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Architecture for Tourism: With reference to social and cultural identity
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Land treatment effects on morphometric characters of Three grass species and economic returns from Reseeding in Kitui district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This study was conducted to determine the effects of tractor-ploughing and handclearing
as land treatment methods on morphometric characters and aboveground
biomass production of Eragrostis superba, Cenchrus ciliaris and ...
Beekeepers' participation in group-based financial institutions and adoption of improved technologies in arid and semi-arid lands a case of Makueni district-Kenya
(2007)
The problem of low agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of
the fundamental concerns of policy makers. In the Beekeeping sub-sector, the issue of
low honey production has engaged policy makers ...
Characteristics of laminitis and associated claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and its environs
(2007)
Lameness in dairy cows causes vast economic losses by reducing production and
reproductive efficiency. Claw horn lesions are the most common cause of lameness, but
the extent to which they contribute to dairy cow lameness ...
Cross-sectional survey of Mange infestation and contagious Caprine Plueropneumonia in Goats, Turkana District, North-western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This thesis describes a study on a cross-sectional survey of Mange Infestation and Contagious
Caprine Plueropnuemonia (CCPP) in goats, in Turkana District, North-western Kenya. The
objectives were to determine the ...
Calf health and production under Maasai pastoral systems in Kajiado District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007-07)
The study examined factors associated with poor health and slow growth rate of calves in Maasai pastoral systems.
A case of newcastle disease in parrots in nairobi, kenya
(2007)
Newcastle disease is an infectious highly contagious and devastating disease mostly affecting chickens, turkeys, wild and ornamental birds. It is reported as the most important viral disease of birds in the World. The ...
Characterization of genetic resistance to Coffee Berry Disease (Colletotrichum kahawae Waller and Bridge) in Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) that is introgressed from Coffea canephora Pierre
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) is an anthracnose of young berries of Arabica coffee (Coffea
arabica L.) that is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum kahawae. It is a major limitation to
economic production of the crop in ...
The pathology of rinderpest in common warthog, cattle and African cape buffalo experimentally infected with African lineages I and II isolates of rinderpest virus.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The persistence of mild rinderpest in the Eastern Africa region despite continued
eradication efforts has been a subject of concern in recent years among the wildlife
conservation, livestock production, and scientific ...
Variability of iron, zinc and protein concentration in common bean genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
One prerequisite for breeding micronutrient dense bean cultivars is availability of
adequate genetic variation. However the iron, ZInC and protein concentration of most
bean cultivars and landraces widely grown in Africa ...