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Assessing alternative strategy options in the control of tick-borne disease: a case study of East Coast Fever control in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya.
(1993)
Lack of effective tick and tick-borne disease (TBD) control is among the factors
limiting dairy production in Uasin Gishu District in Kenya. Besides constraining
productivity through morbidity, TBDs are among the most ...
Smallholder coffee supply response in Kenya
(1993)
Coffee is an important commodity in terms of its value in the world market and is a
major source of foreign exchange earnings for the producer countries. Since the late
1980s the worldwide coffee industry has been plagued ...
Gully development and control on a volcanic ash soil at Olkaria, Kenya
(1993-09)
A study on two gullies (A and B) on a volcanic ash soil in a
semi-arid area at Olkaria, in Hell's Gate National Park, was
done to determine the main gully development processes,
characteristics that contribute to gullying ...
The economic transformation of the Tugen of Kenya:1895 - 1963
(1993-08)
This dissertation is set out to investigate and to assess the
Tugen economic transformation between 1895 - 1963. First, it is
important to note that the Tugen live mainly in present day
Baringo District in the Rift ...
The impact of irrigation on the socio-cultural and economic lives of a rural community.The case of Yatta Furrow irrigation in Machakos District ,Kenya.
(1993)
Focus on irrigation studies in general and Kenya in
particular has been mainly on the large-scale irrigation
projects. This study makes a departure from this trend
and examines the impact of a small-scale irrigation
project ...
Effects of iron and folate supplementation on haematological parameters, birthweight and neo-natal growth in a highland population of Kenya
(1993-06)
Anaemia during pregnancy as a result of iron and folate deficiencies is a major
threat to women, particularly in developing countries. Because of the extra
demands that pregnancy imposes on iron and folate status of the ...
Correlates of neonatal mortality in Kenya
(1993-09)
Despite the acknowledged importance of neonatal mortality in
terms of its critical contribution to one year deaths, very little
attention has been paid to this in terms of the number of
researches carried out at the ...
Determination of Tannin levels in multi-purpose Kenyan Trees and fodder Crops, their variation and effect on Protein digestibility in ruminants
(1993-07)
Energy and protein are the major limiting nutrients in dairy production on the
small scale mixed farms in Kenya. Commercial feed supplements are expensive and
therefore multipurpose fodder trees (1-1PT) and forage crops ...