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Trypanosome Migration to the Brain
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
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Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi., 2012-03)
The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ...
A Triple Hurdle Analysis of the Use of Electronic-Based Agricultural Market Information Services: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(2012)
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The need to facilitate farmers’ access to markets has seen the emergence of many projects that employ electronic tools ...
Optimization of late blight and bacterial wilt management in potato production systems in the highland tropics of Africa
(2012)
Late blight and bacterial wilt are two formidable disease constraints on potato and account for significant losses in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this chapter, various management techniques for late blight and bacterial ...
Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
The Bahima ethnic group have been crossbreeding autochthonous Ankole with Holstein-Friesian cattle. Separate herds (pure Ankole and crossbreds) are common. A survey was conducted to characterize pasture utilization and ...
The VIRCA Project: Virus resistant cassava for Africa
(2012)
The VIRCA (Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa) project is a collaborative program between the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA the National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda and the Kenya Agricultural ...
Means-End Chain approach to understanding farmers’ motivations for pesticide use in leafy vegetables: The case of kale in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
Peri-urban farmers play a significant role in the production of vegetables consumed in the urban centers
in most African countries. The production of vegetables in the peri-urban areas in these countries is
strategic ...
The acceptability of camel milk and milk products from north eastern province in some urban areas of Kenya
(2012-10)
A total of 138 households were interviewed on various aspects of camel milk and camel milk products using a single-visit multiple-subject diagnostic survey in Garisa, Wajir and Eastleigh the main urban centres with high ...
Comparison of African swine fever virus prevalence and risk in two contrasting pig-farming systems in South-west and Central Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)
We describe a horizontal survey of African swine fever virus (ASFV) prevalence and risk factors associated with virus infection in domestic pigs in two contrasting production systems in Kenya. A free range/tethering, low ...
The Prevalence of Brucella spp. in camel milk marketed from North Eastern Province, Kenya
(2012)
The camel is the dominant livestock in North Eastern province where it provides sustenance to many people
especially during the frequent dry periods when other animals die or are unthrifty. Garissa and Wajir districts in ...