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Morphological and molecular characterization of ascobolus and pilobolus fungi in wild herbivore dung in Nairobi National Park

Miyunga, Antoinette Aluoch (Egerton University, 2015-11)

Coprophilous fungi are abundant species found in dung of most wild animals, and an easily available and abundant tool for studying and monitoring ecosystem changes. The focus of this study was to characterize two genera ...
Molecular identification and drug sensitivity of African trypanosome stabilates from livestock in Lamu County, Kenya

Gathogo, Miriam Wamuu-Ini (Egerton University, 2018-04)

Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT) causes economic losses estimated at US $5 billion per annum. Records from the veterinary department indicate high levels of trypanocidal drugs use in Lamu County. The objective of this ...
Kinetic modeling and particulate characterization of selected bio-hazardous by-products from high temperature pyrolysis of goat meat

Nicholas, Rono (Egerton University, 2016-05)

Although molecular toxins and emission of particulates from the thermal degradation of biomass materials such as meat is a complex area of study, it has become necessary to investigate this phenomenon and determine how ...
Isolation and molecular characterization of escherichia coli from selected drinking water sources in Njoro sub county, Kenya

Ruciaka, Philip Kirianki (Egerton University, 2017-04)

Contamination of drinking water sources remains a big challenge and many people lack access to safe potable water. In Njoro Sub-county the main water sources are rivers, man-made wells (protected and unprotected), ...
Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria and their inhibitory/safety potential in traditionally fermented milk, mursik in Kenya

Digo, Chadwick Adongo (Egerton University, 2015-03)

Commercial fermented milks have health benefit potential attributed to pure probiotics used as starter culture. Lactic acid bacteria (LABs) are the probiotics used. LABs promote stabilization of the gastrointestinal ...
Investigation of in vitro antiplasmodial activities of Carissa edulis, azadirachta indica, cassia siamea and harrisonia abyssinica on plasmodium falciparum

Oduor, Leonard Peter (Egerton University, 2016-11)

Malaria is caused by parasites in the genus Plasmodium. It is one of the leading causes of human morbidity and mortality in the sub-Sahara countries, Kenya included. The parasite is transmitted by Anopheles sp as a definitive ...
Estimation of parameters of the Mcdonald generalized beta - binomial distribution using estimating functions

Nthiwa, Janiffer Mwende (Egerton University, 2015-04)

Recently, there has been a considerable attention on modeling over dispersed binomial data that occur in toxicology, biology, clinical medicine, epidemiology and other related fields using a class of Binomial mixture ...
Determination of an efficient sampling design for rare and clustered population using design based estimators

Mwangi, Charles Wambugu (Egerton University, 2015-04)

A sampling design that provides estimates of population mean and abundance with small variance is important to researchers. Estimates that are accurate even with minimal sampling efforts allow researchers to easily and ...
Prevalence and intensity of soil transmitted helminths among preschool age children in Elburgon Municipality, Kenya

Mokua, Dennis Okari (Egerton University, 2015-05)

Soil transmitted helminths infections are a major public health challenge in developing countries especially those confined to the tropics. These infections include the three common intestinal parasites namely: Trichuris ...
Larvicidal compounds from the plant Zanthoxylum gilletii against malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto

Ombito, Japheth, Omollo (Egerton University, 2015-01)

Malaria is a serious health problem in many African countries. The Anopheles gambiae mosquito, which is the major vector for this disease, has developed resistance against synthetic pyrethroids, which are the main stay ...
Isolation of secondary metabolites from Teclea nobilis and Rapanea melanophloeos active against Schistosoma mansoni

Njogu, Mark Kimani (Egerton University, 2014-06)

Helminthic infections have severe consequences on the health of millions of people worldwide and cause serious economic losses. Synthetic drugs have been effective wormicides, however, they are expensive, show side effects ...
Effects of stream size and forest type on leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate diversity in Kamweti area, Kenya

Oduma, Fredrick Omondi (Egerton University, 2016-05)

Streams draining the Southern part of Mt. Kenya are currently heavily impacted by human encroachment and large patches of riparian forests have been converted from indigenous to plantation forests. Modification of riparian ...
Effect of crop rotation pattern on soil bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) population and potato (Solanum tuberusum l.) yield in Njoro, Kenya

Agutaa, Andama Alex (Egerton University, 2015-12)

Poor soil fertility and high disease incidences particularly BW are the main constraints to potato production in Njoro, Kenya. Reduction of potato yield of between 30 – 70% has been attributed to bacterial wilt alone. ...
Cofinite topological manifolds and invariance of topological properties with respect to almost continuous functions

Were, Hezron Saka (Egerton University, 2014-04)

Manifolds are generalization of curves and surfaces to arbitrary higher dimensions. They are of many kinds, one of them being topological manifolds. The main feature common to manifolds is that every point of the space is ...
Characterization of chilli root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and evaluation of sodom apple (Solanum incanum l.) plant extract and Trichoderma viride c. as control agents in Nakuru County, Kenya

Charei, Munene Waweru (Egerton University, 2017-10)

Chilli (Capsicum annum L.) is a tropical and sub-tropical crop grown for its pungent tasting fruits and sour leaves. Chillis are prone to root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) which reduce their quality and yields. The ...
An analysis of marketing of African indigenous vegetables among Agro-pastoral Maasai of Narok and Kajiado Counties

Riziki, Magogo Juma (Egerton University, 2015-03)

The Maasai of Narok and Kajiado counties have started embracing agro-pastoralism as a livelihood diversification strategy. Among the crop enterprises they have incorporated are African Indigenous Vegetables in abid to take ...
Hygiene practices of dairy farmers and milk bulking centres and their influence on development of biofilm; a case of Lilongwe, Malawi

Banda, Richard Fredrick Dickson (Egerton University, 2019-05)

Hygiene practices from milk production to processing are significant on the quality of milk and milk products. In Malawi, hygiene practices in small and medium enterprises (SME) milk processing plants and their influence ...
Evaluation of appropriate storage conditions of liquid brewer’s yeast as feed supplement for lactating dairy cows and its effect on milk quality

Alaru, Peter Alphonce Obuong (Egerton University, 2019-05)

Milk production in Kenya is dominated by smallholder dairy farmers who are faced with challenges on feeding dairy cows. This is generally due to inadequate and low quality feeds and high cost of inputs. Thus, utilization ...
Efficacy of probiotics in Kenya on growth, feed intake, efficiency in broilers and immune response and their antibiobic properties

Ngunyangi, Evelyn Nyathogora (Egerton University, 2019-05)

This study was aimed at assessing the extent to which probiotics are used in the poultry feed industry in Kenya and their efficacies in broiler diets. In experiment 1, two surveys involving 100 Agro Vets and 36 Poultry ...
Effect of prosopis juliflora pods-based diets on the performance and carcass quality of improved growing indigenous chicken in Kenya

Wanjohi, Duncan Maina (Egerton University, 2019-02)

Chicken production faces unsustainable supply of quality and affordable feeds. Prosopis pods could be used as an alternative livestock feed ingredient. A study was designed to evaluate the inclusion of prosopis pods in ...

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