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Accuracy of an anaemia scoring chart applied on goats in sub-humid Kenya and its potential for control of Haemonchus contortus infections
(Elsevier, 2006)
We tested the practical application of an anaemia scoring chart (the FAMACHA© chart) as a method for controlling Haemonchus contortus in goats kept under smallholder conditions in a sub-humid area of Central Kenya. The ...
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and risk factors for Taenia solim cysticercosis/taeniosis in three divisions of Busia district, Kenya
(Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources, 2006)
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and risk factors for Taenia solim cysticercosis/taeniosis in three divisions of Busia district, Kenya.
Change, innovation and continuity in the performance practice of traditional Luo instrumental genres in contemporary popular settings
(Rose A Omolo-Ongati, 2006)
Traditional Luo1 musical genres are consistently being eroded by the wave of urbanisation and the impact of Western culture. Although traditional Luo genres remain common and widely appreciated in contemporary musical ...
The sources of funds in the cost sharing strategy of financing secondary education in Kenya
(Egerton Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2006)
Antifolate Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: Multiple Origins and Identification of Novel dhfr Alleles
(The University of Chicago Press, 2006)
BackgroundSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine has been widely used as first-line therapy for uncomplicated malaria throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies conducted in Asia and Africa suggest the triple-mutant dhfr genotype ...
A randomized controlled trial of folate supplementation when treating malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
(Public Library of Science, 2006)
Objectives: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is an antimalarial drug that acts on the folate
metabolism of the malaria parasite. We investigated whether folate (FA) supplementation in a
high or a low dose affects the ...
Hydrogeological Study of the Area North of Menengai Crater Using Electrical Resistivity Survey
(Nairobi university, 2006)
An integrated study involving geophysical, geological and hydrogeological investigation was undertaken to determine groundwater potential in the areas north of Menengai Crater. Rocks exposed in the study area represent a ...
Pitting of malaria parasites and spherocyte formation
(Pub Med Central, 2006-07-31)
BACKGROUND:
A high prevalence of spherocytes was detected in blood smears of children enrolled in a case control study conducted in the malaria holoendemic Lake Victoria basin. It was speculated that the spherocytes ...
The effect of supplementing urea treated maize stover with Tithonia, Calliandra and Sesbania to growing goats
(2006)
A study was conducted to compare the effects of feeding Tithonia diversifolia
(Tithonia) with Calliandra calothyrsus (Calliandra) and Sesbania sesban (Sesbania) tree
legume forages as protein supplements to a basal ...