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Description of Smallholder Dairy Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
The methods used in a study of health and productivity of dairy cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya are described. The study sampling frame included all smallholder dairy farmers registered by one ...
The prevalence and intensity of infection with Eimeria species in sheep in Nyandarua district of Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1994)
The prevalence and numbers of coccidian oocysts in faecal samples from young (less than 6 months old), immature (6-12 months old) and adult (over 12 months old) sheep on 15 farms in Nyandarua district were studied during ...
Anthelmintics usage in Kenya and its implications
(University of Nairobi., 1994)
The Efficacy of Triclabendazole and Oxyclozonide against Fasciola gigantica in naturally infected Dairy Cattle in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1994)
Oxytetracycline residue levels in chicken eggs after oral administration of medicated drinking water to laying chickens
(1994)
Twenty laying birds were divided into four groups (n = 5) and given drinking water containing 0, 400, 600, and 800 mg/l of oxytetracycline respectively for 7 days. Eggs were collected continuously for 17 days after drug ...
Immunohistological demonstration of antigenicity of the various endogenous stages of Eimeria apsheronica in goats.
(University of Nairobi., 1994)
Ten naive goat kids obtained soon after birth were reared coccidia-free in cages indoors. At one month of age they were each infected with 25,000 oocysts of E. apsheronica. Infection was monitored by examining the faeces ...
Low bed occupancy rates in Uganda's peripheral health units: is it a policy problem?
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
A survey of 71 government and non-governmental health units ranging from hospitals to dispensaries was made to determine the utilisation of available beds in these units. In addition, an assessment of consumer practices ...
Effect of Breed, Month of the Year and Age of Bulls on Semen Quality of Bos Taurus Bulls in a Tropical Environment
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
Ejaculates from 48 bulls comprising equal numbers of Aryshire, Fresian, Guernsey and Jersey breeds at an artificial insemination station in Kenya were analysed. The effect of age, breed and month of the year on semen volume, ...
Studies On Conversion Of Labeled Pregnenolone To Progesterone By Baboon Placental Cytotrophoblast Cells In Vitro
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The experiments were designed to study the influence of a variety of substances, which have been reported to affect placental steroid metabolism, on pregnenolone metabolism by olive baboon placenta cells.
Placentae were ...
Ascorbic acid changes in three indigenous Kenyan leafy vegetables during traditional cooking
(Taylor and Francis Group, 1994)
The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contents in three fresh green leafy vegetables commonly consumed in Kenya namely, Amaranthus hybridus, Gynandropsis gynandra and Solanum nigrum L. and the changes during traditional cooking ...