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Tropical versus temperate grasses.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Nutritive value of grasses found in Kenyan pastures (Pennisetum clandestinum, P. purpureum, Chloris gayana, C. dactylon, Setaria sphacelata and Themeda triandra) is compared with that of temperate grasses. The low net ... -
Tropical versus temperate grasses.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)In this comparison of data on Kenyan grasses and grasses growing in different temperate zones, Kenyan grasses have higher CF and lower digestibility and net energy content than the temperate grasses. It was shown that ... -
Evaluation of financial performance on portfolio holdings held by pension funds in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pension funds are established with the sole purpose of ensuring that contributors have access to regular or lump sum income upon retirement. However, the financial performance of pension funds in Kenya seems wanting thus ... -
Evaluation of the nutritive value of forages
(University of Nairobi, 1985)The relationship between carbohydrate and protein digestion and metabolism and forage evaluation is discussed. The carbohydrate contents of several grasses and legumes are presented with their apparent digestibilities in ... -
Evaluation of feeds - some results from the study of the nutritive value of Kenyan grasses and fodder crops.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)CP and DCP contents, DM intake and OM digestibility of 3 regrowth stages of Kikuyu grass, Rhodes grass, Cynodon dactylon, Setaria sphacelata, Napier grass and Desmodium uncinatum and sweet potato vines, each at the flowering ... -
Sodium hydroxide and amonnia-treated maize stover as a roughage supplement to sheep and beef feedlot cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Trials on wether sheep fed sodium hydroxide-treated maize stover and untreated Rhodes grass hay and on Boran steers fed ammonia-treated maize stover and Rhodes grass hay indicated that sodium hydroxide-treated stover had ... -
Past and current trends of pasture research in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Agricultural production systems in Kenya and pasture research up to the 1970s and the present are discussed, and current research is described. Future research priorities are outlined. -
The efficiency of the implementation of the physical education curriculum in Nairobi county and Nyeri county preschools, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper is based on a cross-sectional survey on the efficiency of the implementation of the Physical Education (PE) curriculum in Nairobi County and Nyeri County preschools in Kenya. The paper focuses on the PE teaching ... -
Camel production in Kenya and its constraints. I. Productivity.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Body measurements and data on reproduction and mortality were recorded in 4 herds of camels (Camelus dromedarius) in different areas of Kenya (21-175 animals per herd). Regressions of body weight (estimated from body ...
