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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. ...
The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2010)
Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya
(2012-03)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rural town of Kenya, ...
Evaluation of PetrifilmsTM as a diagnostic test to detect bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya
(2012)
The study purpose was to validate PetrifilmsTM (3M Microbiology, 2005) against standard culture methods in the diagnosis of bovine mastitis organisms in Kenya. On 128 smallholder dairy cattle farms in Kenya, between June ...
Sensory Acceptability and Factors Predicting the Consumption of Grain Amaranth in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)
This study investigated the effect of adding grain amaranth flour on sensory acceptability of maize porridge in Kenya. Factors influencing the intention of mothers to feed their children on grain amaranth were identified. ...
Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya
(2011)
Aim of the study: The objective of the study was to investigate and document the utilization of medicinal
(with emphasis on anthelmintic) plants by the people of Loitoktok district in Kenya for the management
of both ...
A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya
(2013)
There was much public debate in Kenya about genetically modified (GM) crops when the national Biosafety Bill went through the parliamentary process toward enactment into law. This study analyzed how GM crops were framed ...
Isolation rates and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bovine mastitis pathogens in peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kabete, Kenya
(2011)
A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial
sensitivity to commonly occurring bovine mastitis pathogens in the peri-urban
area of Nairobi between 1994 and 2004. Samples were mainly ...