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Nutritional, hygiene ans socio-economic dimensions of street foods urban areas:the case of Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2002)Exceptionally high rates of urbanisation in developing countries have been coupled with lack of employment and increasing urban poverty and undernutrition. Urban populations are thus utilising a variety of initiatives ... -
Nutritive evaluation of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in broiler chicken diets
(Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1996)Studies were carried out to determine the nutritive value of grain amaranth as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens and assess the extent to which it could replace maize in broiler diets. Three grain species were ... -
Nutritive value and levels of heavy metals in marketed vegetable amaranth grown with effluent water: a case of ruai and njiru in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The urban areas release enormous volumes of wastewater into the sewerage system. This water serves for irrigation in urban agriculture. However, the water contain large amounts of nutrients, but also toxic constituents ... -
The nutritive value of four arable farm by-products commonly fed to dairy cattle by small scale farmers
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1978-12)Four arable farm by-products were evaluated in a trial conducted at the National Agricultural Research Station, Kitale in 1977. The trial lasted 8 months. Green maize stalks, maize cobs, sugarcane rejects and sugarcane ... -
The nutritive value of pyrethrum marc as protein source for growing young friesian heifers
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The nutritive value of some Kenya feedstuffs and the effect of protein and energy rich concentrate supplementation on the utilization of chloris gayana tray by wether sheep.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1974)The need to study the nutritive value of local livestock feeds in the tropics is advocated in section 1. That field of study was felt to be the more important in tropical countries where production from the domiciled ... -
Nutritive value of some sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) varieties
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The Nutritive Value of Treated Maize Cobs
(University of Nairobi, 1979)Two experiments were conducted at Kitale National Agricultural Research Station to study the effect of grinding and chemical treatment on the nutritive value of maize cobs. In Experiment I the digestibility of treated ... -
The nutritive value of wheat wet distillers byproducts and wet brewers grains as supplements for feedlot and grazing cattle.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, 1995)Wet distillers by-products from wheat based ethanol production and wet brewers grains (WBG) were evaluated as supplements in feedlot and grazing cattle diets. A feedlot experiment used canola meal, WBG and wet distillers ... -
The nutritive value of zizyphus spina-christi (l.) wild. leaves to goats in the semi-arid area of Kalu District, South Wello, Ethiopia
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2002-10)Fifteen yearling goats weighing an average 18.7 kg were used to evaluate the potential of Zizyphus spina-christi leaves as supplement to growing goats fed on Cynodon dacty/on grass, in Cheleka catchments. South Wello, ... -
Objective Evaluation Of Quality Changes In Stored Sheet Potatoes
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Physical and chemical changes in sweet potato roots were studied with regard to seguential harvesting time and various traditional and conventional storage conditions. Nutritional constitution and cooking characteristics ... -
Observation on Waterhole use by wild game in Tsavo National Park
(University of NairobiBepartment of Biology of Consevation, 1974)The pattern of waterhoLe utilization was established for the 24-hours of the day and for the dry and rainy seasons. The utilization of artificial waterholes was dominated by the small ... -
Observations on the qualitative and quantitative structural characteristics of the reptilian kidneys
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Occurrence and control of seedborne pathogenic fungi and bacteria of important grain legumes grown by small scale farmers in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1982)Surveys were conducted in several locations of Central and Eastern Provinces of Kenya during the months of October to December 1980. During these surveys, bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) ... -
Occurrence and Outcomes of Urolithiasis and Other Urinary Tract Conditions in Domestic Cats in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This was a retrospective study that covered a 10 years period from January 2009 to December 2018...... -
Occurrence and Risk Factors Associated With Foot and Mouth Disease in Smallholder Dairy Farms of Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly transmissible viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals caused by an Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae. In Kenya, the disease is endemic with outbreaks typically occurring ... -
Occurrence Of Aflatoxin Contamination On Maize In The Lower Eastern Kenya And Evaluation Of Superabsorbent Polymers In Its Management
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Food and feed safety has been a major concern in most countries in the recent times as more knowledge is being generated on the occurrence of natural toxins in foodstuffs and edible plant species. Among the natural toxins, ... -
Occurrence of banana xanthomonas wilt in Kenya and potential approaches to rehabilitation of infected orchards
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Symptoms of banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) are confused with Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Therefore field diagnostic tools for BXW that are easy to use, fast, precise and effective are important ... -
Occurrence of bovine leptospirosis in Kenya
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1983-04)Bovine leptospirosis is a worldwide problem and is of economlc importance. The losses are due to abortions, stillbirths, infertility, reduced weight galns, decreased milk production and death. The disease in cattle may ... -
The Occurrence of Cystic Echinococcosis and Molecular Characterization From Livestock in Isiolo, Garissa and Wajir Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, spread worldwide and caused by the larvae of wild and domestic canids tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. Its prevalence in livestock has been reported in the wider African ...