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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: a gendered analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
In the tropics, staples such as maize are often contaminated with mycotoxins, harmful
by-products of fungal metabolism. In particular, high exposure to aflatoxins may cause
fatal illness in people and animals, while ...
Role of universities in development of improved crop varieties, seed production, dissemination and impacts: case studies of dry, canning, snap and runner beans, pigeonpea and onions.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Mandates of universities in east, central and southern Africa have considerably changed
from their traditional teaching and research roles, to greater active involvement in the
development agenda of their countries, a ...
Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07)
This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”.
The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ...
Under-fives rickets in a tropical dairy farming region Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-06)
The objective of this study was to determine under-fives feeding patterns on calcium and vitamin D rich foods as well as care practices in relation to rickets in an area dominated by dairy farming and sunlight, Kiambu ...
Seroepidemiological Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in Garissa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Introduction: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by phlebovirus in the family
Bunyaviridae. In Kenya, major outbreaks occurred in 1997–1998 and 2006–2007 leading to human deaths, huge
economic ...
Antifungal Activity of Local Microbial Isolates against Snap Bean Pathogens
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Production of snap beans is constrained by diseases that make farmers use synthetic pesticides excessively. Use of synthetic pesticides leads to contamination of produce, threat to beneficial organisms and pollutes the ...
Factors influencing smallholder farmers' participation in domestic high value markets for African Indigenous Vegetables in rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Participation in high value markets holds potential for raising smallholder farmers’ income and reducing poverty in the rural areas. Despite a growing literature on farmers’ participation in supermarkets, there is no ...
Phylogenetic, epidemiological and functional analyses of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex through an overarching MLST scheme
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background
The Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC) comprises seven (sub)species classified as human and animal commensals, emerging opportunistic pathogens and food fermentative organisms. Changing ...
Differential response of cassava genotypes to infection by cassava mosaic geminiviruses
(University of Nairobi, 2017-01)
Mitigation of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) focuses on the introgression of resistance imparted by the polygenic recessive (CMD1), dominant monogenic (CMD2) and CMD3 loci. The mechanism(s) of resistance they impart, however, ...
The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting children from both industrialised and developing countries with major consequences for health, social and economic development. Although the burden of anaemia ...