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Diversity and taxonomic identification of bacteria in the rumen of zebu cattle fed various diets by Korir, B.K, Kuria, J.K.N, Mwangi, D.M, Gachuiri, C.K

“…In this study bacterial populations were identified in the rumen of zebu cattle fed various diets and classified taxonomically with metagenomic sequencing of…”
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Yield and water use efficiencies of maize and cowpea as affected by tillage and cropping systems in semi-arid Eastern Kenya by Miriti, J.M., Kironchi, G., Esilaba, A.O., Heng, L.K., Gachene, C.K.K., Mwangi, D.M.

“…► We studied crop yield and water use efficiencies of maize and cowpea under different tillage practices in semi-arid Kenya. ► Plant available water was…”
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Integrated maize management options to improve forage yield and quality on smallholder farms in Kenya by Lukuyu, B.A., Murdoch, A.J., Romney, D., Mwangi, D.M., Njuguna, J.G.M., McLeod, A., Jama, A.N.

“…•We demonstrate that planting density increases forage yields without negatively affecting grain yields if thinning is managed according to the crop situation…”
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Trypanosoma congolense infection in sheep: Ultrastructural changes in the skin prior to development of local skin reactions by Mwangi, D.M., Hopkins, J., Luckins, A.G.

“…Events occurring in the skin of sheep prior to development of Trypanosoma congolense-induced local skin reactions (chancres) were studied using electron…”
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Evaluation of the recognition of Theileria parva vaccine candidate antigens by cytotoxic T lymphocytes from Zebu cattle by Akoolo, Lavoisier, Pellé, Roger, Saya, Rosemary, Awino, Elias, Nyanjui, John, Taracha, Evans L.N., Kanyari, Paul, Mwangi, Duncan M., Graham, Simon P.

“…East Coast fever (ECF) is a highly fatal lymphoproliferative disease of cattle caused by Theileria parva, a tick-borne intracellular apicomplexan parasite…”
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A subset of Cowdria ruminantium genes important for immune recognition and protection by Barbet, A.F, Whitmire, W.M, Kamper, S.M, Simbi, B.H, Ganta, R.R, Moreland, A.L, Mwangi, D.M, McGuire, T.C, Mahan, S.M

“…Cowdria ruminantium causes the tick-borne rickettsial disease of heartwater, which is devastating to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Current…”
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A novel strategy for the identification of antigens that are recognised by bovine MHC class I restricted cytotoxic T cells in a protozoan infection using reverse vaccinology by Graham, S.P, Honda, Y, Pellé, R, Mwangi, D.M, Glew, E.J, Villiers, E.P. de, Shah, T, Bishop, R, Bruggen, P. van der, Nene, V, Taracha, E.L.N

“…Immunity against the bovine protozoan parasite Theileria parva has previously been shown to be mediated through lysis of parasite-infected cells by MHC class I…”
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Immunization of cattle by infection with Cowdria ruminantium elicits T lymphocytes that recognize autologous, infected endothelial cells and monocytes by Mwangi, D.M, Mahan, S.M, Nyanjui, J.K, Taracha, E.L.N, McKeever, D.J

“…Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from immune cattle proliferate in the presence of autologous Cowdria ruminantium-infected endothelial cells and…”
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Effect of Grasses and Legumes on Soil Chemical Properties in Central Kenya by Esilaba, A.O., Ikombo, B.M., Kilewe, A.M., Miriti, J.M., Odongo, N.E., Mwangi, D.M., Kaiyare, J.M., Ademba, J.S., Wanyama, E.

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Trypanosoma congolense infection in sheep: Cellular phenotypes in lymph and lymph nodes associated with skin reactions by Mwangi, D.M., Hopkins, J., Luckins, A.G.

“…Intradermal inoculation of sheep with culture-derived metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense resulted in the development of localized skin reactions…”
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A comparison of serum biochemical changes in two breeds of sheep (Red Masai and Dorper) experimentally infected with Fasciola gigantica by Waweru, J G, Kanyari, P W, Mwangi, D M, Ngatia, T A, Nansen, P

“…Twelve Red Masai and 12 Dorper sheep aged between 6 and 9 months, were acquired from a fluke-free area and sheep of each breed divided into two equal groups of…”
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The effects of a controlled-release albendazole capsule (Profitril-Captec) on parasitism in grazing corriedale ewes in the Nyandarua district of Kenya by Munyua, W.K. (Nairobi Univ. (Kenya). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology), Githigia, S.M, Mwangi, D.M, Kimoro, C.O, Ayuya, J.M

“…The effects of intraruminal sustained-release capsules (IRSRCs) on parasitism in grazing Corriedale ewes were investigated over a period of 119 days (4 June-30…”
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Cellular phenotypes in Trypanosoma congolense infected sheep: the local skin reaction by Mwangi, D M, Hopkins, J, Luckins, A G

“…Mononuclear cell subpopulations in local skin reactions (chancres) in sheep infected with metacyclic forms of Trypanosoma congolense were studied by indirect…”
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Immunohistology of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense by Mwangi, D M, Hopkins, J, Luckins, A G

“…Marked enlargement of lymph nodes draining local skin reactions (chancres) occurred in sheep following intradermal inoculation of cultured metacyclic forms of…”
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