Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Gitau, T"
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Bovine lameness in small-scale dairy farms in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya
Gitau, T (Department of Clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1994)Lameness is one of the three most important causes of economic loss inwestern European and North American dairy farms (Weaver, 1986). The current trend towards intensive dairy farming and the importation of exotic breeds ... -
Constraints to Small Ruminant Production in Smallholder Mixed Farms in Kiambu District, Kenya.
Odoi, A; Gathuma,JM; Omore, A; Gitau, T; Wanyangu,SW; Murage,E; Gachuiri,CK (Department of Public HealthDepartmeni of Animal Production, 2002)Constraints to production of small ruminants in smallholder farms in Kiambu District, Kenya, were investigated. A 2- stage cluster and systematic random sampling of66 smallholder farms was carried out. Farms were visited ... -
An integrated assessment of health and sustainability of a tropical highland agroecosystem
Gitau, T (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2003-11)A process was designed to assess the health and sustainability of a tropical-highland, smallholderdominated agroecosystem. Twelve study sites within the agroecosystem were selected in a multistage, purposive sampling ...