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Health and productivity of calves in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District Kenya
(1992)
This thesis describes an investigation into the health
and prOductivity of calves on smallholder dairy farms in
Kiambu District, Kenya. The objectives were to determine the
distributions of important health and production ...
Utilization of sorghum, millet and amaranth for the development of high energy weaning foods for Kenyan pre-school children
(u, 1992)
The weaning period defined as the period in a young child's life when supplementary
foods are introduced to complement breast milk poses great nutritional risks to children
in Kenya. Traditionally unfermented cereal ...
''Histological and ultrastructural study of the male reproductive system of non-breeding naked mole rats (heterocephalus glaber, ruppell) and in vitro interstitial (leydig) cell response to luteinizing hormone (LH)''
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The morphology of the male reproductive system of the
naked mole rats was studied. The testes of these animals are located
intra-abdominally and on histological examination; they reveal the
presence of a continuous mass ...
Prevalence and severity of intestinal helminthiasis and some nutritional indicators in a rural child community in Mbeya District Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
A cross-sectional study was carried out from June to
November 1991 in three rural child communities, 2-10 years
of age in Mbeya district, Tanzania. This study was to
determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and ...
Influence of nitrogen fertilization and plant age on yield, quality and storability of kale and collard (brassica oleracea var-acephala D.C) leaves
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Two experiments were conducted between June 1988
and July 1989 at the Faculty of Agriculture Field
Station, Kabete Campus, University of Nairobi, to
study the influence. of nitrogen (N) application rates
(0, 5, 10 and ...
Study of differential diagnosis of flu-like diseases with emphasis on brucellosis, in Narok District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Flu-like diseases that present with non-specific symptoms pose big diagnostic
problems to clinicians. Brucellosis, malaria, typhoid, streptococcal infections and
rheumatism, which are in this category, were studied to ...
Genotype x environment interaction: adaptation of wheat in the non-conventional areas in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Eight wheat genotypes were planted in seven environments in 1989 and 1990 to test the significance of genotype x environment interaction and the adaptability of wheat genotypes in non-conventional wheat growing areas in ...
Rainfall characteristics for planning maize production in Swaziland
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The estimation of missing climatic data was done using the arithmetic mean method. It is
important to ascertain the homogeneity of any meteorological data before such data are used in any
research work. To investigate ...
Effect of stubble height and harvesting intervals on yield and nutritive value of three sweet potato (ipomea batatas (l) lam) cultivars
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Three sweet potato varieties namely, Kemb-30, Kemb-9 and Kemb-
8 were evaluated in two trials conducted at the Field station of
the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi in the first
cropping (1991 May planted ...
The influence of crop cover on soil erosion by splash
(1992-03)
This study involved determining the influence of crop
cover on splash erosion. This was done on 16 plots of
4 treatments of maize, beans, intercrop (maize &
beans) and bare fallow (control), with 4 replications
of each ...