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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(2012)
Background
Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on ...
DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial cytochrome b gene
(2012)
DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics,
conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife fauna
is illegal exploitation. ...
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya
(2012-03)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rural town of Kenya, ...
Peste des petits ruminants in Kenya; Pastoralist knowledge of the disease in goats in Samburu and Baringo Counties
(2012)
Peste des Petits Ruminants disease outbreak was reported in Turkana County in Kenya in 2007. This was the
first time PPR had clinically been reported in Kenya. Peste des Petits Ruminants disease was then assumed to ...
Internet Banking Adoption in Kenya: The Case of Nairobi County
(2012-09)
The adoption of Internet banking as a platform for carrying out banking services has continued to rise globally.
This can be attributed to a number of factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, ...
Drivers of the transition from pastoralism to vegetable farming in Africa’s arid and semi arid areas and implications for soil fertility management: The case of Kenyan pastoralists
(Academic Journals, 2012-04)
The arid and semi arid areas comprise a large percentage of the land area in Africa. Communities in
these areas have over the years depended on livestock production for livelihood. Livestock has
traditionally served as ...
Knowledge of Mange among Masai Pastoralists in Kenya
(2012-08)
Background: Pastoralists in low-income countries usually live in close proximity to their animals and thus represent an
important repository of information about livestock disease. Since wild and domestic animals often ...
Release of three improved varieties for the expanded potato market in Kenya
(2012)
Current potato varieties have not fully met the market demands of the rapidly expanding Kenyan potato industry. Newer varieties with tolerance to the major diseases, higher yields, better storability and processing qualities ...
Genetic diversity of Kenyan sorghum germ-plasm: Molecular diversity of Kenyan sorghum Germplasm using simple sequence repeats
(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012-01)
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench is the fifth most important cereal crop globally and in Africa, it is the second most important after Maize. In Kenya , Sorghum is an important food security crop mainly cultivated in semi-arid ...
Relationship between the prevalence of ectoparasites and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(2012)
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites and possible risk factors in free range pigs from 135 farms of Busia District, Kenya. 306 pigs were examined for presence of external ...