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An analysis of factors affecting choice of disease Control strategies among smallholder dairy farmers In murang' a south district, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study evaluated the factors influencing the choice of disease control strategies
and constraints to optimal dairy health management practices in smallholder dairy
production system. The disease control strategies ...
Phosphate sorption isotherms of selected soils of Kenya and maize response to phosphate fertilizer in the greenhouse
(1997)
Phosphate sorption characteristics of eight selected soils of Kenya were determiner order to establish the influence of previous manure and phosphate (P) fertilizer applications. The soils were two ando-humic Nitisols, ...
Yield stability studies in some sweet potato (Ipomea batatas(L) Lam) cultivars in Kenya
(1988)
Sweet potato is an important food crop in Kenya not only
because it is a good source of carbohydrates, vitamins
and minerals but also because it fits very well in the
existing cropping system in Eastern Province of ...
Chemotherapy of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya
(1989)
A prospective randomised pilot study was carried out to
find a cheaper, more effective and safe alternative drug
for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya.
This study was necessary because the current ...
Soil loss and nutrient losses due to erosion in a maize-legume Based cropping system in Gatanga (Kenya).
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
In Central Kenya highlands, accelerated soil erosion is caused mainly by intensive agricultural •.
activities. The current conventional agricultural practices where the crop residues are completely
harvested alongside ...
The socio-economic, food security and nutritional status of urban farmers in Nakuru town Kenya: a comparative study of programme and non- programme households
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
A comparative cross-sectional survey was conducted from October to December 2000, to
assess and compare the socio-economic and food security status as well as the nutritional
status of children less than five years and ...
Prevalence, intensity and lesions associated with gastro-intestinal parasites of indigenous chickens in Kenya
(2005)
Indigenous chickens constitute over 74.0 % of poultry in Kenya and account for 75.0 % of
the total poultry meat and 54.0 % of eggs produced in the country. Gastro-intestinal parasites
are of economic importance as they ...
An evaluation of the bacteriological and some Physico-chemical qualities of water in the UpperAthi River Basin, Kenya
(1997)
.Water, in its many forms, is used and abused in a variety of sectors of human society.
By virtue of its unique capacity as a solvent, water can carry massive flows of solutes. The role
water plays as the bloodstream of ...
Marketing of sheep and goats and its role in food security among pastoral communities in Marsabit District, Kenya
(2003-09)
Pastoral households have become chronically food insecure. Since sheep and goats are
kept in large numbers in the arid and semi-arid environments compared to other species
of livestock, they are expected to play an ...