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Increasing accuracy in estimation of economic values for resistance to gastrointestinal helminths in meat sheep
(2010-03)
The impact of utilising different indices and numbers of index traits in estimation of economic values (EVs) for resistance to gastrointestinal (GI) helminths were investigated. Seven indices based on yearling weight (YW), ...
Environment and farm factors associated with exposure to Theileria parva infection in cattle under traditional mixed farming system in Mbeere District, Kenya.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011-01)
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between seroprevalence to Theileria parva infection in cattle and potential environmental and farm-level effects in 80 farms under traditional crop-livestock ...
Clinical presentation, treatment and management of some rabbit
(2012)
A retrospective study carried from records at the Small Animal Clinic, University of Nairobi
between the years 1999 to 2010 to investigate the occurrence of rabbit conditions /diseases found a total
presented were noted ...
Spatial And Temporal Fluctuation Of Malliarpha Separatella Rogonot , Lepidoptera: Pyralidae At Mwea Irrigation Scheme.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Influence of selected washing treatments and drying temperatures on proximate composition of dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea), a small pelagic fish specie.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Proximate analysis for moisture, crude protein, crude fat and total ash was carried out on dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea), a small pelagic fish specie found in Lake Victoria. The first phase of the study involved sampling ...
The Pochonia chlamydosporia Serine Protease Gene vcp1 Is Subject to Regulation by Carbon, Nitrogen and pH: Implications for Nematode Biocontrol
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
The alkaline serine protease VCP1 of the fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia belongs to a family of subtilisin-like enzymes that are involved in infection of nematode and insect hosts. It is involved early in the infection ...
Factors affecting pre and post-weaning growth of six cattle breed groups at Songa Research station in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
The objective of this study was to assess the growth performance of six cattle breed groups from birth to 18 month of age at Songa Research Station in Rwanda. Records of animals born between 1998 and 2008 were evaluated ...
Health in perspective: framing motivational factors for personal sanitation in urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya, using anchored best–worst scaling
(2013)
Severe health, safety and environmental hazards are being created by the growing population of urban poor in low-income countries due to lack of access to sanitation and to inadequate existing sanitation systems. We developed ...