Prevalence of aflatoxin m1 and b1 in milk and animal feeds from urban smallholder dairy production in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Kang'Ethe, E K ^a   M'Ibui, G M ^b   Randolph, T F ^c   Lang'At, A K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN M1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MILK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN M1; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; KENYA; MILK; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38949216027     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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