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Studies on Competition Between Wheat (Triticunaestivuh L. Em. Thell.) and Wild Oats (Avena Spp.)
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Two experiments were carried out in the Kabete Field Station, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi to study the effect of wild oats (Avena spp.) in competition with short maturing "Kiboko” and long maturing "Kenya ...
The influence of cobalt and vitamin 8 /12 deficiency on reproductive, adrenal and thyroid function of the female goat
(1979)
Twenty normocyclic female East African short horned goats were divided into four groups of 5 each and were made Vitamin deficient (3 groups) by feeding them cobalt deficient rhode grass hay from the Rift l/alley of Kenya, ...
Marketing of eggs and poultry meat in Mombasa metropolitan urban area
(1979)
In this study an attempt is made to investigate the marketing systems for poultry and eggs in the Mombasa Metropolitan Urban area.
The study focuses its attention mainly on two aspects of the poultry industry. First, it ...
Grazing behaviour observations of boran and Hereford beef cattle under conditions existing at kabete
(University of Nairobi, 1979-11)
Grazing behaviour studies of night-kraaled and free grazed Boran (Bos indicus) and Hereford (Bos taurus) cattle were carried out in a wet season and a dry season.
Sixteen cows, 8 Borans and 8 Herefords, were individually ...
Effects of stocking density and energy level of diet on growth and age of slaughter of broilers
(University of Nairobi, 1979-09)
In the studies of stocking densities and growth, the starter chicks showed average total body weight gains of 545.73, 523.33 and 513 grams when housed at 465; 372 and 279 cm2/chick respectively. In the finisher phase and ...
Factors Determining Loan Repayment Performance Among The I.A.D.P. small scale farmers in machakos and kakamega Districts
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
The problem in this study was to determine factors that influence loan repayment performance among the I.A.D.P. small scale tarmers, and to assess the importance of these factors. In v.iew of the excessive loan defaulting ...