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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 ...
Identification of the species origin of fresh meat using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedure
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
A modification of indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been successfully applied to the detection of horse meat and beef. This technically simple assay requiring species specific antibody, conjugated ...
Acetylsalicylic acid enhances and synchronizes thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis in geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Bailey) tissue cultures
(1996-03)
Thidiazuron (TDZ) effectively induced somatic embryogenesis in cultured hypocotyl explants of geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Bailey) during only a 3-day period of induction. The presence of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) ...
Mechanical properties of available plaster casting bandages in Kenya. Kenya Veterinarian: 16:30-33
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
No abstract available
Genetics of resistance to Aphis craccivora in cowpea
(1996)
Inheritance of aphid resistance and allelic relationships among sources of resistance was studied in the parents, F1, F2, F3, and backcross populations of cowpea crosses. Each 4-day old seedling was infested with five ...
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 ...
The pathogenesis of demodicosis in cattle in East Africa
(University of Nairobi., 1971-01)
No abstract available
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; ...
An Outbreak Of Haemonchosis Associated With Anthelmintic Resistance On A Sheep Farm In Kenya.
(1998)
An outbreak of haemonchosis associated with anthelmintic resistance was recorded in a flock of 150 Dorper sheep, Closantel (CLO) @ 5 mg kg<sup> -1 </sup> against Haemonchus contortus while fenbendazole (FBZ) and albendazole ...
Diagnosis of human hydatidosis in Kenya. II. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on a thermo-stable antigen
(University of Nairobi,, 1986)