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Acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity of Solanum incanum L in sheep in Kenya
(2011)
A study was carried out to determine the toxicity of unripe fruits of Solanum incanum L in sheep. The sheep were orally drenched with dried unripe fruits powder of S. incanum L at dose rates varying from 1,200mg to 3,600 ...
Progressive atrophic rhinitis in a medium-scale pig farm in Kiambu, Kenya.
(2000-06)
Forty-two pigs in a herd of 117 displayed various clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis. The main signs included sneezing, coughing, lachrymation, serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge, and nasal bleeding in 1 ...
Determinants of adoption of conservation tillage practices in maize-cowpea cropping systems: The case of Makueni District, Kenya
(2011)
The low soil moisture cannot support productive agriculture to meet the increasing population in the
low rainfall tropical areas. Ripping and tied-ridging are some of the recent technologies introduced by
the Food and ...
Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
(2010-09)
Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of ...
Characteristics of the smallholder free-range pig production system in western Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production
(2009-11)
Free-range pig farming is common amongst the small-scale farmers in western Kenya. In
order to determine the characteristics of this type of production system, a cross-sectional
questionnaire survey on farm characteristics ...
An abattoir survey of gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle in the central highlands of Kenya
(1998-07)
The gastrointestinal tracts of 672 crossbred cattle were obtained from various abattoirs in Kiambu District, Kenya from August 1992 to July 1993, and examined for the presence of gastrointestinal nematodes. Eight nematode ...
Quality protein maize for the feed industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
Quality protein maize (QPM) has increased levels of lysine and tryptophan, limiting amino acids for monogastric animals, so its use in animal feed reduces the need for more expensive high-protein sources. The authors, ...
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 ...
Microbial Profile and Antimicrobial .Susceptibility of Isolates from dogs with Otitis Externa in Kenya
(2005)
Exudates from 78 dogs with clinical signs of otitis externa in the period 199 I to 2000 were submitted for culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The microbial isolates recovered were Staphylococcus aureus, 40/78 ...
Creating space: Sack gardening as a livelihood strategy in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
As many countries in sub-Saharan Africa undergo
rapid urbanization, a growing number of people
are joining the ranks of the urban poor. Urban
agriculture is a livelihood strategy used by the poor
to improve their ...