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Food borne diseases in Kenya
(2001)
Objectives: To determine the occurrence of foodborne disease outbreaks in Kenya and the efforts employed to combat them.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting:. Forty two districts in Kenya between 1970 and 1993. ...
Specific Detection of Pasteurella multocida in Chickens with Fowl Cholera and in Pig Lung Tissues Using Fluorescent rRNA In Situ Hybridization
(American Society for Microbiology, 2001-07)
A Pasteurella multocida species-specific oligonucleotide probe, pmhyb449, targeting 16S rRNA was designed and evaluated by whole-cell hybridization against 22 selected reference strains in animal tissues. It differentiated ...
Histology of resistant and susceptible pigeonpea infected with Fusarium udum
(2001)
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium udum Butler, is an economically important disease of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill). Information on the mechanisms of resistance to this disease in pigeonpea is limited. To study the ...
Impact of gastrointestinal helminths on production in goats in Kenya
(2001-10)
The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on health and production of goat was investigated in a low potential area (Ecozone 3) of Kenya. The study involved 44 Small East African goat kids aged 4–5 months divided into two ...
The reversal of xylazine hydrochloride by yohimbine and 4-aminopyridine in goats.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Yohimbine, 4-aminopyridine, and a combination of the 2 drugs were studied to assess their potential as antagonists to xylazine in goats. Twenty-four small East African goats were divided randomly into 4 groups of 6 goats ...
Effect of allocation of fixed amounts of concentrates on milk yields and fertility of dairy cows
(2001)
Nine Friesian (405+21 kg) and nine Ayrshire (394+ 18 kg) lactating dairy cows were used to
determine the effects of reallocation of afixed amount of concentrate feed to different phases of
lactation on milk yield. They ...
Studies On The Interaction Between Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) And Meloidogyne Spp. In Potato
(2001)
A survey was undertaken to determine population density of Meloidogyne juveniles (J2) in 90 fields randomly selected from three potato-producing districts in Kenya namely Nyeri, Meru and Nyandarua. Mean nematode densities ...
Field assessment of the effect of cumulative soil loss on soil productivity
(2001)
Soil erosion affects physical and chemical soil properties by reducing water infiltration rates, soil water holding capacity, soil fertility and Ieading to deterioration of soil structure.
Research on the relationship ...
Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial organisms isolated from rats
(2001)
To determine if antimicrobial resistance occurs in various bacterial species isolated from rats.
Two hundred and fifteen rats were trapped from areas in and around Nairobi, Kenya. They were sacrificed and their ...