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Factors that negatively influence consumption of traditionally fermented milk (mursik) among preschool children (1-5 years old) in Kapseret location-Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Traditionally fermented milks are widely consumed in various countries of sub-Saharan Africa and a number of health benefits to human beings are attributed to them. However, available studies show that children less than ... -
Factors used to predict prognosis and economic outcome of surgery for advanced bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Studies, C.A. V.S., 1991)Seventeen cows of various breeds with varying degrees of severity of advanced ocular squamous cell carcinoma were treated by radical surgery, which included enucleation and extirpation of the surrounding ocular muscles and ... -
Factors used to predict prognosis and economic outcome of surgery for advanced bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 1991)Seventeen cows of various breeds with varying degrees of severity of advanced ocular squamous cell carcinoma were treated by radical surgery, which included enucleation and extirpation of the surrounding ocular muscles and ... -
Factors used to predict prognosis and economic outcome of surgery for advanced bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma.
(Department of clinical studies, 1991)Seventeen cows of various breeds with varying degrees of severity of advanced ocular squamous cell carcinoma were treated by radical surgery, which included enucleation and extirpation of the surrounding ocular muscles ... -
The Factos Contributing to Utilization of Information Communication Technologies(ICTS), in Management of Transboundary Animal Diseases(TADS).The Case of Uasin Gishu , Kajiado ,Nandi and Trans Nzoia Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Research has established that nearly two-thirds of human pathogens are zoonotic and, of greater concern, nearly three-quarters of emerging and re-emerging diseases of human beings are zoonoses (Woolhouse and Gowtage 2005). ... -
Faecal and urinary losses of nitrogen in cobalt-deficient small East African goats.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Cobalt deficiency was induced in 3 rumen-fistulated small East African goats by feeding them on Chloris gayana hay (containing Co 0.02 mg/kg DM) and a small amount of concentrate supplement (150 g each daily, containing ... -
Famers' Requirements in an Artificial Intelligent System for Diagnosis of Maize Diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A study was conducted to determine the following: commonly used sources of agricultural diagnostic information by maize farmers, content of information which farmers would like to receive for full satisfaction on diagnostics, ... -
Familial Tendency and Dietary Association of Goitre in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 1999)To assess the familial tendency and dietary association of goitre. Design: Cross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components. Setting: Goma-Gofa, south Ethiopia. Subjects: Five hundred and ninety seven ... -
Family rights and the 'registered partnership'in Denmark
(1990)In 1989 Denmark took the innovative step of introducing a special legal regime, the ‘registered partnership’, of which only couples of the same sex, whether or not they are living together, may, if they choose, take ... -
Farm demographics and pig management practices of Smallholder pig farms in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2001)A cross-sectional study was conducted in a high-potential peri-urban area in Kenya to obtain baseline information on Farm Demographics and Pig management practices of Smallholder pig farms. Using a simple random selection, ... -
Farm Evaluation Of Strees Tolerant Maize Germplasm Under Different Soil Moisture And Fertility Regimes
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Farm production diversity and its influence on diet quality in South Eastern Kenya.
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-01-27)Agriculture nutrition linkages have long been recognized as a potentially viable pathway of attaining food and nutrition security. However, these insights have started to influence mainstream thinking on agricultural ... -
Farm Size, Modern Technology Adoption, and Efficiency of Small Holdings in Developing Countries: Evidence from Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Low efficiency is a problem in most developing agriculture, and is one of the reasons for food insecurity. This paper provides information on smallholder production efficiency in one of the developing Sub-Saharan Countries: ... -
Farmer demand for clean planting material of biofortified and non-biofortified vegetatively propagated crop varieties: The case of sweetpotato
(Elsevie, 2020-04)Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP), rich in beta carotene, is currently being promoted due to its role in fighting vitamin A deficiency. To promote farmer access to OFSP planting material (i.e., vines) projects ... -
Farmer management practices of citrus insect pests in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)A formal citrus insect pest survey was conducted in two citrus growing districts of Kenya, Bungoma and Machakos, to determine important insect pests of citrus and evaluate the pest control practices used by small-scale . ... -
Farmer Perception of Technology and its Impact on Technology Uptake: The Case of Fodder Legume in Central Kenya Highlands
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2004)Technology adoption by farmers is crucial to increasing agricultural productivity hence meeting food and nutrition challenges in Africa. Economists investigating consumer demand have accumulated considerable evidence showing ... -
Farmer perceptions on rural pig rearing in Kakamega District, Western Kenya
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Farmer-Friendly Strategies Of Managing Weeds In Carrot (Daucus Carota L.) Production
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2013)Weed control constitutes one of the main cost items in carrot production. The current study was conducted at the field station farm, University of Nairobi in 2011 with the aim of developing a cost-effective strategy of ... -
Farmers' cultural practices and management of potato late blight in Kenya Highlands: implications for development of integrated disease management
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protetion, 2004)A survey of 277 farmers in three major potato-growing areas in Kenya was conducted in 2000 and 2001 with the aims of assessing farmers' current perception and knowledge of late blight and practices for its management and ... -
Farmers' ethno-ecological knowledge of the termite problem in semi-arid Nakasongola
(2011)Infestation and destruction of rangeland vegetation by subterranean termites is a major constraint to livestock production in the rangelands of Uganda, particularly, in semi-arid Nakasongola. Ethno¬ecological studies on ...