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Variation of Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Contents in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) Genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Variation in nutritional and anti-nutritional contents among six finger millet genotypes was
determined. Improved finger millet genotypes Gulu-E and FMV-1 from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute,
KNE-479 and KNE 1034 ...
Standard Operating Procedures forStaff Working in Disasters 2014: A WSPA handbook
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)
The handbook was published to help staff working in disasters to make decisions and ensure they
also do the best possible job. Often, the individuals who provide the much-needed aid during animal
disaster situations need ...
Prevalence, pathology and risk factors for coccidiosis in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in selected regions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
The potential for rabbit production in Kenya is high. However, high morbidity and mortality of domestic rabbits were reported.
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the study was to determine the pathology, prevalence ...
Efficacy of cultural methods in the control of rhizoctonia solani strains causing tomato damping off in Kenya
(2014)
Rhizoctonia damping off of tomato caused by Rhizoctonia solani can be a serious
problem in most intensive production environments. Recent increase in smallholder
vegetable production of 0.5-3.0 ha in Kenya has resulted ...
Medicinal plants used in treatment and management of cancer in Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Traditional medicine plays a critical role in treatment of chronic debilitating and life threatening conditions and diseases. Cancer is one such condition whose therapeutic intervention is commonly through inexpensive ...
Household dietary exposure to aflatoxins from maize and maize products in Kenya
(2014)
Aflatoxicosis has repeatedly affected Kenyans, particularly in the eastern region, due to consumption of contaminated maize. However, save for the cases of acute toxicity, the levels of sub-lethal exposure have not been ...
Impact of community conservation management on herbaceous layer and soil nutrients in a Kenyan semi‐arid savannah
(2014)
The impact of community conservation management on a semi-arid savannah herbaceous vegetation and soil nutrient status was studied in the conservation and grazing zones of two community ranches in Laikipia County, Kenya. ...
A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) from Gunther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) in Kenya
(2014)
Linognathus samburi n. sp. is described from adult male and female specimens collected from a juvenile female Günther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) live-trapped near Olturot Village, Samburu district (Rift Valley Province) ...
Snacking and its effect on nutritional status of adolescents in two national high schools in Nairobi Kenya
(2014)
Snacking is defined as any intake of food or energy-containing beverage outside of breakfast, lunch and dinner (Bellisle, 2007). Previous studies have shown that snacking among adolescents is most common in the afternoon ...
Benefits derived from rehabilitating a degraded semi‐arid rangeland in communal enclosures, Kenya
(2014)
Combating land degradation in the semi-arid rangeland of sub-Saharan Africa is essential to ensure long-term productivity of these environments. In the Lake Baringo Basin in Kenya, communities and individual farmers restored ...