Search
Now showing items 71-80 of 249
Stimulating smallholder investment in sustainable land management: Overcoming market, policy and institutional challenges
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Indigenous pig management practices in rural villages of Western Kenya
(2011)
The management of indigenous pigs in rural villages of Busia and Kakamega district, Western Kenya, is discussed. Data on husbandry practices, challenges and farmers knowledge on T. solium taeniosis / cysticercosis were ...
Pattern of adrenergic innervation of aorta in goat (Capra Hircus)
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011)
Adrenergic innervation of aorta influences its physicomechanical properties and functioning. The pattern
may vary between species. The goat is a suitable model for studying cardiovascular disease, but the pattern
of its ...
Characterization of dairy cattle farming in Mbeere District of Eastern Kenya
(2011)
A comparison of farming systems in two divisions, Siakago and Evurore of Mbeere district of Eastern Kenya was made using data collected with a farm model, Integrated Modeling Platform for mixed Agriculture Crop sysTem ...
Prevalence and intensity of Paracamallanus species infection in farmed and wild catfish
(2011)
total of 108 randomly selected farmed and wild Clarias gariepinus (catfish) obtained from the upper Tana river basin were examined for intestinal helminthes between July 2007 and April 2008. Over fifty two per cent (52.8 ...
Peritoneal Drains in Perforated Appendicitis without Peritonitis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
(2011)
Background: Appendicitis is recognized worldwide as the commonest surgical
emergency. Its management becomes more challenging when the patient presents with
perforated appendicitis In the western world To determine the ...
Prevalence of microbial contaminants in dairy concentrates in Nairobi peri-urban area
(2011)
The presence of harmful pathogens and toxins in animal
feeds is an important aspect of feed quality and has
implications to animal and human health as well as the environment. To assess the distribution and levels of ...
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The population patterns of eggs, larvae and puparia in the bean plants and leaf punctures made by adults were investigated during cropping (March–July and October–January) and noncropping (July–October) seasons at two sites ...
Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural Western Kenya
(2011-01-15)
To develop and validate a pig weight-estimation method using body length and girth measurements. Methods: In a random sample of 288 smallholder pig farms in Western Kenya, pigs were weighed (kg) and their lengths and girths ...
Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(2011)
A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial
sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban
area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ...