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Genetic And Physiological Studies On Drought Resistance Traits In Dry Bean (phaseolus Vulgaris_l.) In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Field and trough studies were conducted to evaluate response of physiological and
morphological traits of dry bean tPhaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes to water stress over a
period of two seasons. Thirty six bean genotypes ...
An abattoir survey on the occurrence and prevalence of swine parasitic helminths of public health and economic importance in kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Although there have been systematic and well coordinated efforts in
documenting the prevalences of parasitic diseases of the pig in several countries of
the world, very little has been done in Kenya. Parasitic helminths, ...
Effect of bulb size and duration of vernalization on onion (allium cepa l.) seed yield
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
In Kenya onion seeds are very expensive because they are all
imported due to lack of low temperatures for vernalization
requirements. A study was conducted in 1992 and 1993 at Kabete to
determine the effect of bulb size, ...
Seasonal population dynamics of helminth parasites of donkeys in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1998)
The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the internal parasites in
donkeys in Kiambu District of Kenya, determining their seasonal prevalence, and elucidating
the pathological lesions associated with ...
The potential of condensed camel milk in contributing to food security in greater Baragoi, Samburu district
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study was carried out in Baragoi and Nyiro divisions of Samburu district with the main
objectives of, first, determining the financial, social and physical accessibility of both fresh and
condensed camel milk to the ...
Rehabilitation Of Soils Formerly Under Tea Using Phosphorus Sources As Soil Amendments
(University of Nairobi., 1995)
Soil chemical factors responsible for stagnation and/or decline in yields of tea (C .
sinensis L.) failure of alternative crops such as field bean (p. Vulgaris L.) to establish in
former tea soils and their amendments ...
Effect Of Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil On Hatching Success And Associated Changes In The Pipping Muscle (ilusculus Complexus) In Embryos Of Domestic Chickens (gallus Gallus)
(University of Nairobi, 1992-05-26)
Fertile White Leghorn chicken eggs were exposed to 0,1,2,4,6,8, and 16 ~L of Prudhoe Bay Crude oil (PBCO) on day 9 of incubation. The effects of oil on percentage pipping, percentage hatchability, body weight gains post ...
A comparison of different Grasses as filter strips for Soil and Water conservation on Crop Land
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The experiment involved comparing three types of
grasses when used as filter strips for soil and water
conservation on cropland. The slope of the land was
approximately 8%. The soils were the eutric nitosols
developed ...
Comparison of the efficacy of three anthelmintic Drugs against mixed natural Gastrointestinal Nematode infections in Camel(camelus dromedarius) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This study was undertaken to identify the types of helminth
parasites in camels, their prevalence rates in different seasons, the
effects of age and sex of camels on helminth infestation rates and to
compare the efficacy ...
Forage intake and nutritive value of sheep and goat diets in South-eastern Kenya
(1996)
The forage intake, botanical composition and nutritive value
of diets selected by free-ranging sheep and goats grazing together
in south-eastern Kenya were determined. Forage intake was estimated
using chromium sesquioxide ...