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The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(University of Nairobi, 2013-04)
Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ...
Transcriptional regulation of Rat Endothelial Nitric Oxide Promoter in Pulmonary
(2013)
Nitric oxide levels may exert control on the persistence of pulmonary myofibroblasts cells in pulmonary fibrosis. This study examined the regulation of NO levels by transcription factors that influence the endothelial ...
Reconstructing the origin and dispersal patterns of village chickens across East Africa: insights from autosomal markers.
(University of Nairobi., 2013-05)
Unravelling the genetic history of any livestock species is central to understanding the origin, development and expansion of agricultural societies and economies. Domestic village chickens are widespread in Africa. Their ...
Innovative Responses by Industry to Reduce Environmental Pollution and Degradation
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Types of biological and nutritional degradations in ferralsol, lithosol and nitosol groups in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Insights into the genetic history of Green-legged Partridgelike fowl: mtDNA and genome-wide SNP analysis.
(University of Nairobi., 2013-04)
The Green-legged Partridgelike (GP) fowl, an old native Polish breed, is characterised by reseda green-coloured shanks rather than yellow, white, slate or black commonly observed across most domestic breeds of chicken. ...
Management of maliarpha separatellA rag using effective entomopathognic nematodes and resitant rice cultivars
(University of Nairobi., 2013)
A Case of Trichoepithelioma in a Cow
(2013-06-28)
A six year old Friesian cow from the Faculty farm was referred to the University of Nairobi’s Large Animal Clinic with an ulcerated and infected mass below the left ear. On its dorsal aspect was a smaller mass measuring 2 ...