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Influence of rainfall direction on erosivity and soil loss
(1994)
A study was carried out to determine the directional impact of
rainfall on erosivity and soil loss in the Kabete area of Nairobi.
This was done by employing three major fields of data collection :
(1) Wind monitoring ...
Studies on lactic acid producing microflora in mursik and kule naoto, traditional fermented milks from Nandi and Masai communities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The following study gives information on identity and some characteristics of
fermentative lactic acid producing microflora isolated from Mursik and Kule
naoto, traditional fermented milk products from Nandi and Masai ...
Studies of pharmacokinetics, anthelmintic efficacy and acute toxicity of pyrethrins in sheep and dogs and pyrethroids analysis in air
(1999)
"Pyrethrins" is the collective term used for the six insecticidal constituents of
pyrethrum plant (Crysanthemum cinerariaefolium). The active principles are esters viz
cinerin I, cinerin II, jasmolin I, jasmolin II, ...
Studies of Biological Diversity of the Tick Rhipicephalds Appendiajia'ius Acarina- Ixodidae in Relationship 'to Transmission of Theileria Parva Aplcomplexa- Theileridae in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
This study was undertaken to examine whether different populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the African bram ear tick, found inhabiting different geographically isolated zones in Kenya are biologically different ...
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)
Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken
tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ...
Nutritive evaluation of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in broiler chicken diets
(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 ...
Effect of inoculation and varying bean densities on biomass and yield of inter cropped maize and beans
(University of Nairobi,, 1999)
Nitrogen is often the most essential nutrient for maize production, particularly with
Respect to biomass accumulation, leaf area index and grain yield. However, commercial
Fertilizers as a source of nitrogen, arc ...
Effects of diammonium phosphate and potassium application and deflowering on yield and quality of coepea (Vigna unguiculate (L) Walp) leaves
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1996)
Two experimients were carried out during the short rains of 1992 and the long rains of 1992 and the long rains of 1993 at the University of Nairobi’s Kabete Campus Field Station to study the effects of; (i) diammonium ...
The association between immunization and nutritional status among preschool children in rural Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
A cross-sectional anthropometric survey was conducted
among 1,706 preschool children living in 11 villages
in Bagamoyo district, Eastern Tanzania in order
to determine possible beneficial effects of immunization
on ...
Dietary management during and in the absence of diarrhoea in children 4-36 months of age in peri-urban Nakuru
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Research on dietary practices and belief
systems in disease can provide better guidelines
for programme strategies, for pub lIc health
planning as we 11 as advance theoretical
understanding of human responses to ...