early intervention in the control of infections. Traditional ...
Dynamics of development of late blight [Phytophthora infestans] in potato, and comparative resistance of cultivars in the highland tropics
(2006)
Host resistance is an important component for the management of late blight [Phytophthora infestans] on
potato, in the highland tropics, where effective fungicide use is limited because of the cost of application. ...
Participatory Approaches in the Control of Camel Trypanosomosis in Lapur Division of Turkana District, Kenya
(2006)
This study was conducted to evaluate the control of trypanosomosis in camels in Turkana district of Kenya using participatory approaches. Lapur division of the district was conveniently selected as the study area considering ...
Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies: the case of small holder food production in Western Kenya
(2006)
Persistent food insecurity accompanied by low and declining farm household incomes are a common feature of many small holder maize and bean producers in western Kenya. This has been largely attributed to soil nutrient ...
Fertility of zero-grazed dairy cattle following hormone treatment and fixed-time artificial insemination
(2006)
Reproduction is important to dairy herds and achievement of economically optimal performance still remains a substantial multi-factorial challenge in many herds. Poor estrus expression and detection, repeat breeding, ...
Acceptability of salt fortified with encapsulated iron and iodine in general population and refugee camps in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The genetic diversity of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae in cultivated soils of the eastern Canadian prairie
(2006-01)
Soil populations of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae (Rlv) that are infective and symbiotically effective on pea (Pisum sativum L.) have recently been shown to be quite widespread in agricultural soils of the eastern ...