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Dietary patterns and nutritional status of asymptomatic HIV-l seropositive and HIV-l seronegative women in Nairobi-Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)A clinic based five months cross-sectional, but comparative study was carried out on 204, randomly selected asymptomatic HIV Seropositive (cases) and my Seronegative (controls) in a health facility in a Nairobi maternal ... -
Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0-24 Months Attending Daycare Centres in Naivasha
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Parents of most young children in Naivasha, leave their children in day care centres while their working on flower farms to earn a living. Poverty and various economic factors limit the quality of nutrition and the amount ... -
Differences and Relationships Within Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Five Selected Soils in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Knowledge on physical and chemical factors in any soil is important to any one who uses the soil. This may be in agriculture or any other purposes as engineering eg. road construction, dam construction and large civil ... -
Differential factors between participants and non-participants in women groups and their relationship with nutritional status of children below the age of five years, in Msambweni location, Kwale district - Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)This comparative study was carried out betwe-en· members and non members of women groups living in Msambweni Location, Kwale district. The aim of the study was to identify characteristics of mothers and households that ... -
The diffusion of hybrid maize in Western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1974-10) -
Digestibility and nutritive value of maize stover, rice straw, wheat straw and oat straw treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and Magadi soda
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Digestibility, feeding value and limiting amino acids in high-fibre and fibre-reduced sunflower cakes fed to tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001)Four experiments were conducted at the University of Nairobi, in Kenya, to determine the effect of reducing the amount of fibre in sunflower cake on nutrient digestibility and feed utilization in tilapia (O. niloticus), ... -
Dinka cattle trade: A study of socio-economic transformation in a semi-pastoral society
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Diplodia Die-back Of Exotic Pine5 In Kenya Caused By Diplodiahi Pinea (desm) Kickx. Fl. F Landrs
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Agriculture, 1978) -
The direct and indirect effects of road quality Improvement: a study of fertilizer use and Potato Yield in Kinangop division, Nyandarua District, Kenya
(1997)A survey of a number of studies, both empirical and theoretical, indicates a close link between road improvement and agricultural change. Improved roads provide rural people with access to markets, goods and services ... -
Disorders of the claw and their association with Laminitis in smallholder zero-grazed dairy cows
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 300 zero-grazed dairy cows from 32 smallholder dairy units were examined for claw lesions in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of the study was to determine ... -
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in the canine
(Faculty of Agriculture.Colorado State University, 1975)A panel of tests was selected and evaluated for the diagnosis of di s s e rrrin at.ed intravascular coagulation (DIC). The cr;iteria used in the selection of these tests was that they collectively rnu at be accurate, ... -
Dissemination And Adoption Of Improved Fodder Trees: The Case Of Calliandra Calothyrsus In Embu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)This study assessed the effectiveness of different extension methods in reaching farmers in different gender categories of dairy farms to inform them about Calliandra calothyrsus fodder trees technology and also factors ... -
Distribution and elimination of [311]-Aflatoxin h1 in rainbow trout (salmo gairdneri ) and Tilapia (oreocliromis niloticus ).
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1991)The distribution and elimination of [3H]-AFB 1 in rainbow trout (Sulmo gairdneri) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was studied using whole-body autoradiography (WBA) and liquid scintillation counting. Whole-body au ... -
Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus, Associated Whitefly Vectors and the Response of Selected Tomato Varieties to the Virus
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an important fruiting vegetable cultivated worldwide because of it’s commercial and high nutritional value. In Kenya, tomato is predominantly cultivated by small scale farmers but its ... -
Distribution emphasis on of non-farm the role inputs in Kenya with special of agricultural cooperatives
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Distribution, Pathogen Characterisation and Management of Brachiaria Grass Diseases in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The genus Brachiaria (syn. Urochroa) is ranked among the high-quality nutritious forages that originate from Africa. It remains a favourite forage for Sub-Saharan Africa due to different traits including high quantity and ... -
Diurnal and seasonal activity of unfed adults of Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus, Neumann 1901 inrelation to some factors in the micro-environment
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1978)A study was conducted on the activity response of unfed adults of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus to some of the environmental changes during the three main seasons here in East Africa. Ticks of two different ages were ... -
Diversity and abundance of bee pollinators visiting Hedgerow plants in the farmlands bordering Kakamega forest
(2009)The study was carried out in Kakamega farmland, north of the Kakamega forest, from October 2008 to March 2009, in order to determine the diversity and abundance of bee pollinators that forage on flowers in the hedgerows, ...