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Effect of Heterologous Challenge on the Survival of Sheep Immunzed with Inactivated Elementary Bodies and Recombinant Antigens of Cowdria ruminantium

Kibor, A. C; Sumption, J. K; Paxton, E. A (Egerton University, 2006-01-01)

Immunization of sheep with inactivated elementary bodies (IEB’s) confers protection against homologous and heterologous challenge among certain stocks of C. ruminantium. Cros-protection between different stocks of C. ...

Effect of Irrigation, Nitrogen and Zinc on Nitrogen and Zinc Content and Uptake in Late Sown Wheat Biomass

Kibe, A.M; Titus, S; Singh, S (Egerton University, 2006-01-01)

Continuous rice-wheat cropping systems that are heavily dependent on irrigation water, has become a matter of great concern in South Asian countries, particularly in India. This has lead to nutrient and ground water ...

Population Dynamics of Waterbirds in Wastewater Lagoons in Njoro, Kenya

Kipkemboi, J.; M’Erimba, C; Mathooko, J. M; Mokaya, S (Egerton University, 2006-01-01)

Waterbirds were studied in a series of three wastewater lagoons located at Egerton University, Njoro Division, Kenya, to elucidate their spatio-temporal population dynamics. The sacred ibis and the yellow-billed ducks were ...

Development and Biotechnology of Pleurotus Mushroom Cultivation

Khare, K. B; Achwanya, O. S; Mutuku, J. M; Gathuru, E. M; Ombiri, J (Egerton University, 2006-01-11)

The increasing population and the decreasing land size for crop cultivation throughout the world poses a serious problem to sufficient food production. The cultivation of Pleurotus mushrooms requires less elaborate ...

Comparative Ecological Analysis of Fish Parasitofauna in a Hub- Plot Aquaculture System: Implications for Aquaculture in Kenya

E., Otachi; E., Wathuta; A., Magana; M. L., Fioravanti; D., Florio; R., Konecny (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

Aquaculture is an important source of food globally. The Kenya Government through the economic stimulus package (ESP) in a supplementary budget of 2009/2010, allocated Kshs.1.12 Billion for the establishment of 200 fish ...

Computational Pool-Testing Strategy

Mwangi, Jesse W; Nyongesa, L K; Tamba, L C (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

Pooling sample for the purpose of testing has a long history dating back to the Second World War with its first application being screening of pooled urine samples for the presence of syphilis. Recently, pooling has been ...

Modeling and Analysis of AC-DC Converter PID Controller Optimized with Pattern Search Algorithm

M. M, Kanai,; J. N., Nderu; P.K., Hinga, (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

The paper presents a tuning methodology for the parameters of a PID controller in a three phase Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Three-Level ACDC converter system, often referred as Improved Power Quality Converters (IPQC). A ...

Land and Soil Resources and their Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Kenya: Current Position and Future Challenges

Sigunga, D. O.; Wandahwa, P. J. (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

Land and soil make up the cardinal resource-base in any agricultural production system and, hence, their proper management is vital for sustainable agricultural production. A study was conducted to evaluate the availability ...

Spatial and Temporal Variations of Zooplankton in Relation to Some Environmental Factors in Lake Baringo, Kenya

Omondi, R.; Yasindi, A. W.; Magana, A. (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

The zooplankton community of Lake Baringo, a shallow and turbid lake in the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, was studied between April 2008 and November 2009. This study focused on the spatial and temporal ...

Estimation of Growth Parameters of Indigenous Chicken Populations Intensively Reared in Kenya

Kahi, Alexander; Bebe, B O; Ngeno, K (Egerton Journal of Science and technology, 2011-01-10)

This study compared body weights of indigenous chicken (IC) ecotypes from 0 to 34 weeks of age and modeled the growth curves to estimate the associated parameters and their relationship using four growth models, namely: ...

Influence of Maternal High Protein Intake on Daily Energy Expenditure and Lactation Performance in the Laboratory Mouse

Kagya-Agyemang, J. K; Król, E.; Speakman, J. R. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

Laboratory mouse (strain MF1) was used as a model to investigate the effects of high protein intake on daily energy expenditure and lactation performance. The specific dynamic action (SDA) for high ...

Epidemiological Factors Determining Clinical Malaria in the Highlands of Western Kenya: Case Study of Iguhu Location

Essendi, M.W.; Shivairo, R.S.; Muleke, C.I.; Yaw, Afrane; Odhiambo, R.O. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

This paper reports findings on the prevailing “epidemiological factors that determine occurrence of clinical malaria in the highlands of western Kenya, a case study of Iguhu location.In this study, the risk factors ...

Post-treatment Prevalence of Schistosomiasis and Geohelminthic Infections in Children and Adults Living along Lake Victoria, Kenya

Njiri, O. A.; Odhiambo, R. A. O; Shivairo, R. S.; Karanja, D. M. S (Egerton University, 2012-10)

Schistosomiasis and geohelminthic infections are major public health problems in developing countries and exert a heavy burden on morbidity when they occur singly or concurrently. ...

Rescheduling Lengthy Downloads on Bottleneck Links

Odongo, . Y. G.; Rai, . A. I. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

TCP’s ability to share bottleneck bandwidth fairly and efficiently dwindles when faced with an increase in the number of competing flows. Indeed studies have shown that long TCP flows consume ...

Reproduction Inhibition Effects of Neem Products on the Larger Grain Borer (Prostephanus truncatus)(HORN) in Stored Maize Grains

Ogemah, .V.; Reichmuth, .C.; Buttner, . C.; Ayiecho, .P.O; Keya, .N.C.O. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

The larger grain borer (LGB), Prostephanus truncatus (HORN), has become one of the most important insect pest of stored maize in tropical Africa where it was introduced in the early 1980s. It has the ...

Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Rice Production in Gihanga (Burundi) Irrigation Scheme: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach

Ndayitwayeko, W-M.; Korir, M. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

This paper estimated the technical efficiency of rice production under irrigation system in Gihanga, Burundi and attempted to unravel the determinants of technical inefficiency. A ...

Farmers Perception and Adoption of Drought Tolerant Wheat Varieties in the Arid and Semi-arid Lands of Kenya

Ndiema, . A. C.; Aboud, . A. A.; Kinyua, .M.; Keya, N. C. O (Egerton University, 2012-10)

Wheat is an important cereal crop in Kenya and ranks second after maize in its cereal crop priority grown mainly in highlands parts of the country. About 20% of the country is classified as medium to high potential ...

Effects of Surface Tension over a Flow Past a Flat Plate

Gathia, P.W.; Lonyangapuo, . P. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

We consider a free surface flow past a flat plate. We consider relations between the results of Anderson and Vanden-Broeck (1996) and those of Osborne and Stump (2000), and present new ...

Determination of Triumfetta tomentosa B. Growth Parameters and Fibre Properties in Kenya

Kinuthia, . N. L.; Mathooko, . M. J.; Kariuki, T. S.; Mucheke, W. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

Triumfettatomentosa B. (Fam. Tiliaceae) is an indigenous perennial shrub growing naturally in moist habitats. It is a multipurpose plant traditionally used by many communities in Kenya as a source of ...

Line-of-Sight-Polarized Wide-Band Mimo Measurements at 2-5 GHz

Muhehe, D. J.; Muia, M. L.; Ogola, .W. (Egerton University, 2012-10)

A short- range line of sight (LOS) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel transfer function was measured for a 4x4 system between 2.0 and 5.0 GHz. Measurements were made for a fixed antenna ...

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