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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(2012)
Background
Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on ...
Constraints to Dairy Heifer Calf Rearing in Small Holder Farms in Murang\'a District Kenya
(2002)
Factors associated with growth and weight gains were examined in a prospective observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves. A total of 225 calves on 1888 smallholder dairy farms were observed a ...
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 ...
Climate forecast information: the status, needs and expectations among smallholder agro-pastoralists in Machakos district, Kenya
(2011)
The potential use of seasonal climate forecasts in farm and resource management has been studied
in a number of cultural contexts around the world. Many of these studies reveal difficulties that
smallholders encounter ...
Partnership challenges of Community Wildlife Sanctuaries in Laikipia County, Kenya
(2011)
Community Wildlife Sanctuaries (CWSs) is a Community Based Conservation (CBC) approach promoted in Kenya since the 1990s for wildlife conservation and as an alternative livelihood option in pastoral areas. A study was ...
Mineral profile in the plasma of free ranging camels (Came/us dromedarius) in Kenya
(2006)
The levels of important macro and trace minerals were
assessed in the plasma of lactating camels kept by pastoralists
in Kenya. The average plasma Ca and Na concentrations were
below while mean concentration for K, P, ...
Effect of Mineral Supplement on Plasma Minerals Concentration of Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Kenya
(2006)
A study was conducted in Ngurunit and Kargi locations of Marsabit district, Kenya to determine the effect of mineral
supplementation on plasma minerals concentration of camels. Two mineral supplements were formulated; one ...
Exit, voice and loyalty in Kenya’s french bean industry: what lessons can we learn from smallholder farmers’ past response to international food safety standards?
(2011)
Kenya is one of the leading exporters of fresh vegetables to Europe. Kenyan exporters
have since the 1990s targeted the leading European supermarkets with their produce.
However, the food safety scandals of the 1980s and ...
Influence of some soil physical properties on infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity of 3 salt.affected soils in Kenya
(2001)
Infiltration rate (IR) is the volume flux of water
flowing into the profile per unit of soil surface
area (Parr and Bertrand, 1960) when the soil is
subjected to a shallow depth of ponding at the
surface (Ghildyal and ...
The importance of Vaginal cytology and challenges encountered when investigating infertility cases of breeding bitches in Kenya
(2007)
The aim of the investigation was to determine the cause of infertility in 7 previously fertile bitches referred to the Small Animal Clinic University of Nairobi. Clinical, vaginal cytology and bacteriological evaluation ...