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Molecular characterization of paan-ag, an hla-g-like gene expressed in baboon (papio anubis) placenta
(2002-10)
The human class Ib major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecule, HLA-G, is
unique in its limited polymorphism, high expression in the placenta and generation of
multiple transcripts by alternative splicing. The proteins ...
Health, nutrition and sanitation baseline survey with reference to children aged 6 to 59 months in Nyakacho, Kericho District, Kenya.
(2007)
A cross-sectional survey of consumption patterns and dietary practices was carried out in
Nyakacho, Motobo Division, Kericho District in Kenya from July to August 2004. The main
objective of the study was to determine ...
Evaluation of economic efficiency of tick control practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya
(2007)
This study evaluated efficiency of tick control practices, for control of East Coast
fever (ECF), in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya to identify practices more
efficiently beneficial in such farming systems. The study ...
Nutritional status of children under five years of age in Bahirdar, Ethiopia: from a human rights perspective
(2006)
A cross-sectional study was carried out in Bahirdar Town of the Amhara National
Regional State in north-west Ethiopia. A total of 284 children aged 0-59 months were
studied. The objective of the study was to compare the ...
Evaluation of high forage quality annual african clovers (trifolium quartinianum cv. mealton 5 and t. steudnerii) grown with sudan grass (sorghum sudanensei) and finger millet (eleusine coracana) at Ka-bete, Kenya.
(2004)
The study was conducted at Kabete in KiambuDistrict. This is one of the high potential
areas in the central highlands of Kenya where population pressure on land is encountered.
Smallholder mixed farming systems typically ...
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism, control practices and occurence of anthelmintic resistance in commercial pig farms in Thika district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
One of the objectives of the present study was to establish the prevalence and intensity of
gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in 35 commercial pig farms in Thika District. Central Kenya. Faecal
samples were collected from ...
Establishment of soil management zones based on spatial variability of soil properties for precision agriculture using Gis in Katumani, Machakos district of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Analysis and interpretation of spatial variability of land/soil properties is a key-stone in
precision agriculture. Spatial variability is a problem in soil testing because mixing soil
cores from high- and low-fertility ...
Effect of storage conditions on quality and storability of seed and ware potato (solanum tuberosum l.)
(2006)
Experiments were conducted between October 2004 and June 2.05 at KAlUNational
Potato Research Center (NPItC) "Tigeni", to determine the effects of storage
conditions (light and temperature) on seed and ware potato (Solanum ...
Studies on the efficacy and rate of application of some chemical fungicides, their mixtures and water extract of Tagetes minuta in the control of late blight of potato
(2004)
Late blight of potato ( Solanum tuberosum) caused by Phytophthora infestans is the most destructive disease to the crop which is cultivated by large and small scale farmers mostly in Central, Rift Valley and Eastern ...
Socio-economic factors influencing the intensity of use of improved fallows, indigenous rock phospha te and biomass transfer in food production in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Due to high population In western Kenya, farm sizes have dwindled over the vears. Most of the land
has been farmed continously for years with little or no external inputs to replenish the used up nutrients
Consequently ...