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Heterogeneity of variance of milk yield among herds and application of adjustment factors for sire and cow evaluation in Kenyan friesian cattle
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Production and reproduction records of Kenyan Friesian cows
obtained at the Kenya Milk Records (KMR) , covering the period 1968 -
1984 , were used to study heterogeneity of variance of 305 - day milk
yield and to develop ...
Immunotherapy of post-surgical alveolar hydatid disease (AHD)
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Immunotherapy of post-surgical Alveolar Hydatid Disease (AHD) was
attempted using an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) in this study.
Gerbils were subcutaneously infected with Echinococcus multilocularis. ...
The epidemiology of camelpox and the development of camelpox vaccine
(1994)
The role of disease in camel husbandry is little understood although it is known that calf mortality is the most serious problem faced by the people who rear camels. Camelpox is the most serious viral disease affecting ...
An economic analysis of sunflower production in Zambia: the case of Kalomo district
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The government of Zambia has intervened in sunflower
production to stimulate its production and achieve selfsufficiency.
A number of interventions including the pricing and
marketing policies have been used to stimulate ...
A comparative clinical and pathological study of Besnoitia strains infective to cattle and goats
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Besnoitia are cyst-forming coccidian protozoa causing besnoitiosis in domestic and wildlife hosts
worldwide. Economic losses result from reduced weight gain and milk yield, meat of poor quality and
skin unsuitable for ...
An economic analysis of coconut production in Kwale district ,Kenya
(1994)
This study, conducted in Kikoneni location of Kwale
district, was prompted by Kenya's net importation of vegetable
oil, whereby it spends almost US$ 80 million or Ksh 4.5 billion
annually to purchase 200,000 metric tons ...
An economic analysis of the constraints in the production and marketing of milk in Kilifi District of the Coast province of Kenya
(1994)
This study investigates the milk production and marketing system in Kilifi District.
The purpose is to examine the causes of high producer price in the informal sector and
the decline in milk production in Kilifi District. ...
Genetic resistance of scottish blackface sheep to gastric nematodes association with the eosinophil
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The gastric nematodes, Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia
(TeladrosagiaJ circumcincta, are the most pathogenic and economically
important parasites of sheep in tropical and temperate areas,
respectively. There are no ...
The influence of nitrogen application on yield and quality of freshly harvested and stored carrot (daucus carota l. Var. 'nantes') roots.
(1994)
Experiments were carried out in two seasons at the Field Station, Kabete Campus, between November, 1988 and May, 1989 to study the effect of nitrogen application rates (0,26,52 and 78kg N/ha) on the yield and quality of ...