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Managing manure heaps with agro-organic wastes and cover to reduce nitrogen losses during storage on smallholder farms
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Livestock manure is a valuable source of plant nutrients for crop production in the Central Kenyan highlands but its quality in terms of available nitrogen (N) is low due to considerable N losses through ammonia volatilization. ...
The structural design of the bat wing web and its possible role in gas exchange.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
The structure of the skin in the epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) wing and body trunk was studied with a view to understanding possible adaptations for gas metabolism and thermoregulation. In addition, gas ...
Microvascular endowment in the developing chicken embryo lung
(The American Physiological Society, 2007)
In the current study, the contribution of the major angiogenic mechanisms, sprouting and intussusception, to vascular development in the avian lung has been demonstrated. Sprouting guides the emerging vessels to form the ...
A cost-benefit analysis of smallholder dairy cattle enterprises in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2007-07-19)
The study was carried out in smallholder dairy farms in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya highlands between December 2004 and March 2005. The survey showed that dairy enterprise was the most important income generating ...
Occurrence of potato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya and opportunities for intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2007-07)
Determinants of smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels in Kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2007-09-19)
Understanding the factors affecting smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels is essential to implementation of dairy marketing liberalization policies in Kenya Highlands. Purposive multi stage ...
Molecular characterization of a novel 32-kDa merozoite antigen of Babesia gibsoni with a better diagnostic performance by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2007)
We cloned and expressed 3 novel gene encoding a 32-kDa merozoite protein of Babesia gibsoni (BgP32). The length of nucleotide sequence of the cD;\' A \\'3. 1-1-6-1 bp with an open reading frame of 969 bp. The truncated ...
Isolation of e. coli 0157:h7 from milk and cattle faeces from urban dairy farming and non dairy farming neighbour households in Dagoretti division, Nairobi, Kenya: prevalence and risk factors
(2007)
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of E. coli 0157:H7 in milk and cattle faecal samples dairy and non dairy neighbouring households and to relate this prevalence to the risk to human health.
Design: Cross sectional ...
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(2007)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding. ...
Response Of Green Manure Legumes To Rhizobia Inoculation And Starter-n Fertilizer Application
(University of Nairobi, 2007)