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Inheritance of resistance to the cowpea aphid in cowpea
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
Inheritance of resistance to cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, in three resistant cultivars of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, was studied. The parents, F1 and F2 population were grown in an insect-proof screenhouse. ...
Food Products Prepared in Africa from ICRISAT Mandate Crops and Scope for Improved Utilization
(1988)
The ICRISA T mandate crops, except chickpea, are widely grown and enter into a wide range of traditional food products in Africa. The most common use of grain legumes is in stews, sauces, or thick soups that accompany ...
Stepwise analysis of factors affecting the yield of hot-air-dried carrots
(1982)
Carrots (variety - Red Cored Chantenay) were subjected
to a stepwise analysis during processing prior
to dehydration (hot-air-drying), to determine the
parameters that affect the yield of the final product
and its ...
Strategy for effective treatment of acute mastitis in the field.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1980)
Characteristics of acute catarrhal and other forms of mastitis, are described, and the choice of antibiotics, dosages, parenteral and supportive therapy and sensitivity tests is discussed.
Cryosurgery of bovine squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1985)
Cryosurgery using double freeze-thaw cycles was used to treat 62 cattle with vulval carcinoma of various sizes. A cure rate of 88.7% was achieved. It was confirmed that the smaller the lesions the better the response and ...
Free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) - potential reservoir hosts for Ehrlichia canis in Kenya
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1980)
Using a modified cell culture test, Ehrlichia canis was found in eight of 16 free-living jackals (Canis mesomelas) and 14 of 31 dogs owned by farming communities in the same areas of Kenya. Two cross-bred puppies inoculated ...
The Effect of Concentrate Supplementation on Growth of Steers Grazing Natural Pastures
(1986)
Thirty-six Boran steers were alloted into three weight groups Low (L). Medium (M)
and High (H) and randomly assigned to three levels of supplementation: 0, 2 and 4 kg
per head per day. Supplement A and B were given during ...
Occurrence of 'thermophilic'campylobacters in sewage and their removal by treatment processes
(University of Nairobi, 1988-10)
Removal of thermophilic campylobacters from sewage at three different stages of treatment at a trickling filter sewage works has been assessed. Samples of incoming sewage, primary sedimentation effluent and final effluent ...
Changes in thyroxine, triiodothyronine and metabolic rate in the dik-dik antelope (Rhynchotragus kirkii): effects of temperature and dehydration
(University of Nairobi, 1983-02)
Changes in plasma total thyroxine, triiodothyronine (T3) and metabolic rate were investigated in both hydrated and dehydrated dik-diks after prolonged exposure to ambient..
An evaluation of the applicability of crossed immunoelectrophoresis in seroepidemiological studies of hydatid disease in livestock.
(1986-12)
Hydatidosis is both an economic and public health problem all over the world. Although various tests have been used on serodiagnosis of the disease in laboratory infected sheep, there is a problem in detecting antibody to ...