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Diurnal and seasonal activity of unfed adults of Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus, Neumann 1901 inrelation to some factors in the micro-environment
(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 ...
Epidemiology of Equine Influenza: Risk by Age, Breed and Sex
(University of Nairobi, 1975)
When 360 cases of diagnosed equine influenza reported to VMDP were
tested for the independent effects of breed, age and sex, relative to a
reference clinic-hospital population of 84,562 equine patients, the quarter
horse ...
Studies on competition between wheat triticum aestivum l. em. the and wild oats(avena spp.)
(1978)
Two experiments were carried out in the Kabete Field Station, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi to study the effect of wild oats (Avena spp.) in competition with short maturing "Kiboko” and long maturing "Kenya ...
A study of water use efficiency in field crops of Maize and beans
(1970-05)
Crop water use efficiency nay be defined aa the ratio of total dyy matter produced to total evaporation from the orop and the aoil. In Bast Africa, the areas of high photosynthetic potential (highest number of sunshine ...
Thermoregulation and water relations of two East African antelopes: the hartebeest and impala.
(1971-03-01)
1. In controlled laboratory experiments rectal temperature, cutaneous moisture evaporation and breathing rate were studied in the hartebeest and impala antelope.
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2. At the high air temperatures (40–50°C), the sweating ...
Food Production And Diet: A Case Study At Githunguri
(University of Nairobi, 1972)
The basic concept of food production to produce adequate nutrient supplies is a seemingly simple equation. A simplicity which makes one of the most intriguing problems that confronts a nutritionist today. This thesis is ...
The analysis of labour utilization in smallholder tea farms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
Rapid growth has taken place in the smallholder tea sector in Kenya and the dynamic response to incentives, by which this has been accomplished, is remarkable. This study undertakes to examine the role of one of the major ...
The locational analysis of food retail outlets in Nairobi city, Kenya
(1978)
Since its inception, the Nairobi population
growth rate has been high, between 6% and 8% per annum.
By the years 1985 and 2000, the City population is
expected to reach a mark of one and two million inhabitants
respe ...
Infiltration rates and related soil properties as influenced by seedbed preparation and time of the year
(University of Nairobi, 1977)