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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 ...
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 ...
Public-private partnership approach towards enhancing water accessibility in Busia municipality, Kenya
(IWA Publishing, 2014-09-01)
Access to safe drinking water remains a challenge for most developing countries including Kenya, which is
already classified as water-scarce. To enhance water supply to consumers, the Government of Kenya enacted
the Water ...
Towards the utilization of instructional media for effective teaching and learning of english in Kenya
(2014)
Although English language is a compulsory subject in the Kenyan school curriculum, its teaching faces
enhancement challenges. English language has been allotted more time for effective teaching and learning, this is
however, ...
Challenges faced by small and medium enterprises in accessing public contracts in Bondo, Kenya
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2014-05-01)
Kenya Government has been in the forefront in advocating for the youth access to Government
Contracts. This has been evidenced by the Presidential Directive on Youth Access to
Govermnent contracts by allocating 10% of ...
Effects of fresh leaf materials of sesbania sesban (l.) merrill on the growth and photosynthetic pigments of nightshade (solanum nigrum l. var. popolo)
(INNSPUB, 2014-05-15)
Solanum nigrum L. is one of the African leafy vegetable consumed in Kenya. High cost of inorganic fertilizers has
made it inaccessible by smallholder farmers leading to low yields. A study was conducted at Maseno ...
A Predator-Prey Model with a Time Lag in the Migration
(2014)
We develop a two-patch migration model of the classical LotkaVoltera predator-prey system with a time lag in the migration between
patches. We show that when the migration rate is less than the prey
growth rate the species ...