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Vitamin a status of 6-10 year old children and some associated factors in Gachoka, Mbeere district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001-10)
The study was carried out to determine household characteristics and individual child factors associated with vitamin A status of primary school children aged 6-10 years in Gachoka Division, Mbeere District, Kenya. Six ...
Quantifying And Mapping Sugarcane Biomass Using Remote Sensing
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The massive use of imported fossil fuels is a major cause of concern in Kenya. Energy from biomass could be used to address this problem. In the energy sector, sugarcane biomass can provide a safe, sustainable and potentially ...
Evaluation of rice milling by-products from Mwea irrigation Scheme in layer chicken diets
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Lack of affordable high quality feeds is one of the major constraints to the development of a vibrant poultry sub-sector in Kenya. Maize and its by-products have traditionally been used as the main energy sources in poultry ...
Assessing The Productivity Of Indigenous Chicken In Southern Nyanza, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The aim of the study was to determine the productivity and; product output per unit input in a given time frame, productivity constraints of indigenous chickens under village management conditions and to recommend specific ...
Dissemination And Adoption Of Improved Fodder Trees: The Case Of Calliandra Calothyrsus In Embu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This study assessed the effectiveness of different extension methods in reaching farmers in different gender categories of dairy farms to inform them about Calliandra calothyrsus fodder trees technology and also factors ...
Childcare practices and nutritional status of Children (6- 59 months) in a world vision Project area and a non-project area in Kathonzweni division, kenya
(2002)
In August-September 2000, a comparative cross-sectional survey aimed at assessmg and
comparing childcare practices and nutritional status of children (6-59 months) drawn from
households participating in a World Vision ...
Phytochemical Investigation And Antimicrobial Activity Of Blighia Unijugata Bak (Sapindaceae)
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)
Blighia unijugata Bak (Sapindaceae) is a plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments. An infusion of the pounded roots is used to treat fever in East Africa. The ...
Farm factors associated with milk rejection at dairy cooperatives in Peri-Urban Nairobi
(2009-04)
Within the cooperative milk market chain, milk loss is estimated at between 1-5%
on average, but can go up to 10% in the wet season when delivery rejections are
common. In Kenya, most studies on milk losses have focused ...
Original communication: the role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi
(Nature Publishing Group, 2001)
Objectives: To examine the frequency of street food consumption of people living in low-income settlements in
Nairobi and the role of street foods in their daily diet and to reveal why people consume street foods rather ...
Effects of land use change on soil qualities in Sasumua catchment
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Sustainability of natural resource base is dependent on good land management. Land use change
from forest to agricultural land can endanger sustainability of soil productivity if not well
managed. Effects of land use ...