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Analysis of fecal coliform levels at watering points along the upper reaches of river Isiukhu in Kakamega county, Kenya
(2018-04-24)
Diarrheal diseases often attributable to poor sanitary conditions and fecal contamination of drinking water remain a leading cause of mortality for children younger than five years. Water contaminated with human faeces, ...
Nematode infection depresses humoral immune responses of goats to mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae vaccine antigens
(Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci., 2018)
| Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capri pneumoniae (Mccp) causes contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP),
a disease of goats characterised with a high morbidity and mortality in non vaccinated goats. The objective of ...
Dairy cattle farming in Kenya. A practical training manual for extension workers
(2016)
This easy-to-use guide to effective targeting of selected dairy interventions in Kenya is intended for use by anyone involved in dairy farming in the country, such as development planners, researchers, service providers, ...
Heavy metal contamination at dumpsites at Eldoret, Kenya, in the lake victoria basin
(East african literature bureau, 2018)
This study assessed the heavy metals concentrations in municipal solid wastes at Eldoret Mwenderi dumpsites located at the shores of river Sosiani within the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya. Concentrations of the three heavy ...
Characterization of the livestock production system and potential to enhance productivity through improved feeding in Sabatia, Vihiga county, Kenya
(ILRI, 2014-03-15)
Livestock farming contributes significantly to the economies of the Western Kenya (Ojowi et.al 2001
and KARI Kakamega 2006) through generation of tangible and intangible products (World, 2005).
Within the region, most ...
Sustainable growth of the Kenyan dairy sector : a quick scan of robustness, reliability and resilience
(Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary, 2016)
This report provides an overview of how the Kenyan dairy sector performs in three analytical domains: the robustness of the supply chains, the reliability of institutional governance and the resilience of the innovation ...
Agriculture chemicals’ related hazards control
(KARI publication unit, 2014)
IN recent years, food safety standards have become a more prominent issue
for global trade in agricultural and food products (Jaffee and Henson, 2004a;
and Josling et al., 2004). Of particular concern is the potential ...
Characterization of the livestock production system and potential to enhance productivity through improved feeding in Kisumu west, Kisumu, Kenya
(ILRI, 2014)
The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) was used to characterize the feed‐related aspects of the
livestock production system in Matayos, sub County, Busia County of Kenya. The assessment was
carried out through focused group ...
Implications of mycotoxin contamination of dairy feeds and products
(KARI publication unit, 2014)
The complex diet of ruminants, consisting of forages, concentrates, and preserved feeds, can be a source of very diverse mycotoxins that contaminate individual feed components. A number of mycotoxins are successfully ...
Rapid and conventional testing methods for microorganisms in milk
(KARI publication unit, 2014)
mmunomagnetic bead separation coupled with bead beating and real-time PCR was found to be a very
effective procedure for the isolation, separation, and detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
from milk ...