Browsing JKUAT Annual Scientific Conference by Author "Maina, S."

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COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR SIGNATURES OF SELECTION AT PRODUCTION GENES FOR EGG AND MEAT IN LIVESTOCK AND WILD RELATIVES

Wainaina, E.; Lichoti, J.; Kariuki, D.; Sigei, C.; Maina, S.; Makanda, M.; Oyier, P.; Ndiema, .E; Ommeh, S. (JKUAT, 2017-04-21)

In Kenya, indigenous chicken form the majority of poultry. Their egg and meat production is low compared to commercial chicken. However there is variation among the indigenous chicken caused by evolutionary forces such as ...
IN SILICO DETECTION OF SIGNATURES FOR ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION AT SELECT INNATE IMMUNE AND HEAT STRESS GENES IN INDIGENOUS POULTRY

Sigei, C.; Kariuki, D.; Ndiema, E.; Wainaina, E.; Maina, S.; Makanda, M.; Oyier, P.; Lichoti, J; Ommeh, S. (Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-04-27)

Indigenous poultry such as chickens and ducks have unique embedded adaptive traits which have evolved hence allowed their survival under varied environmental conditions. They provide a cheap source of protein in developing ...

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