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Characterisation of pure bred Jerseys in the Coastal sub-humid zone of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Data from a purebred Jersey cow herd at Kenya
Agricultural Research Institute's Regional Research Centre,
Mtwapa were utilized to characterize its production and
reproductive performance. A total of 1489 performance
records ...
Thermal and metabolic adaptations to heat and exercise in two East African herbivores, the domestic donkey (equus asinus asinus) and the one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius
(1990)
In this study, thermal and metabolic adaptations
to heat and exercise have been investigated in the two
species during treadmill running at speeds between 0-
15 km.h-1 and on gradients between 0-70• An open
flow system ...
Development and performance of a toolframe for mechanical sugarcane stool destruction
(1990)
A toolframe on which a pair of disc gangs, two mouldboard
plough bottoms and four disc coulters could be attached, was
designed and fabricated. The design was based on estimated draught
and power requirements as given ...
Efficiency of resource use in smallholder milk production: the case of Meru central dairy farmers, Kenya
(1990-02)
This study was motivated by the need to find means
of increasing milk supply in Kenya in order to meet an
expected rise in demand. The study was concerned with
the efficiency of resource use in smallholder milk
productlon. ...
Competition and efficiency in beef retailing in a Metropolitan area: the case of Tile City of Nairobi
(1990)
Competition and efficiency in beef retailing were
The study was conf i ned to Na I rob i , a mnj or beef
consumption area. The genera I object i ve was to assess the
degree of competition and efficiency in beef ...
Preweaning performance and mortality of camel calves on two commercial ranches in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Data on 1068 Camel calves covering the years 1977 to 1989 were made available by two privately owned ranches in Kenya; Galana and 01 Maisor, for this study. The aim
was to provide some information on camel calf performance ...
The impact of egg price stabilization in Kenya
(1990-07)
Major causes of egg price instability in Kenya and the
impact of the instability on egg production and consumption
were investigated. The direct impacts of various
stabilization programmes in terms of stability of egg ...
Change of pyrethrin content during drying of pyrethrum flowers
(1990)
Pyrethrum is one of the major cash crops in
Kenya. To extract the insecticidal constituents found
in the pyrethrum flower, the flower has to be dried.
High temperature drying may result in pyrethrin loss .
.This work ...
Reservoir sedimentation and catchment land use
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
The thesis is based on a study of two silted up reservoirs and the surrounding catchment in a semi-arid part of Machakos District, Kenya.The catchment (11. 4 km2) is located near Salama market.
80 km on Nairobi - Mombasa ...
Studies of acute toxicity and anthelmintic activity of Pyrethrins in Animals
(University of Nairobi,, 1990)