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POPULATION STRUCTURE, GROWTH AND CARCASS CHARACTERIZATION OF DOMESTICATED RABBITS (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) IN NORTH RIFT AND WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022-09)
Rabbit farming has the ability to enhance nutrition and reduce poverty through the production of meat, fur, and manure. The goal of the current study was to examine the population structure, growth, and carcass characterisation ...
Phytochemical Screening and Acute oral Toxicity Study of Root Extracts of Combretum hereroenseSchinz and Balanites aegyptiacaDel. Traditionally Used to Treat Female Infertility in Baringo County, Kenya
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2023)
Aims: To carry out phytochemical screening and acute oral toxicity test to validate their safety and efficacy.Study Design: Standard phytochemical screening tests were used to highlight phytochemicalcompounds of ...
MODELING THE EFFECTS OF CROP SPACING AND INORGANIC FERTILIZER ON THE POTATO TUBER YIELD AND SIZE USING FIRST ORDER TWO-LEVEL FACTORIAL DESIGN
(University of Eldoret, 2022-06)
The essential nutrients for growth and productivity to all living organisms, specifically
plants are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. However, there are other factors that
contribute to optimum yield of crops; these ...
Spatial and TemporalVariability of Phosphates, Nitrates and Selected Physico-Chemical Parameters of River Nzoia
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Several agricultural activities are practiced within the River Nzoiacatchment area, most of which involve application of chemicals in form of fertilisers and pesticides.Most of these chemicals end up in the ...
Hepatocyte Alterations and Impact on Reproduction among New Zealand White Female Rabbits Fed Diets with Varying Levels of Aflatoxin
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
Aflatoxin are poisonous compounds produced by fungi found in cereal grains and forage harvested or stored under humid-warm environmental conditions. Consumption of doses amounting to 20 -120 ppb of ...
Physical-Chemical Water Quality Asessment of Rivers within the Athi River Basin Area, Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)
One of the main issues affecting Kenya's management of its water resources is pollution. In
this study, selected physical-chemical characteristics were used to evaluate the river water
quality in the Athi Basin area. ...
PERFORMANCE OF Bombyx mori (L) AND Samia cynthia ricini SILKWORMS UNDER CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2022-07)
The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori and Eri worm, Samia cynthia ricini are bivoltine
and multivoltine, feeding exclusively on mulberry and castor leaves, respectively. The mature
larvae of these silkworms forms a runny ...
REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS AND HISTOLOGY OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS, PITUITARY, OVARY, UTERUS AND LIVER OF RABBITS FED ON AFLATOXIN LACED DIETS
(University of Eldoret, 2022-11)
Aflatoxin effect on the liver, results in cellular hepatic damage which inhibit enzyme
synthesis or lipid metabolism, causing decreased synthesis of precursor molecules for
gonadal and gonadotropic hormones. The presence ...
Natural Infection of Sandfly Vector and Reservoir Hosts Species with Leishmania Parasites in Mt. Elgon Cave Habitats in Kenya
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2023-02)
Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem caused by a parasite of the genus Leishmania which is transmitted through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandfly. However, the disease epidemiology on interactions ...
Application of ARIMA, and hybrid ARIMA Models in predicting and forecasting tuberculosis incidences among children in Homa Bay and Turkana Counties, Kenya
(PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH, 2023-02)
Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children (below 15 years) is a growing concern, particularly
in resource-limited settings. However, the TB burden among children is relatively
unknown in Kenya where two-thirds of ...