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Detection Of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus. By Nucleic Acid Hybridization
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This investigation involved the use of the p80 gene of bovine viral diarrhoea
virus (BVDV) as a probe for detection of BVDV by in situ and slot blot hybridization.
The probe was labelled with digoxigenin and reactions ...
Resource hoarding and defensive behaviours of African honey bees (apis mellifera L.) in Kenya
(The University of Guelph, 1993)
This thesis is an investigation of patterns of
foraging, hoarding food, rearing brood, colony defence and
absconding behaviours of 3 African honey bee races in their
native habitats in Kenya.
The behavours varied both ...
The economics of East Coast Fever immunization in Uganda
(1993-09)
The livestock sub-sector of the agricultural sector plays an important role in the
economic and social development of Uganda. It contributes about 30 percent of
agricultural Gross Domestic Product. The sub-sector is very ...
Sunflower Seed Yield And Root Development In Relation To Water And Nitrogen
(1993)
Kenya continues to spend large sums of the scarce foreign
currency on the importation of vegetable oil. Adequate
local supplies of sunflower would save the country such
expenditure. Besides, the protein-rich cake ...
Isozyme patterns and enzyme activities of coffee arabica L cultivars susceptible and resistant to coffee berry disease
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
BIochemical aspects in the coffe arabica- cellectoriculum lahancae host-pathogen system were investigated using C.Arabica cultivars known to be susceptible, medium resistant to C.Kahawa.The aspect studied were peroxidase ...
Water and salt movement in salt affected soils in Kimorigo/Kamleza irrigation scheme Taveta, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Water and salt movement in a recharge- discharge
area was studied. Njukini formed the recharge area while
the discharge area was located in the Kimorigo/ Kamleza
irrigation scheme.
Relatioships were drawn between ...
Economics of small ruminant marketing in coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The study was set to evaluate the marketing system of
small ruminants in coastal Kenya with the following
objectives: i) Identify factors related to commercial off take
in the study area, ii) estimate the marketing costs ...
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 ...
Study of the agronomic and physiological response of field bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) cultivars to soil water deficits
(1993-04-21)
Four common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars namely, White Haricot, Ulonzo, GLP-
2, Okuodo were grown in the field and glass house experiments and subjected to different
watering levels. A fifth variety, GLP-I004 ...
Studies on experimental water intoxication in calves
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
water intoxication is a disease that affects all domestic
livestock species but most commonly reported in calves. The aims of
this study were to reproduce the disease in calves under
experimental conditions and to ...