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Game cropping and wildlife conservation in Kenya: A dynamic simulation model with adaptive control
(Elsevier, 1997-08)
We use a dynamic stochastic simulation model of forage, herbivores, predators and domestic livestock in the Machakos District of Kenya to address policies related to the multiple use of rangeland resources. The particular ...
Institutional and organizational frameworks for dairy and beef cattle recording in Kenya: a review and opportunities for improvement
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,, 2011)
To facilitate livestock improvement in developing countries, records on animal populations and their various productivity levels are important. However, in these countries, livestock recording presents a huge challenge. ...
Factors influencing the intensity of market participation by smallholder farmers: A case study of rural and peri-urban areas of Kenya
(2009-03)
Participation in commercial agriculture holds considerable potential for unlocking suitable
opportunity sets necessary for providing better incomes and sustainable livelihoods for smallscale
farmers. This study examined ...
Choice of Fresh Vegetable Retail Outlets by Developing-Country Urban Consumers: The Case of Kale Consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2011)
Fresh produce retailing in many developing-country urban centers is changing with the
recent emergence and rapid growth of supermarkets and specialty stores. These retail outlets are competing with the traditional wet ...
Resistance to abrasion of plaster casting bandages available in Kenya.
(1993)
Five plaster of Paris casting bandages including Nairobi Enterprises, Salvagyps,
Helm, Plasrun-gyps and Veronese, available on the Kenyan market were evaluated
based on their resistance to abrasion. The mean loss in mass ...
Isolation of Besnoitia wallacei in Kenya.
(1994-04)
The development of Besnoitia wallacei was studied in 13 cats fed on tissues of mice and rats previously infected with B. wallacei. The cats were serially killed between Day 1 and Day 16 of infection, and histological ...
Occurrence and pathology of caprine arthritis - encephalitis in young goats in Kenya
(2005)
Six kids of the Small East African (SEA) goat and their crosses aged between 3-16 weeks from three districts of Kenya were examined. Clinically, the kids were observed to have incoordination, muscle tremors, staggering, ...
Cattle Farmers’ Preferences for Disease-Free Zones in Kenya: An application of the Choice Experiment Method
(2011)
Management of livestock diseases is important in ensuring food safety to consumers
in both domestic and export markets. Various measures are prescribed
under the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) agreement of ...
Clinical evaluation of casting bandages available in Kenya
(1994)
The ease of cast breakage, the extent of cast wearing at the foot, the ability to bear weight on the cast limb, athe severity of lameness and cast related complications were compared clinically in three groups of six calves ...
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 ...