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Emergence, Adoption, and Implementation of Collaborative Wildlife Management or Wildlife Partnerships in Kenya: A Look at Conditions for Success
(Routledge, 2007-05)
This article explores the factors that contribute to the emergence and adoption of wildlife partnerships in Kenya. This is a management approach based on the concept of collaborative management (comanagement). In addition, ...
Functional properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Maasai traditional fermented milk products in Kenya.
(2008-04)
Lactobacillus plantarum was the major species among the lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from traditional fermented milk of the Maasai in Kenya. Selected strains were characterized for their functional properties ...
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(2009-02)
Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ...
Integrating community-based animal health workers into the formal Veterinary service delivery system in Kenya
(2004)
The community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) model has been one of the ways utilised in delivery of animal health services following the veterinary service reforms. Government statutory bodies have opposed the ...
Socio-economic factors influencing small ruminant breeding in Kenya.
(2007)
In order to design an effective small ruminant (i.e., goats and sheep) breeding program in Kenya and other areas with similar production circumstances, it is important to understand the socio-economic factors applying to ...
The Food Security Equation: What is the Role of Gender and Social Amenities in this Paradigm? A Focus on Rural Households in Yala division, Siaya district, Kenya
(2004)
Food security remains a key challenge to the development efforts of most poor nations. This study investigated the significance of gender (denoted by number of male, female and children in a household) and social amenities ...
Productivity of Indigenous and Exotic Cattle on Kenya Ranches
(2006)
A comparison of productivity and adaptability of indigenous (Boran and Small East African Zebu) and the exotic (Sahiwal and Ayrshire) cattle on Kenyan ranches located in semi-arid areas of the Rift Valley Provinces was ...
The economic impact of progressive atrophic rhinitis in grower-finisher pigs in a medium-scale piggery in Kenya
(2000)
Persistent sneezing of weaner and grower-finisher pigs is reported at the veterinary clinic of University of Nairobi, Kenya [date not given]. The pigs were from a medium scale piggery system composed of 15 sows, 1 boar, ...
Evaluation of alternative health interventions against sarcoptic mange and gastro-intestinal nematodes in smallholder pig herds in Kenya
(2006)
A study to evaluate alternative health interventions for the control of sarcoptic mange and gastro-intestinal nematodes in smallholder pig herds was carried out in Kikuyu Division of Kiambu District, Kenya between August ...
Overview of agri-SMEs and the process to find success stories in Kenya and Vietnam - Working paper, English version
(University of Nairobi, 2006)