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Factors associated with adaptation and performance of trypanotolerant Orma boran bulls in Kajiado District, Kenya
(2009)
Adaptation of 14 trypanotolerant OB bulls disseminated to Kajiado District for livestock improvement was assessed. The bulls were monitored for body weight changes, PCV, and prevalence of trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, ...
Sweet Potato Ketchup: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Production costs in Kenya.
(2000)
Ketchup sauce is increasingly a popular condiment used as a flavouring ingredient in fast-food businesses in East African urban areas. It is one of a myriad of products that can be made using sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) ...
Marketing Opportunities for cassava based products: An Assessment of the Industrial Potential in Kenya
(2001)
Since the era of development aid in Africa, research efforts have been focused on increasing
agricultural productivity mainly through improved technology at the farm level. In spite of such
programs, rural household ...
Comparative Evaluation of Five Widal Test Kits Used in Kenya for the Serological Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
(2005)
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella typhi (S. typhi), is currently one of the most serious human diseases in Kenya, sometimes occurring in epidemic proportions, particularly in schools. It is essentially an enteric disease, ...
The occurrence of aflatoxin in poultry tissues collected in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2000)
106 (80 from poultry slaughterhouse and 26 from sick birds) chicken liver samples collected during October 1997 were analysed to determine the extent of aflatoxin B1 in poultry tissues. Analysis of aflatoxin B1 was done ...
Rural livelihoods in the arid and semi-arid environments of Kenya: Sustainable alternatives and challenges
(2005)
Abstract
The improvement of the welfare of inhabitants of arid and semi-arid lands, either through the enhancement of existing livelihoods or the promotion of alternative ones, and their potential constraints are ...
Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya
(2005-03)
For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley ...
Seasonal botanical and chemical composition of sheep and goat diets on a common range in eastern Africa
(2004)
he botanical and chemical composition, intake and digestibility of local sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra hirtus) diets were evaluated over the wet (growing) and dry (dormant) seasons. Diet botanical composition was ...
Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat I. model development and application to smallholder systems
(Springer Netherlands, 2007-10)
A deterministic model was developed and applied to evaluate biological and economic variables that characterize smallholder production systems utilizing the Kenya Dual Purpose goat (KDPG) in Kenya. The systems were defined ...