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Anaesthesia in the new millennium; new drug, routes and delivery systems
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Researchers in both human and veterinary anaesthesia continue searching for better and safer anaesthetics substances which can cause damage and even death if given in incorrect doses or concentrations. Apart from looking ...
Evaluation of forages as mineral sources for camels in western Marsabit, Kenya
(South African Society for Animal Science, 2004)
A survey to identify forage mineral sources for settlement-based camels was carried out in the semi-arid rangelands of the southwestern Marsabit district of Kenya during dry and wet periods. The respondents included men ...
Effect of thidiazuron, benzylaminopurine and naphthalene acetic acid on in vitro propagation of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) from shoot tip explants.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) is an important export crop among small-scale farmers in Kenya. One of the main challenges facing production and marketing of good quality Tuberose cut flowers is the lack of clean planting ...
The point prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites in calves, sheep and goats in Magadi division, south-western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004-09-17)
Helminths cause great economic loss in livestock in Africa, and can be categorized as either direct or indirect losses. Arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) in Kenya comprise 71 % of total land area and harbour the largest ...
Appropriate Conditions For Handling Grain On The Farm And Their Effect On Grain Quality.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No abstract available.
Estimation of body weight of Maasai Zebu calves and their crosses with Sahiwal and Boran in Kajiado District, Kenya
(2004)
A study that was carried out to identify calf variables that could be used to develop a simple linear regression equation for estimating body weight of calves in pastoral systems is described. The study which was carried ...
Food Chemical Analysis for Lesotho. Preliminary report on the establishment of a food analysis laboratory for Lesotho. Prepared for FAO, Rome
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No abstract available
Farmers' cultural practices and management of potato late blight in Kenya Highlands: implications for development of integrated disease management
(2004)
A survey of 277 farmers in three major potato-growing areas in Kenya was conducted in 2000 and 2001 with the aims of assessing farmers' current perception and knowledge of late blight and practices for its management and ...
Genetic Diversity of Phaeoisariopsis griseola in Kenya as Revealed by AFLP and Group-specific Primers
(2004)
Genetic diversity of 50 Phaeoisariopsis griseola isolates collected from different agroecological zones in Kenya was studied using group-specific primers and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. Group-specific ...
Epidemiological factors that influence time-to-treatment of trypanosomosis in Orma Boran cattle raised at Galana Ranch, Kenya.
(2004-02)
Four thousand nine hundred and seventy-one trypanosomosis-surveillance records from an open population of Orma Boran cattle raised under natural trypanosomosis challenge in Galana Ranch, Kenya between the years 1990 and ...