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Evaluation of the performance of the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat composites: Additive and non-additive genetic parameters
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
Growth data from 6800 progeny of straightbreds, intermediate crosses and the resulting Kenya Dual Purpose Goat (KDPG) composites from 1982 to 2004 were used to estimate additive and non-additive genetic parameters. The ...
Code Number: nd07017
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Coat Colour: Its Relevance and Influence on Reproductive and Production Performance in Boran Cows
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
Data on 680 heifers, 1894 calving and 1014 calves of Kenya Boran cattle, covering periods between 11 and 23 years, were used to assess the influence of coat colour and factors such as year and month of birth, sex, parity, ...
Evaluation Of French Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Cultivars And Breeding Lines For Resistance To Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Pests In Kenya.
(2007)
Nine French bean commercial varieties and over ninety breeding lines were assessed to ascertain their susceptibility to thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Samples of thrips ...
Characterization of smallholder dairy production systems for livestock improvement in Kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2007-08-19)
Principal components analysis and cluster analysis were used to classify smallholder dairy farms in terms of risk management strategies, level of household resources, dairy intensification and access to services and markets ...
Comparative Efficacy of Albenzazole, Levamisole, Rafoxanide and Ivermectin Against Naturally Acquired Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Goats
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
A study of the efficacy of 4 antihelmintics was carried out using a faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) in 105 goats on breeding farm at Ol'Magogo, Naivasha, Kenya. The goats were randomly assigned to 7 groups; received ...
Long-run determinants of moral hazard in microfinance: a study of group lending programs from Malawi using panel data
(2007)
This paper investigates the determinants of moral hazard from a panel data where the individual time series have unequal length (unbalanced panel data). The estimation is done using the XTPROBIT procedure in STATA. The ...
Remote Sensing Techniques for Rapid detection of Soil Physical Degradatio. International Journal of Remote Sensing
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
Physical degradation undermines soils' ability to perform their many biophysical functions. Currently, there is lack of rapid methods to facilitate timely large‐area assessment for effective control of the degradation. ...