Browsing Animal Health by Author "Ekesi, Sunday."

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Gendered analysis of the demand for poultry feed in Kenya.

Macharia, J.N.; Diiro, G.M.; Busienei, J.R.; Munei, K.; Affognon, H. D.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Muriithi, B.; Nakimbugwe, D.; Tanga, C. M.; Fiaboe, K.K.M. (Agrekon, 2020)

This paper uses a translog cost function approach to study the farm-level demand for poultry feed in Kenya. The study estimates the demand elasticities of the three common types of poultry feed; mixed feed, grain, and ...
Insights in the global genetics and gut microbiome of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens: Implications for animal feed safety control

Khamis, F. M.; Ombura, F.L.; Akutse, K. S.; Subramanian, S.; Mohamed, S. A.; Fiaboe, K. K.; Saijuntha, W.; Van Loon, J. J.; M., Dicke.; Dubois, T.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Tanga, CM. (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020)

The utilization of the black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens L. for recycling organic waste into high-quality protein and fat biomass for animal feeds has gained momentum worldwide. However, information on the genetic ...
Interactions between two parasitoids of Tephritidae

Ndlela, S.; Mohamed, S. A.; Azrag, A.G.; Ndegwa, P. N.; Ong’amo, G.O.; Ekesi, Sunday. (Insects, 2020)

The braconid wasp, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead), was introduced in Kenya from Hawaii for classical biological control of the invasive tephritid, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel. Following reports that D. longicaudata ...

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