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Dairy cattle husbandry among women farmers in Vihiga District: prospects and constraints
(1999)
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of women in livestock production, and
in particular dairy production, as a complimentary, income-generating activity which
significantly contributes to the overall ...
Effects of Water Sources and Watering Frequency for Dairy Cattle on Water offered and Milk Production in Kiambu District
(2002)
Data on water sources, mode of offer, watering frequency,
amount of water offered, body weights and milk yield were
collected from 21 randomly selected smallholder farms by
means of farm visits and questionnaires ...
Evaluation of the use of Milk Urea Nitrogen (Mun) as an Indicator of Nutritional Status of Dairy Cattle in Smallholder Farms in Kiambu District
(2002)
A survey was conducted to evaluate the use of Milk Urea
Nitrogen as an indicator of nutrition status of lactating
animals. Twenty-seven animals in a randomly selected
sample of 21 farms in Kiambu District were monitored ...
Relationship between production performance and responses of blood chemistry to different physiological states in dairy cattle
(2013-05-22)
The aim aiof the research presented in this thesis was to study t he changes "that occur' in blood chemistry as a result of some common physiological f act ors (age, late pregnancy , early lactation, starvation, and s tress ...
Studies of fluoride dietary sources, effects on milk production, excretion in dairy cattle and toxicity in rats
(2002)
Excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental and skeletal lesions
and in severe circumstances adversely affect health and productivity
performance of domestic animals. The objectives of this study were to
investigate ...
Epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal parasite infections of dairy cattle in Kiambu district, Kenya and in Denmark with emphasis on parasitic gastroenteritis
(1998)
a) Field survey
The present study was designed to establish a profile of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites
and to determine the influence of season, farm, age and sex on their prevalence, burden and
distribution in dairy ...