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Effect of packaging material on shelf Life and quality of ware potato tubers stored at ambient tropical temperatures
(Springer Netherlands, 2018-09-01)
The effect of seven packaging materials (transparent perforated and non-perforated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bags, black perforated and non-perforated low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags, nylon gunny sacks, khaki ...
Growth and nutrient content of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in acidic soils of south western Kenya
(2018-11-10)
Field experiments were carried out in Kericho East (0°22' S, 35°17' E) and Bomet central (0°47' S, 35°21' E) to determine the effects of liming and phosphorous (P) fertiliser on nodulation, growth, yield and nutrient content ...
Influence of worm infection on immunopathological effect of mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae pathogen in goats
(2018)
| Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, caused by Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae (Mccp), is a highly contagious disease of goats usually with a high morbidity and mortality in naïve goats and a major threat to food ...
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 ...
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 ...