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Factors affecting fertility in a flock of dorper sheep
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1979-12)The present study was based on 1427 matings and lambing records of a flock of Dorper sheep kept at Ol'Magogo farm which is situated in the medium potential zone of Kenya. Genetic and non-genetic sources of variation in ... -
Factors affecting amount of water offered to dairy cattle in Kiambu district and their effects on productivity
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 2000)To study the factors affecting amount of water offered to dairy cattle and their effects on productivity, 20 smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District were randomly selected. Data collected once fortnightly for 11 ... -
Factors Affecting Farm-level Efficiency in Irrigation Schemes: a Case of Turkana South Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Irrigation is one of the long-term strategies towards enhancing productivity in agriculture. It offers an opportunity towards the achievement of the food security and poverty reduction. However, the potential of these ... -
Factors affecting honey production in south east Kenya Rangelands: a case study of Kibwezi Division, Makueni District
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1998)A study on factors affecting honey production and indigenous knowledge of the Kibwezi Communities in honey production was conducted using formal and informal interviews by questionnaires between January and Sepicmber, ... -
Factors Affecting Household Participation In Non-Timber Forest Products Market In Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It is recognized that non-timber forest products can contribute to poverty alleviation in areas with high poverty rate like Eastern Uganda. These products are particularly vital for the rural poor who collect them for ... -
Factors affecting loan repayment performance of smallholder farmers in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The use of credit has been envisaged as one way of promoting technology transfer, while the use of reo om mended farm inputs is regarded as key to agricultural development. Credit repayment is also of paramount - importance ... -
Factors affecting pre and post-weaning growth of crossbred cattle genotypes at Songa Research Station in Rwanda
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 2011-06)To assess the growth performance of the different cattle genotypes from birth to 18 month of age at Songa Research Station in Rwanda, this study was designed. Records of animals born between 1998 and 2008 were evaluated ... -
Factors affecting reproductive performance of range-fed beef cows at Athi River Ranch; Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1986)A study of breed and environmental factors, both internal and external, affecting calving interval of range-fed beef cattle was conducted at Athi River ranch in Kenya. Breeding females comprised the Boran, the small ... -
Factors affecting rhizobium legume specificity in rhizobium trifolii
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Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ... -
Factors Affecting the Design of Integrated Strategies for the Control of Taenia Solium Infections in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Taenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: - Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs.The life cycle is entirely dependent on the transmission between humans and pigs ... -
Factors Affecting The Economic Importance Of Zero Grazing On Dairy Farmers In Kericho County
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Factors affecting the live weight of some genotypes of beef cattle at thirty months of age at kiboko and buchuma range research stations (Kenya).
(University of NairobiAgriculture, 1980)The variation of body weights of 718 beef cattle was examined using data from 1969 to 1974 at Kiboko and Buchuma Range Research Stations which are located in the arid and semi-arid zone. The Least Squares Method of fitting ... -
Factors affecting the nutrition status of the Pokot and the Tugen elderly in the drought prone areas of Baringo district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2004)A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2001 to assess the risk factors to nutritional vulnerability of elderly people. I n this context, the "elders" are defined as people with 55 years and over. ... -
Factors affecting weaning weight of the small east African shorthorn zebu, Boran, Swahili, Boran x e.A.S.Z, Swahili x e.A.S.Z, Friesian x boran and Friesian x Swahili cattle at Kiboko and Bachuma Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinery medicine, 1978)The variation of weaning weights of 1054 calves was analysed by the least squares method for feeding constants for non-orthogonal data to estimate the effect of genotype, sex, year of birth, season of birth, age of dam, ... -
Factors affecting weigh-suckle-weigh milk yield estimates and calf performance of zebu cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 1988)One hundred and twentv (120) Sahiwal cows suckling either Sahiwal calves or Friesian x Sahiwal calves and 180 Boran cows suckling Boran calves or Friesian x Baran calves were used in the suckling study. Milk yield and ... -
Factors affecting weight sucke-weigh milk yield estimates and calf perfoamcne of Zebu cattle
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Factors associated with adherence to Iron/Folate supplementation among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Thika District Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology,, 2013)Iron deficiency anemia is the most widespread nutritional problem among women and has severe consequences for both their productive and reproductive roles. Iron supplementation is a major strategy to reduce iron deficiency ... -
Factors associated with dietary iron intake and prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15-45 years in Garissa District, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2004)A cross sectional study with an analytical component was conducted in Garissa district to identify the effect of some important factors associated with anaemia among women of childbearing age (15-45 years) in Garissa ... -
Factors associated with high calf morbidity and mortality in a dairy enterprise in Kilifi district of Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)A two part longitudinal study was carried out to investigate the causes of high dairy calf morbidity and mortality in Kilifi Plantations of Kilifi District, Kenya, with the aim of quantifying both morbidity and mortality, ...