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Hatching and the Establishment of Thermoregulation in the Wedge-Tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
(1992)Late-incubation unpipped eggs, pipped eggs, and hatchlings of the wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) were exposed to constant ambient temperatures ( $T_{a}'s$ ) between 28° and 38°C (eggs) or 15° and 43°C ... -
Hay intake, milk production and rumen fermentation in British Saanen goats given concentrates varying widely in protein concentration
(British Society or Animal ScienceDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1992)About 8 weeks after parturition six multiparous British Saanen goats with permanent rumen fistulas were allocated to three dietary treatments in a random sequence for three successive 30-day periods. The treatments were ... -
he effect of amount of protein in the concentrates on hay intake and rate of passage, diet digestibility and milk production in British Saanen goats
(Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1990)During the first 2 weeks after kidding, 27 multiparous British Saanen goats were offered 1·5 kg hay (98 g crude protein (CP) per kg dry matter (DM)) and from 0·45 increasing to 0·70 kg concentrates (152 g CP per kg DM) ... -
he nutritive value of four arable farm by-products commonly fed to dairy cattle by small scale farmers in Kenya. III. Nitrogen and mineral retentions by wether sheep.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Wether sheep were fed on (a) green maize stalks, (b) maize cobs, (c) sugarcane stalks and (d) sugarcane tops. All were low in N except (a) with 1.36%. A positive N balance of 3.4 and 1.4 g and a negative balance of 3.6 and ... -
Healing of dehorning wounds.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989-12)Open wound healing following dehorning using a wire saw was observed in 25 cattle aged between 1 and 5 years. Initially, there was a marked thickening of the scab over the wound as a ridge near the skin margin. A pale ... -
Health and production measures for smallholder pig production in Kikuyu Division, central Kenya
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2004-05-14)A longitudinal study was carried out in Kikuyu Division (a peri-urban area in central Kenyan highlands) between January 1999 and December 1999 to estimate the baseline parameters on reproductive performance of the sow, as ... -
Health benefits of nut consumption with special reference to body weight control
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2012)Nuts are an integral part of the Mediterranean food patterns, and their incorporation into the regular diets of human beings is believed to provide many health benefits. The recent recognition of nuts as “heart-healthy” ... -
Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Communities' knowledge and management strategies are crucial for mitigating and controlling the threat of existing and emerging diseases. In this study, we conducted randomised control trials (RCT) to examine the impact ... -
Health in perspective: framing motivational factors for personal sanitation in urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya, using anchored best–worst scaling
(Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Severe health, safety and environmental hazards are being created by the growing population of urban poor in low-income countries due to lack of access to sanitation and to inadequate existing sanitation systems. We developed ... -
Health Research Profile to assess the capacity of low and middle income countries for equity-oriented research
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2006)Background The Commission on Health Research for Development concluded that "for the most vulnerable people, the benefits of research offer a potential for change that has gone largely untapped." This project was designed ... -
Health seeking and hygiene behaviours predict nutritional status of pre-school children in a slum area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2000)A cross-sectional study was conducted during March to May 1997 in four selected slum kebeles (villages) of Addis Ababa in which nutritional status of 758 children aged 6 to 36 months was examined and stratified into ... -
Healthy Moms, a randomized trial to promote and evaluate weight maintenance among obese pregnant women: Study design and rationale
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2012)Background Obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Observational studies suggest that minimal or no gestational weight gain (GWG) may minimize the risk of adverse ... -
Heat Shock Affects Attachment and Proliferation of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Primary Hepatocytes. In-Vitro cell.
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Heat transfer to particles in shear flow: application in aseptic processing
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)Convective heat transfer coefficients at the fluid-particle interface were obtained for shear flow in a holding tube to simulate aseptic processing of particulate-containing liquid foods. The particles were made of polymethyl ... -
Hedgerow Intercropping Maize or Cowpea/Senna for Drymatter Production in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya
(Department of Meteorology, University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi,Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)In a long term study photosynthetically active radiation was monitored for three rainy seasons to measure the effects of hedgerow intercropping in rotation with maize and cowpea in a senna/siamea and panicumlgrass strip ... -
The Helath Equity Dimensions Of Urban Food Systems.
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Helminth and protozoan gastrointestinal tract parasites in captive and wild-trapped African non-human primates
(Virology Research Division, Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi KenyaDepartment of Applied Science, The Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi KenyaDepartment of Zoology, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of NairobiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi KenyaKenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi Kenya, 1998)The objective of this study was to investigate the gastro-intestinal (GIT) parasites commonly occurring in captive and wild-trapped (WT) non-human primates (baboons, vervets and Sykes) in Kenya and compare their prevalence. ...