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Dry Matter, Protein, Energy And Fibre Intake By Dairy Heifers Grazing A Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana) Pasture
(University of Nairobi, 1981-03)Dry matter (DM), protein, energy and fibre (ADF) intakes of Friesian and Ayrshire dairy heifers grazing a Rhodes grass pasture in Central Kenya were studied by indicator techniques for ten 22-day periods, each comprising ... -
Dry Spell Analysis And Maize Yields For Two Semi-arid Locations In East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2003-06)High variability in rainfall occurrence and amounts together with high evaporative demand create severe constraints for crop growth and yields in dry sub-humid and semi-arid farming areas in east Africa. Meteorological ... -
DryCardtm — A Low-cost Dryness Indicator for Dried Products
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Mycotoxin contamination of food and feed is a significant health hazard in humid areas of the world. Fungal development can be halted if the water activity of dried products is kept below 0.65. This preliminary study ... -
Drying Modelling, Moisture Diffusivity and Sensory Quality of Thin Layer Dried Beef
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of the present study was to determine the drying kinetics, moisture diffusivity and sensory quality of convective air dried beef. The effect of temperature of drying (30-60°C) and thickness of samples (2.5-10 ... -
The drying up of east African rift valley lakes in recent times with special reference to lake Elmenteita.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)Possible causes of the drying up of Lake Elmenteita and its feeder rivers during 1958-1987 were studied. The effects of the changing climate elements of rainfall and evapotranspiration as well as the possible contributions ... -
Dryland agroforestry research report project internal review
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural economics, 1991)This report is based on Biomass production by various multipurpose trees and shrubs in the arable lands of arid and semi-arid regions of Machakos which is a tremendous contribution to the fragile soils of Eastern Kenya. ... -
Dryland farming economies in Kenya
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Dryland farming economies in Kenya: Environmental, technical and policy aspects
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2002) -
Dryland Farming Manual for Eastern and Southern Africa Content Development
(University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Dryland husbandry for sustainable rangelands of Kenya
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Dryland Livestock Wildlife Environment Interface Project: Experiences And Lessons Learnt From Livestock-Wildlife Environment Interface Management In Kenya And Burkina Faso.
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Ducks in rural and semi-urban poultry production.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2003)Poultry are majority livestock in Kenya. At 71, 000, the duck population is a small but it contributes significantly to the smallholder economy in the semi-urban and some rural areas. They however, are sizable number among ... -
Dugong meeting in Nairobi
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Duration of Brucella ovis infection in ewes.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Twenty Romney Marsh ewes, some 5 to 40 days pregnant, were inoculated with a strain of B. ovis onto the scarified mucous membrane of the vagina. Establishment of infection was ascertained by recovery of the organisms from ... -
Dynamic industrial policy in Africa: innovative institutions, effective processes and flexible mechanisms
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
A dynamic study of smallholder mixed farms in Wundanyi location, Taita district, Kenya: activities, performance and interactions
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2010)This study undertook a dynamic survey ofa sample of thirty mixed dairy-crop farmers for 11 months over two rainy seasons. The study identified the farmer's objectives ancl observed the system over a sufficient period to ... -
The Dynamics of Culture on Environmental Sustainability: a Case of Central Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Indigenous African socio-cultural practices are distinguished by complex and diverse variations of evolving attitudes and behaviours that play a significant role in the development and conservation or depletion of the ... -
Dynamics of development of late blight [Phytophthora infestans] in potato, and comparative resistance of cultivars in the highland tropics
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2006)Host resistance is an important component for the management of late blight [Phytophthora infestans] on potato, in the highland tropics, where effective fungicide use is limited because of the cost of application. ... -
The dynamics of land use and la nd cover change in Nakasongola d istrict
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Landsat (TM) of 1986 and 1990 and Landsat (ETM+) of 2000 and 2004 for Nakasongola district were obtained and analyzed using the ILWIS 3.6 software using unsupervised classification. An overlay analysis of satellite images ... -
Dynamics of on-farm management of potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars in Central Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2012-05-05)Studies to understand the dynamic nature of farmers’ management of potato and assess the extent of genetic erosion and farmers’ perceptions of genetic erosion in potato were conducted in Kiambu West district in 2006. A ...
