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Characterization of indigenous fat-tailed and fat-rumped hair sheep in Kenya: diversity in blood proteins.
(University of Nairobi., 2002-11)
This paper reports the variation in five blood proteins from five populations of sheep found in Kenya. Blood samples were collected from a total of 309 adult sheep of both sexes in Kwale, Makueni and Kakamega districts for ...
Molecular marker breeding for drought tolerance in a tropical maize population developed for semi-arid Kenya;
(University of Nairobi, 2002-07)
No abstract available
IFAD/NGO Consultation Workshop Proceedings; Challenges in Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation in Eastern and Southern Africa. IFAD/Kenya, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
No abstract available
Susceptibility of Kenyan wheat varieties to head blight, fungal invation and Deoxynivalenol accumulation inoculated with Fusarium graminearum
(2002)
Fifteen wheat varieties commercially grown in Kenya were tested for their susceptibility to head blight and mycotoxin accumulation after inoculation with Fusarium gramineanuu in pot experiments. The strain or the pathogen ...
Characterization of Kenyan Isolates of Fusarium udum from Pigeonpea [CaJanus cajan (L.) Millsp. ] by Cultural Characteristics, Aggressiveness and AFLP Analysis
(2002)
Isolates of Fusarium UdWI1 from plgeonpea (Cajanus cajan) plants with wilt symptoms were collected from various districts in Kenya and were characterized using cultural characteristics, aggressiveness and amplified fragment ...
Cultural characteristics, pathogenicity and vegetative compatibility of Fusarium udum isolates from pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) in Kenya
(2002)
Seventy-nine single-spore isolates of Fusarium udum, the causal agent of wilt disease of pigeonpea, from Kenya, India' and Malawi were characterized according to their cultural characteristics, pathogenicity and vegetative ...
Experimental models of osteoathritis- a review of literature.
(2002)
Osteoarthritis is one of the common orthopaedic conditions that continue to afllict geriatric veterinary and human medical patients. So far, there is no available cure of this condition. Conventional treatment modalities ...
A Case of Trichoepithelioma in a Cow
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
A six year old Friesian cow from the Faculty farm was referred to the University of Nairobi’s Large Animal Clinic with an ulcerated and infected mass below the left ear. On its dorsal aspect was a smaller mass measuring 2 ...
The State of Health in Somali and Borana Camel Herds ,~ in Moyale District, Kenya
(2002)
A survey was conducted to identify the common camel
diseases, drug availability, treatments applied as well as
measures employed to control spread of diseases in the
Somali and Borana camel herds in Moyale district. ...
African Pastoralism: Genetic Imprints of Origins and Migrations.
(2002)
The genetic history of African cattle pastoralism is controversial and poorly
understood. We reveal the genetic signatures of its origins, secondary movements,
and differentiation through the study of 15 microsatellite ...