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A study of some factors affecting reproductive performance in female pigs in Kenya
(1985)
The objective of the pig industry is to produce a
large number of healthy piglets efficiently and
economically. Thus the sow is the productive unit of
industry. The reproductive processes of the sow
include estrous ...
Influence of nitrogen rates and storage conditions on quality and shelf-life of French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(1989)
Two experiments were conducted at the field station of. the
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, between July 1988 and
April 1989 to show the effects of N application on plant growth,
yields, quality and ...
The effect of different weeding frequencies and plant density on growth and yield of sunflower (helianthus annuus)
(1983)
The events that take place during the postnatal morphogenesis of the lung of the quokka
wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, were investigated using the light microscope and both the
scanning and transmission electron microscopes. ...
A new approach to hatchery sanitation: isolation and control of pathogenic bacteria associated with deaths in hatching chicks
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
Investigations have revealed Large microbial populations in
many hatcheries despite the application of various sanitary
measures.Many of the pathogenic organisms which affect the
eggs, embryos and hatched chicks may be ...
The nutritional evaluation of dried poultry waste as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens
(1987)
Studies were carried out to determine the chemical and bacteriological compositions of variously dried poultry waste (DPW), and to evaluate DPW as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens. Poultry waste was collected every ...
Economic analysis of the major factors influencing exports of french beans from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Quantitative studies in grain amaranth populations
(1988)
Twenty-two grain amaranth populations were subjected to comparative evaluation for the number of days to flowering, the number of leaves on the main stem, the number of leaves on the main branches, leaf length, leaf width, ...
The effect of nitrogen rates and sources on leaf production, nitrate accumulation. and thiocyanate content in kale and collard (Brassica Oleracea var. Acephala, D.C.) leaves
(1987)
Two experiments were conducted between August
1986 and March 1987 at the Field Station of
Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete Campus, University
of Nairobi, to study the effect of rates and sources
of nitrogen (N) on leaf ...