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The Effect Of Post-harvest Crop Cover On Soil Erosion In A Maize-legume Based Cropping System In Gatanga, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The study was conducted on farmers' fields in Gatanga Division, Thika District of Central Kenya with the aim of assessing the effect of selected legume cover crops on soil erosion especially at the onset of the rain season ...
Detection and enumeration of Coliforms and Escherichia coli in water
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2008)
Water samples from eighteen different sources in Nairobi were analyzed for coliform and E. coli content using three microbiological techniques,
namely: Multiple tube or Most Probable Number (MPN) technique, Defined Substrate ...
Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
(2002)
The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total ...
Farmer management practices of citrus insect pests in Kenya
(2009)
A formal citrus insect pest survey was conducted in two citrus growing districts of Kenya, Bungoma and Machakos, to determine important insect pests of citrus and evaluate the pest control practices used by small-scale
. ...
Persistence of maternal effects in baboons: Mother's dominance rank at son's conception predicts stress hormone levels in subadult males
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2008)
Dominance status and reproductive experience are maternal characteristics that affect offspring traits in diverse taxa, including some cercopithecine primates. Maternal effects of this sort are widespread and are sources ...
Localizing genes using linkage disequilibrium in plants: integrating lessons from the medical genetics
(Academic Journals, 2007-03-19)
Finding genes controlling quantitative traits will aid molecular breeding for crops and livestock with
superior yields, growth rates, and evolutionary potential. Such genes can be located using the
candidate gene approach, ...
Host cell responses of Salmonella typhimurium infected human dendritic cells
(2006)
Live attenuated Salmonella are attractive vaccine candidates for mucosal application because they
induce both mucosal immune responses and systematic immune responses. After breaking the epithelium barrier,
Salmonella ...
Comparison of vaccination strategies for the control of dog rabies in Machakos District, Kenya.
(University Of Nairobi., 2002-08)
Demographic and epidemiological field data were used in a deterministic model to describe dog rabies transmission in Machakos District, Kenya and to predict the impact of potential vaccination strategies for its control. ...
Constraints to Dairy Heifer Calf Rearing in Small Holder Farms in Murang\'a District Kenya
(2002)
Factors associated with growth and weight gains were examined in a prospective observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves. A total of 225 calves on 1888 smallholder dairy farms were observed a ...
Influence of ivermectin and clorsulon strategic treatments on liveweight gain and helminth infections of grazing calves in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
The growth rates of grazing calves were evaluated after subcutaneous strategic treatments using ivermectin (IVM, Ivomec) or IVM in combination with clorsulon (CLS, MSD Agvet). Thirty weaner calves harbouring infections of ...