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Individual Factors influencing Demand for School –Based module II Programs at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
This article examines the factors determining demand for module two programs in the
University of Nairobi. The findings are based on a survey done randomly on university
students enrolled in ...
Improved clinical approach to the diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1987)
During a 20-month period canine ehrlichiosis was the most frequently diagnosed disease at the Nairobi University small animal clinic; 750 cases were identified in dogs within a 25-km radius of Nairobi (8% of all cases). ...
A comparison of the efficacy of imidocarb dipropionate and tetracycline hydrochloride in the treatment of canine ehrlichiosis
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1980)
At the University of Nairobi small animal clinic, 5-7 mg/kg imidocarb dipropionate given i/m twice at an interval of 14 days was as effective as 14 daily, oral doses of 66 mg/kg tetracycline hydrochloride in alleviating ...
The animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis on Mount Elgon, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
An account is given of an investigation of the animal reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis [caused by Leishmania tropica] on Mt. Elgon, Kenya [cf. RAE/B 59, 1883], where the infection is transmitted by Phlebotomus pedifer ...
On the agroforestry system and in situ conservation of medicinal plant germplasm in transnzoia district, Kenya
(2005)
In sub-Saharan Africa about 80% of the ever increasing population depends on ethnomedicine for their healthcare since modern medicine is mostly expensive or unavailable in rural homesteads. However, ethnomedicine is the ...
An assessment of the factors influencing household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefit of cattle in the agro-pastoral systems of Mozambique
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study used Probit model to analyze factors influencing probability of household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefits (NBS) of cattle in Mozambique. The primary data from 184 agro-pastoralist households were ...
Nutrient contents of cured potatoes from kenyan highland varieties
(1987)
Cured potatoes from nine Kenyan highland varieties were analysed for proximate composition, ascorbic acid and the minerals sodium, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Considerable variations between varieties were observed ...
The antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants used in Meru Central District, Kenya
(2011)
Five medicinal plants used by traditional medical health practitioners (TMP) in Meru central district namely: Piliostigma thonningii, Ajuga remota, Ocimum suave, Erythrina abyssinica and Harissonia abyssinica were investigated ...
International Journal of Veterinary Science
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in
Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how
much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming ...
Major Causes Of Poultry Mortality In Nairobi And Its Environs Established From Autopsie.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was undertaken to determine the causes of mortalities in broiler and layer chicken in Nairobi and its environs during a 20 years period (1990-2010) and the trends of identified important disease between 2006 and ...