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Determinants of farmers’ preference for alternative animal health service providers in Kenya: a proportional hazard application
(2005)
One hundred and eighty farmers in the semiarid Makueni district, Kenya, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. The objective was to assess factors that influence farmers' preference for alternative veterinary ...
Improving our knowledge of tropical indigenous animal genetic resources
(University of Nairobi., 2006)
To better manage, use and conserve animal genetic resources (AnGR), we must understand
the nature and distribution of both the phenotypic and genetic diversity that they posses. This
module makes a case for and highlights ...
Effects of dehydration and heat stress on food intake and dry matter digestibility in East African ruminants
(2008)
Comparative investigations were made between wild and domestic ruminants from arid and semi-arid regions and those species from non-arid areas in an attempt to evaluate the adaptations of these ruminants in terms of the ...
Translating animal breeding research into the real world: use of the sustainable livelihoods framework
(University of Nairobi., 2009)
The objective of this paper is to introduce the sustainable livelihoods framework as a useful tool in
translating animal breeding research into livelihood improvements for the world’s rural poor. This
framework recognises ...
The epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats in Kathiani division, if Machakos district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A survey of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats reared under extensive grazing
conditions was conducted for 18 months on 4 farms in Kathiani Division of Machakos
District, Kenya. The survey was based on monthly ...