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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 ...
The antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants used in Meru Central District, Kenya
(2011)
Five medicinal plants used by traditional medical health practitioners (TMP) in Meru central district namely: Piliostigma thonningii, Ajuga remota, Ocimum suave, Erythrina abyssinica and Harissonia abyssinica were investigated ...
Climate forecast information: the status, needs and expectations among smallholder agro-pastoralists in Machakos district, Kenya
(2011)
The potential use of seasonal climate forecasts in farm and resource management has been studied
in a number of cultural contexts around the world. Many of these studies reveal difficulties that
smallholders encounter ...
Partnership challenges of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries in Laikipia County, Kenya
(2011)
Community Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWSs) is a Community Based Conservation (CBC) approach promoted in Kenya since the 1990s for wildlife conservation and as an alternative livelihood option in pastoral areas. A study was ...
Exit, voice and loyalty in Kenya’s french bean industry: what lessons can we learn from smallholder farmers’ past response to international food safety standards?
(2011)
Kenya is one of the leading exporters of fresh vegetables to Europe. Kenyan exporters
have since the 1990s targeted the leading European supermarkets with their produce.
However, the food safety scandals of the 1980s and ...
Market and Non-market Factors Influencing Farmers’ Adoption of Improved Beef Cattle in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(2013)
This study assessed various market and non-market factors that might have a considerable bearing on farmers’
adoption of improved beef cattle breeds in dry areas of Kenya. A binomial (binary) logit model was applied ...
Use of Dry Land Tree Species (Prosopis juliflora) Seed Pods as Supplement Feed for Goats in the Arid and Semi Arid Lands of Kenya
(2011)
Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the potential of incorporating Prosopis juliflora seed pods into typical dry land livestock production systems to minimize feed scarcity during the dry seasons and avoiding ...
Genetic Structure of Hartebeest Populations Straddling a Transition Zone between Morphotypes
(TextRoad Publication, 2011)
Variation in mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA was used to define the genetic structure of
hartebeest populations straddling a transition zone between two morphotypes (Alcelaphus
buselaphus cokei and A. b. lelwel) in ...
An error corrected almost ideal demand system for major cereals in Kenya
(2010)
Despite significant progress in theory and empirical methods, the analysis of food consumption patterns in developing countries, particularly
those in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), has received very limited attention. An ...
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. ...