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Effects of feeding programme on child nutritional status among people displaced by natural disasters in Mandera district
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This study was carried out to assess the effects on the nutritional status of under-fives
of a feeding programme carried by Medicos Sin Fronteras-Spain (MSF-Spain) in
Mandera district. Data from the routine programme ...
Application Of Enzyme Immunochemical And Immunohistochemical Methods In The Diagnosis Of Aflatoxicosis In Animals
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Studies aimed at developing enzyme immunoassay and immunohistochemical
techniques for the determination of aflatoxins in animal tissues were carried
out.
Highly specific antibodies against aflatoxin B1 were produced in ...
Comparison of experimental infection of haemonchus contortus in two breeds of Sheep in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
The study described in this thesis was designed to investigate the hypothesis of
breed specific resistance to H. contortus infection in sheep in Kenya. The Red Maasai
breed, which was observed to thrive better than the ...
Pharmacological and clinical evaluation anthelmintic activity of albizia anthelmintica maerua edulis de wolf and maerua subcordata plant extracts in sheep and mice
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
The use of medicinal plants for the control of helminthoses has been in practice for
centuries and there are many plants claimed to have anthelmintic activity. However, it
is only a few of these plants that have their ...
Effects of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization on growth and yield of snowpeas (pisum sativum l. Var. Oregon sugar pod ii)
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Two field experiments were carried out concurrently at the Faculty of Agriculture, Field
station farm, University of Nairobi in March -July 2000 (season I) and June -September 2000
(season II) to determine the effect of ...
Nutrient adequacy and bacteriological quality of complementary diets and their impact on the nutritional status of children (6-24 months old) in the slum areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
A cross-sectional study was carried out between October 2000 and February 2001 In
three randomly selected slum kebeles of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It aimed at providing
information on the nutrient adequacy, bacteriological ...
Characterization of Fusarium Udum butler isolates and wilt resistance in pigeon pea in Kenya
(2001)
I he present study was undertaken to determine the variability among pathogenic isolates of Fusarium udum causing Fusarium wilt of pigeonpea in Kenya using various techniques, and to find out the nature of mechanical ...
Extension and its effect on dairy cattle nutrition and productivity in smallholder dairy enterprises in Kiambu
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
A cross-sectional survey covering 63 households (HH) in three administrative locations of Limuru Division in Kiambu District was carried out by means of a structured questionnaire. The three locations with high contact ...
Dairy Cattle Breeding Policy For Kenyan Smallholders: An Evaluation Based On A Demographic Stationary State Productivity Model
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
A study was done based on records generated in the periocl 1980- 1992 in 398 smallholder herds in 23 districts located in the high and medium potential areas at low, medium and high aItitudes to evaluate two long term ...
Nutritional and safety quality of street foods in Korogocho and Industrial Area of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)