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Nutritional Status of Public Pre-school Children in Embakasi Division, Nairobi County: A Comparative Study Across Socioeconomic Groups
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
UNICEF defines care as all behaviors performed by caregivers that affect the nutrient
intake, health, and the cognitive and psycho-social development of the child, including maternal
health. Most of the time, the caregiver ...
Combining ability and heterotic grouping of early maturing maize lines
(2011)
Maize is the main staple food in sub Saharan Africa, but its productivity is often
inadequate on account of many production constraints. Amongst these is drought that
causes on average an annual grain yield reduction of ...
Molecular detection, genetic characterization and zoonotic potential of porcine rotaviruses
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Food consumption patterns of Households and the nutritional Status of the under fives and Their mothers in Suneka division, Kisii central district
(2010)
A cross sectional and descriptive study was carried out in Suneka Division in Kisii Central
District in the month of September and October 2002.0ver 360 households drawn from six
sublocations were covered by the study.
The ...
Overweight and obesity in association with diet and physical activity among school going children aged 10-12 years in Nakuru municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Unconfirmed reports suggest increasing levels of obesity and chronic diseases related to
overnutrition among urban children in Kenya. This poses the problem of the double burden of
disease and malnutrition, which if not ...
Impacts of climate change and variability on livestock-based livelihood in Enkaroni location of Kajiado district, Kenya
(2010)
People living in rural areas of Kajiado district depend on livestock for their survival. Livestock provides food, clothing and social factors. The main livestock species are cattle, sheep and goats. Nomadism and transhumance ...
Analysis of determinants of agricultural credit performance in Kenya
(2010-06)
The main research objective was to analyze the determinants of agricultural credit
performance in Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Kenya. The specific objectives were to
analyze the historical and current performance ...
The prevalence, risk factors, antibacterial sensitivity and usefulness or petrifllms as a diagnostic tool for bovine mastitis in Mukurwe-ini and greater Nakuru districts, Kenya
(2011)
An epidemiological study on bovine mastitis was carried out on 241 dairy cows in Mukurwe-ini
and greater Nakuru Districts, Kenya, from June 21, 2010 to August 31, 2010. A total of 64
smallholder dairy farms using ...
Impact of land use and cover change on soil quality and pasture productivity in semi-arid rangelands
(2011-11)
The impact of land use and cover change on soil quality and pasture production was investigated
in the rangelands of Nakasongola District, Uganda, Landsat (TM) images of 1986 and 1990 and
Landsat (ETM+) of 2000 and 2004 ...
Transferring striga resistance Qtl from a resistant donor source into in Rwandan adapted sorghum variety
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is one of the most important cereal crops
globally after wheat, maize, rice, and barley and has an important role in the food and
fodder security for millions of rural families in ...