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The potential for antitick plants as components of an integrated tick control strategy
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
Incorporation of seaweed in mushroom cultivation substrates and mushroom iodization
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to the red-legged tick, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi is an economically-important tick of livestock in Africa mainly due to its ability to transmit Babesia equi to horses, Anaplasma marginale to cattle and to cause paralysis in lambs, adult sheep ...
A review of the progress made in recent years on research and understanding of immunity in insect vectors of human and animal diseases
(University of Nairobi., 1989-12)
Different modes of immune reactions of insect vectors of human and animal diseases to nematode and protozoan parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruses and to other biological materials e.g. xenografts are discussed in this paper. ...
Prevalence of ixodid ticks and trypanosomosis in camels in southern rangelands of Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
The prevalence of ixodid ticks and trypanosomosis of camels was studied in the semi-arid rangelands of southern Ethiopia between 1995 and 1996. A total of 24077 ticks were collected from 510 camels aged between 6 months ...
Bovine erythrocytic, granulocytic and macrophage colony formation in culture. A preliminary report
(University of Naitrobi, 1978-07)
Bovine erythrocytic colonies containing up to 300 cells each were produced by using a plasma clot technique with five percent CO2 at 37 degrees C. with high humidity and 2.5 units of sheep step III erythropoietin per ...
Trypanosome-induced ovarian dysfunction. Evidence of higher residual fertility in trypanotolerant small East African goats
(University of Nairobi., 1988-09)
Changes in the length of oestrous cycles, plasma progesterone and oestradiol-17 beta levels were monitored for 6 months in Trypanosoma congolense-infected normocyclic small East African goats obtained from three tsetse-endemic ...
Bovine granulocyte/macrophage and erythroid colony culture: characteristics of the colonies and the assay systems
(University of Nairobi., 1979-10)
Bovine bone marrow granulocyte/macrophage colonies were cultured in vitro in methyl cellulose and in plasma clots using bovine endotoxin-stimulated serum as a source of colony stimulating activity. The endotoxin-stimulated ...