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Genetic improvement of the Kenya Dual Purpose goat: Influence of economic values and prospects for a practical breeding programme
(2007-09)
This study determined the influence of economic values on genetic gain and explored the prospects for a practical breeding programme for the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat. The economic values for production traits (live weight ...
The impact of customized lectures on knowledge and perceptions of veterinary students on animal welfare and related legislations
(2009)
A study was designed to investigate the knowledge
and perceptions of animal welfare and related legislations
among graduating Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
students from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. A
questionnaire ...
Characterisation of smallholder pig production in Kikuyu Division, central Kenya.
(2004-06)
A three-phase study was conducted in high-potential farming and peri-urban area in Kikuyu Division central Kenya to obtain farm and management data and to monitor health and productivity of pigs in smallholder farms. The ...
Cerebellar parameters in developing 15 day rat pups treated with propylthiouracil in comparison with 5 and 24 day old
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2001)
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Propylthiouracil (PTU) was fed to rat dams during mating, pregnancy and nursing and their pups in drinking water. Consequently hypothyroxinemia was induced in the dams and the developing foeti during prenatal ...
Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits
(Springer Netherlands, 2007-10)
Economic values for production traits (milk yield, MY, kg; 12-month sale weight, LW, kg; consumable meat percentage, CMP) and functional traits (doe live weight, DoWT, kg; number of kids weaned, NKW; kidding frequency, KF; ...
Lactic acid bacteria diversity of African raw and fermented camel milk products reveals a highly competitive, potentially health-threatening predominant microflora
(2012-07)
The microflora of 59 East African camel milk samples of unfermented raw milk supply chains and spontaneously fermented milk (suusac) was analyzed to describe the diversity of predominant lactic acid bacteria (LAB), identify ...
Combining ability of early-maturing quality protein maize inbred lines adapted to Eastern Africa
(2010)
Adapted early-maturing quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids with high grain yield potential in Eastern Africa would benefit maize farmers through increased grain production and subsequently higher income but they are not ...
Transcriptional regulation of Rat Endothelial Nitric Oxide Promoter in Pulmonary
(2013)
Nitric oxide levels may exert control on the persistence of pulmonary myofibroblasts cells in pulmonary fibrosis. This study examined the regulation of NO levels by transcription factors that influence the endothelial ...
Anthelminthic activity of Withania somnifera. L. Dunal water extract in sheep
(2005)
The anthelminthic activity of Withania somnijera, L. Dunal a Maasai traditional
anthelminthic was studied in sheep. The McMaster egg count technique and
coproculture was used to evaluate worm infestation and the effect ...