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Food consumption patterns of Households and the nutritional Status of the under fives and Their mothers in Suneka division, Kisii central district
(2010)A cross sectional and descriptive study was carried out in Suneka Division in Kisii Central District in the month of September and October 2002.0ver 360 households drawn from six sublocations were covered by the study. The ... -
Food processing in New York state: a comparative analysis
(Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University, 1993)Food processing as an activity, is crucial to the nation's economy both as part of manufacturing and the overall food system. The states across the nation have differed in their contributions to this sector, with New York ... -
Food Production And Diet: A Case Study At Githunguri
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1972)The basic concept of food production to produce adequate nutrient supplies is a seemingly simple equation. A simplicity which makes one of the most intriguing problems that confronts a nutritionist today. This thesis is ... -
Food Safety Knowledge and Hygiene Practices Among Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (Ofsp) Puree Handlers: Microbial Contamination in Puree Processing Company in Kenya and Impact of Training
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) puree is an important functional food ingredient currently being utilized in bakery applications by one of the largest retail outlet in Kenya. There is, however, limited information on the ... -
The food security status and nutrient response of traditional and exotic vegetables in the Mumias sugarcane scheme
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2002)A baseline study was conducted in October-November, 2000 in Mumias Sugarcane Scheme (MSS) to determine the potential of vegetables on food security of smallholder farmers. The survey covered 108 participating farmers. ... -
Forage intake and nutritive value of sheep and goat diets in South-eastern Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1996)The forage intake, botanical composition and nutritive value of diets selected by free-ranging sheep and goats grazing together in south-eastern Kenya were determined. Forage intake was estimated using chromium sesquioxide ... -
Forage mineral micronutrient density quality in the quartin clover (trifolium Quartinianum,) Under different phosphate and Soil Conditions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2013)A study was conducted at Kabete campus field station between September 2006 and June 2007 to determine the herbage growth and forage micro-minerals density of the Quartin clover (Trifolium quartnianum) which belongs to ... -
Forage preferences of livestock on a semi-arid range in south-eastern Kenya
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Foraging behaviour and diet characteristics of camels (cahelus drohedarius) in central Baringo
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Forest Fence Impact On Access To Fodder And Development Of Dairy Production
(University of Nairobi, 2016) -
Forms of phosphorus and the fate of applied water soluble phosphorus in some Kenya soils
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1989)Soils from Gitunmba, Kabete, Katumani and Lanet areas of Kenya were sampled for analysis. The major objectives of the investigation were to determine the quantities of the inorganic and organic forms of phosphorus and ... -
Formulation of high protein weaning food using local raw materials
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Formulation, Efficacy And Safety Of Herbal Anthelmintic Products From Selected Plants In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Fowl typhoid, the disease, immunity and control
(Department of Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology, 1987-04)Although vaccination against fowl typhoid is done widely in Kenya, some of the mechanisms pertaining to pathogenicity of Salmonella gallinavum isolates, their pathogenesis and the host's immune response to infection are ... -
Fruit yield and quality of ridge gourd (Luffa Acutangula (l) Roxb) as influenced by plant density and varietal differences as ascertained by Isozyme analysis
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1993)Luffa acutangula is a' potentially important export crop for Kenya. Little is known of its optimal production practices, genetics or fruit quality. Three studies were conducted at the Institutes for Applied Research of ... -
Fungal and aflatoxin contamination in maize from Eastern Kenya and evaluation of possible management strategies
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2008)Survey on fungal and aflatoxin contamination and evaluation of possible management strategies was carried after 2006/07 cropping season in nine agro ecological zones of greater Machakos district (Kangundo, Machakos and ... -
Fungal and mycotoxin contamination of wheat from Nakuru and Nyandarua districts of Kenya and pathogenicity of fusarium species on wheat
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2006)Mycotoxin poisoning resulting from contaminated cereal grains has become rampant in Kenya. Understanding the fungal causes and management is important both to the farmers and the consumers of the cereal grains and their ... -
Fusarium Species and Fumonisin in Atoxigenic Aspergillus Flavus (Aflasafe Ke01) Treated Maize Fields in Lower Eastern Kenya University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Contamination of crops with fumonisin leads to huge losses in cereals and negatively impacts on human health, animal productivity and international trade. Management of fumonisin contamination in maize has been a challenge ... -
Fusarium wilt of carnation in Kenya and its interaction with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae
(University of AlbertaDepartment of Crop Science, 1993)Vascular wilt of carnation in Kenya was found to be caused by Fusarium oxysp orum f. sp. dianthi, Five isolates of this pathogen whose cultural characteristics differed on half-strength PDA were isolated from wilted ... -
Fusarium yellows of beans caused by Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Phaseoli in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989)