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Endocrine changes during group housing of primiparous sows in early pregnancy.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 199)The effect of group housing sows during early pregnancy on maternal endocrine changes and on embryonic survival was studied. Twenty crossbred (Swedish Yorkshire x Swedish Landrace) primiparous sows were used. On day 11 +/- ... -
Fatal obstructive urolithiasis in a 5 months old buck: a case report.
(University of Nairobi,, 204)A case of fatal obstructive urolithiasis was reported in a 5 months old buck of non-descript local breed kept as a pet. The affected animal was noticed to have developed an episodic abdominal distention and anorexia. The ... -
Internal parasitism in milk goats in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1884)Observations were made on individual cases and on herds showing the effects of internal parasitism on the health and productivity of Toggenberg and Saanan goats. The clinical reactions varied markedly, being influenced by ... -
Crop production'in M. Tiffen (ed.) Environmental Change and Dryland Management in Machakos District, Kenya 1930-90: Production Profile
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1930) -
Soil fertility
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 1930) -
Crop production
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1930) -
Acetylation of wood in lumber thickness
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1961) -
Capture of the White (Square-Lipped) Rhinoceros Ceratotherium Simum Simum (Burchell) with the Use of Drug Immobilization Technique.
(University of Nairobi, 1962-09)The capture of the white (square-lipped) rhinoceros ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) by the drug immobilization method is described. Details are given of the drug doses and the reactions of the twelve animals immobilized. ... -
Makers Of Kenya's History
(University of Nairobi, 1963) -
Population Explosion: A Misnomer Or Not Dialogue No. 1
(University of Nairobi, 1965)Differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes into procyclic (midgut) forms is an important first step in the establishment of an infection within the tsetse fly. This complex process is mediated by a wide variety of ... -
The feeding behaviour of bock hyraces (genera procavia and heterohyrax) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1965)1. The paper is based on field observations and studies of a captive colony. 2. A classified list of food plants is discussed under the headings of lowland habitat, drought conditions and alpine habitat. Rock hyraces ... -
Metabolic effects of the corpus allatum hormone in the desert locust, schistocerca gregaria
(University of Nairobi, 1965-09)SOME thirty years ago, Wigglesworth1 first demonstrated that yolk deposition in insect oocytes is controlled by the corpus allatum hormone. Since then, the hormonal control of vitellogenesis has been complicated by some ... -
African game animals as a source of protein.
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] The habitat of the rock hyrax
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The Tsavo elephants
(University of Nairobi, 1966-04)The Ford Foundation has made a grant of £70,000 for research into the elephant problem in the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, which has become acute. In recent years the number of elephants has increased rapidly to some ... -
The Use of Drugs in Conservation
(University of Nairobi, 1966-04)For successful game management and research, immobilising drugs, which make it possible to handle even rhinos and elephants, are essential. The latest drugs, in the discovery and use of which Dr. Harthoorn, of the University ... -
Morphometric changes and the hormonal activity of the corpus allatum in the adult male of the desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-06)There is a progressive increase in the volume of the corpus allatum of the adult male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, its cytoplasmic content, and the size of its nuclei which is correlated with progress towards ... -
The metabolic effects of the corpus allatum hormone in the male desert locust
(University of Nairobi, 1966-08)1. An account is given of the pattern and intensity of the spontaneous locomotor activity of adult males of the desert locust. It is shown that desert locusts exhibit almost continuous activity under continuous light ... -
Growth and the hormonal control of sexual maturation in the male desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål)
(University of Nairobi, 1966-12)
