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Impacts of land-use changes on the soils of the Nguruman area, Kajiado district.
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2000)This paper considers the impact on soils physical (texture and structure) and chemical (pH, electrical conductivity and exchangeable sodium percentage) characteristics of changes in land use following clearing of vegetation ... -
Impacts of long-term land-use changes on herd size and mobility among pastoral households in Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: Long-term changes in rangeland ecosystems of the world have impacted on the livestock production, a key livelihood strategy in these areas. This paper presents perceptions of the pastoral community on the ... -
Impacts of management and enclosure age on recovery of the herbaceous rangeland vegetation in semi-arid Kenya
(Elsevier,Ghent University, Laboratory of Soil Science (WE13), Krijgslaan 281/S8, B-9000 Gent, BelgiumUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology – Range Management Section P.O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Establishment of seasonal grazing enclosures has become an important rangeland rehabilitation strategy in semi-arid regions. This study assessed the impact of enclosure age and enclosure management on the vegetation ... -
Impacts of policy reforms on the livestock industry in Kenya: The case of the dairy sector
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2009)This article analyses the impact of liberalization on the dairy industry in Kenya. Much debate rages over the effects of this policy. This debate is, however, not well informed; it lacks recent studies to show events and ... -
Implantation in the goat. A morphological study.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1990) -
The implementation of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Ghana.
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)On the basis of a detailed case study of the High Forest Zone of Ghana, the paper challenges the common narrative of REDD as being fast and easy. The paper analyses proximate and underlying causes of deforestation and ... -
Implementation of Value Chain Development Training Curricula at Selected Universities in Kenya
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Importance of air and water breathing in relation to size of the African lungfish Protopterus amphibius Peters.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1976)1. Oxygen uptakes from air and water have been measured in relation to weight of the African lungfish Protopterus amphibius Peters. 2. Combined O2 uptake from air and water ranged from 60 ml O2 kg-1 h-1 STPD, in a 3-7 g ... -
The importance of local forest benefits: Economic valuation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania
(2014-01)Understanding the spatial distribution of the quantity and economic value of Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) collection gives insight into the benefits that local communities obtain from forests, and can inform decisions ... -
The Importance of Local Knowledge and Interdisciplinary Research
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007)For this special issue of TES we have selected four articles on constraints and options for managing trees in Africa. The articles have been produced within a larger multidisciplinary research programme on People, Trees ... -
Importance of NDT to a Growing Economy-The Kenyan Experience
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 1989)(U)A National Committee was set up in Kenya in 1987 with the objective of advancing knowledge and application of NDT. The Committee has created an effective form for transfer of knowledge and exchange of ideas. A number ... -
The importance of soil type and species selection in targeting grass revegetation of degraded rangelands
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The importance of Vaginal cytology and challenges encountered when investigating infertility cases of breeding bitches in Kenya
(Department a/Clinical Studies, Faculty a/Veterinary Medicine, University a/Nairobi,, 2007)The aim of the investigation was to determine the cause of infertility in 7 previously fertile bitches referred to the Small Animal Clinic University of Nairobi. Clinical, vaginal cytology and bacteriological evaluation ... -
An improAved maize marketing system for African countries: The case of Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Access to food is essential to survival, and access to markets is essential for development. Most parastatal marketing systems in Africa have failed either to provide adequate links between surplus and deficit areas, or ... -
Improve and sustain maize production through adoption of known technologies
(University of Nairobi, 1992)No abstract available -
Improved clinical approach to the diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1987)During a 20-month period canine ehrlichiosis was the most frequently diagnosed disease at the Nairobi University small animal clinic; 750 cases were identified in dogs within a 25-km radius of Nairobi (8% of all cases). ... -
Improved management of drugs, hormones and pesticides in Africa : policy and trade issues
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2009)Drugs, hormones and pesticides are chemical compounds used for alleviation of various diseases in animals. There are many classes of drugs which have been used and in the case of natural steroid hormones these have been ... -
Improvement of drought tolerance through molecular markers in a tropical maize population bred for semi-arid areas of Kenya. African Journal of Crop Science
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Improvement of food beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) through mutation breeding
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1988)Advanced generation lines derived for radiation-treated bean cultivar 'Canadian Wonder' were evaluated for their performance and response to Rhizobium inoculation in replicated trials for two seasons in 1984. In the early ... -
Improvement of the Nutritive Value of High Tannin Sorghums for Broiler Chickens by High Moisture Storage (Reconstitution)
(1983)Grains from three high and one low tannin sorghum cultivars were treated as follows: 1) untreated, no water was added, the dry grain had an average moisture content of 8% and 2) the moisture content of the grain was raised ...