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Atributos Cualitativos, Cuantitativos y Comparativos de los Macrófagos de la Superficie Respiratoria en el Pato Doméstico y el Conejo
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2011)En los mamíferos, los macrófagos de la superficie respiratoria (SM) son conocidos por jugar el papel más importante en la protección del sistema respiratorio, proporcionando la primera línea de defensa en contra de agentes ... -
Attachment and Its Social Determinants, Kenyan Child and Adolescent Perspective from Two Informal Settlements in Nairobi: A Qualitative Study
(University of Nairobi, 2021-03)There has been a sustained interest in examining social determinants of health (SDH) for late childhood and adolescence to shift the focus from individual risk factors to social patterns, material conditions and to improve ... -
Atypical (cutaneous) Actinobacillosis in cattle: Clinical observations, diagnosis and treatment in eighteen cases. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in AfrClinical observations, diagnosis and treatment in eighteen cases.
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Vet Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1989)Open wound healing following dehorning using a wire saw was observed in 25 cattle aged between 1 and 5 years. Initially, there was a marked thickening of the scab over the wound as a ridge near the skin margin. A pale ... -
Atypical Actinobacillosis in a cow.
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Atypical dermatophilosis of sheep in Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary, 2007)An outbreak of an atypical form of ovine dermatophilosis affecting the lips and muzzle with a very high morbidity in weaners and hoggets in Kenya is reported. Clinical diagnosis of ovine dermatophilosis was made and ... -
An Audit of Constraints and Opportunities in Kenya’s Livestock Export Value Chain
(2014)For a long time Kenya has desired to access lucrative export markets for her livestock products. Although this desire matches the growing global demand for livestock products and increasing interest in livestock products ... -
An audit of the livestock marketing status in Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan
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Autecology and population biology of dyers woad (Isatis tinctoria)
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1988-03)Dyers woad (Isatis tinctoria L. # ISATI) has greatly expanded on rangelands in the Intermountain region. Herbicidal and tillage controls are not feasible on rangelands. Better knowledge of the biology of this species could ... -
Author Index to Volume 34
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Author Index to Volume 37
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Autoradiographic analysis of the effects of Roll-0761 on the attrition and distribution patterns of 75Se-labelled Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula in mice.
(University of Nairobi,, 1991)The fate of 75Se-labelled S. mansoni (Puerto Rican strain) schistosomula in albino male mice (CD-1 strain) treated with Roll-0761 compared to untreated controls was followed by compressed tissue autoradiography. Roll-0761 ... -
Autoradiographic quantification of the efficacy of niridazole in mice infected with 75Se-labelled cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992-06)The effects of the anti-schistosomal drug, niridazole, on the migration of Schistosoma mansoni larvae, biosynthetically radioisotope-labelled with 75[Se]-selenomethionine, was evaluated by autoradiography of compressed ... -
Availability and role of multipurpose trees and shrubs in sustainable agriculture in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)More than 60 trees and shrubs species with multipurpose usage were collected from southeastern and southwestern parts of Kenya. Biased sampling on pre-determined target species was carried out. Seeds and herbarium samples ... -
Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2007)Low inherent soil fertility in the highly weathered and leached soils largely accounts for low and unsustained crop yields in most African countries. But in particular, the major nutrients, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), ... -
Average daily gain of local pigs on rural and peri-urban smallholder farms in two districts of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)he objective of this study was to determine the average daily gain (ADG) of pigs on rural and peri-urban smallholder farms in two districts of Western Kenya, in order to establish a baseline to measure the impact of ... -
Awareness and practice of claw trimming in cows within smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kenya: a survey study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming and ... -
Awareness of ICT-Based Projects and the Intensity of Use of Mobile Phones Among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda: The Case of Mayuge and Apac Districts
(2011)As the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) is embraced in Uganda, determinants of awareness of ICT based projects remain unknown. The intensity of use of mobile phones among smallholder farmers in the ... -
Awareness of Mobile Phone-Based Money Transfer Services in Agriculture by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2012-01)Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought an opportunity to ease this ...