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Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya
(Hindawi, 2019-11-27)
Mange is a common disease of rabbits globally, and knowledge of efficacy of drugs used in its treatment is critical for effective disease control. The current study evaluated the efficacy of three commonly used therapeutic ...
Carry-Over Niches for Lepidopteran Maize Stemborers and Associated Parasitoids during Non-Cropping Season.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Sources of infestation are the key elements to be considered in the development of habitat management techniques for the control of maize stemborers. Several wild plants, grasses mostly, have been identified that serve as ...
Influence of socio‐economic and agronomic factors on aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Consumption of maize contaminated with mycotoxins has been associated with detrimental health effects. A farm survey covering 116 push‐pull and 139 non‐push‐pull
cropping systems was conducted to determine the socio‐economic ...
Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim to breaking this norm, a 2-year field ...
Controlling soil erosion in smallholder potato farming systems using legume intercrops
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency. A field ...
Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Nairobi: an epidemiological study.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
BACKGROUND:
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the great challenges facing global health security in the modern era. Wildlife, particularly those that use urban environments, are an important but understudied component ...
Producers' valuation of geographical indications-related attributes of agri-food products from semi-arid lands in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Arid and semi-arid lands comprise 84% of Kenya's land, characterised by low and erratic rainfall, and increasing human and animal population. The study sought to determine producers' willingness to pay for protection of ...
Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape.
(Deterministic processes structure bacterial genetic communities across an urban landscape., 2019)
Land-use change is predicted to act as a driver of zoonotic disease emergence through human exposure to novel microbial diversity, but evidence for the effects of environmental change on microbial communities in vertebrates ...
Regeneration-Competent And -Incompetent Murids Differ In Neutrophil Quantity And Function
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Regeneration is rare in mammals, but spiny mice (Acomys spp.) naturally regenerate skin and ear holes. Inflammation is thought to inhibit regeneration during wound healing, but aspects of inflammation contribute to both ...
Effect of Legume Extracts on Germination, Seedling Health of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Soil Microorganisms
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Application of undecomposed green manure has been reported to cause poor emergence and establishment of common beans in the field. Therefore, to understand the mechanisms’ contributing to the poor crop establishment, the ...