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Dual purpose goat production
(2007-08)
protejn_rich forages (PRFs) could be cheaper alternative crude protein supplements for ruminants compared to commercial concentrates which are unaffordable to many smallholder farmers. However, effect of supplementation ...
Management of Aphid vectors of virus diseases on commercial potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars in Kenya
(2007)
Aphid resistance in the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop is one of the methods of
managing aphid pests in potato production, which are also known vectors of virus
diseases. Results from field experiments using 18 ...
Nutrition knowledge and practices of trained home based care volunteers for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kakamega, district Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Home-based care includes the care given to the sick and affected in their homes and care
extended from the hospitals or health facilities to their homes through family
participation and community involvement. One of the ...
Studies on antimicrobial consumption and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli in food animals in Kenya and public health implications
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007)
The study was carried out to monitor antimicrobial consumption patterns for food animals in Kenya and to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli isolates from some food animals.
Potential health risks associated with urban livestock farming in Nakuru municipality: a case of bovine tuberculosis and aflatoxicosis.
(2007)
The high rate of urbanization following rural-urban migration and natural population growth has
led to increased food demands, more than the rural production systems can handle. The high
population has also led to an ...
Effects of large herbivores on selected chemical properties of two soil types in Laikipia, savanna ecosystem, Kenya
(2007)
Livestock and wildlife co-exist throughout the semi-arid ecosystems of the world. There
is increasing emphasis on management activities that are both sustainable and more
compatible with native biodiversity conservation. ...
Architecture for Tourism: With reference to social and cultural identity
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Land treatment effects on morphometric characters of Three grass species and economic returns from Reseeding in Kitui district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This study was conducted to determine the effects of tractor-ploughing and handclearing
as land treatment methods on morphometric characters and aboveground
biomass production of Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris and ...
Beekeepers' participation in group-based financial institutions and adoption of improved technologies in arid and semi-arid lands a case of Makueni district-Kenya
(2007)
The problem of low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of
the fundamental concerns of policy makers. In the Beekeeping sub-sector, the issue of
low honey production has engaged policy makers ...
Characteristics of laminitis and associated claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and its environs
(2007)
Lameness in dairy cows causes vast economic losses by reducing production and
reproductive efficiency. Claw horn lesions are the most common cause of lameness, but
the extent to which they contribute to dairy cow lameness ...