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The role of Kenya dual purpose goats in drought recovery and food security in marginal areas of Kenya
(2005-06)
As a drought‐preparedness strategy, a community was provided with dual purpose goats for milk production and crossbreeding with the local small East African goats. Over 2 years, more than 400 Kenya dual purpose goat crosses ...
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 ...
Molecular structure profiles of major chemical components of vernonia amygdalina and tephrosia vogelii leaf extracts
(2013)
Plants contain various chemical components some of which play vital roles in the bodies of plants and animals.
It is essential that the chemical composition of these plants be well elucidated in o rder to come up with ...
Risks of heavy metal contamination of dairy feeds and products
(KARI publication unit, 2014)
Toxic substances such as dioxins, mycotoxins, heavy metals, pesticides, veterinary drugs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are almost ubiquitous in the environment. Thus, they are also present in ingredients for animal ...
The potential of beetle and termite fibre hydrolytic crude extracts in the pretreatment of maize stover for ruminant production
(2013)
It is increasingly understood that 1 st-generation biofuels (produced primarily from food crops such
as grains, sugar beet and oil seeds) are limited in their ability to achieve targets for oil-product
substitution, ...
Malaria in the western highlands of Kenya. Transmission patterns and intervention strategies
(Lab lampard Academic publishing, 2012)
Background: The impact of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) on reducing malaria incidence is shown mainly through data
collection from health facilities. Routine evaluation of long-term epidemiological and entomological ...
Bacterial causes of bovine mastitis and their antibiotic sensitivity patterns in Western and Central Kenya
(The Kenya veterinary association, 2013)
A cross sectional study was carried out from November 2008 to April 2009 to estimate prevalence of mastitis
and to see associated bacterial pathogens in lactating dairy cows in Holeta town. A total of 107 cross bred
milking ...