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Lambing date and lamb production of spring-mated Rambouillet, Dorset and Finnsheep ewes and their F1 crosses.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1986-09)The reproductive performance of 255 Rambouillet (R), Dorset (D), Finnsheep (F) and F1 ewes born in 1978-1979 (group I) and 1979-1980 (group II) and managed in a semiconfinement fall/winter lambing system was evaluated ... -
Lambing date and lambing production of spring-mated Rambouillet, Dorset and Finn sheep Ewes and their F1 Crosses
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Lameness due to synovial osteochrondromatosis in the joint capsule in a dog.
(University of Nairobi., 1991)Synovial osteochondromatosis of the right hip joint was found PM in a 5 year old female German Shepherd with a history of severe lameness. Gross and histological findings showed multiple metaplastic cartilaginous nodules ... -
Land Conversion Dynamics in the Borana Rangelands of Southern Ethiopia: An Integrated Assessment Using Remote Sensing Techniques and Field Survey Data
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Conversion of rangelands into cultivated land is one of the main challenges affecting the management of rangelands in Ethiopia. In order to inform policy makers about trends in land-use conversion, this study examined the ... -
Land cover and use changes in the rangelands of Central-Uganda: Impacts on soil quality and pasture productivit
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2010)This study determined the patterns and magnitudes of land cover and use changes, their driving factors and impacts on soil quality and pasture productivity in Nakasongola district. Satellite data (1970 - 2009), surveys, ... -
Land cover change analysis in a tropical wetland
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2006) -
Land degradation in Laikipia District
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 1998) -
Land evaluation for crop production in Upper Kabete Campus field, University of Nairobi, Kenya
(Springer Nature, 2019-09-25)Background The study area exhibits a first class catena; variation in soils is a result of differences in drainage and lateral movement of materials. The site was delineated into Soil Mapping Units (SMUs) through augering, ... -
Land Tenure and Violent Conflict in Kenya: In the Context of Local, National and Regional Legal and Policy Frameworks
(2008)In August 2008, the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) launched the inception phase of a project on Land Tenure and Violent Conflict in Kenya. In the aftermath of the early 2008 post-election violence, it became ... -
Land use and land cover changes and their implications for human-wildlife conflicts in the semi-arid range lands of southern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Land use and land cover changes are important processes that influence the ecological integrity of wildlife dispersal areas and the dynamics of human - wildlife conflicts in rangelands around protected areas. This study ... -
Land use and land cover changes and their implications for human-wildlife conflicts in the semi-arid rangelands of southern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07-02)Land use and land cover changes are important processes that influence the ecological integrity of wildlife dispersal areas and the dynamics of human - wildlife conflicts in rangelands around protected areas. This study ... -
Land use and soil erosion in part of Kalama location, Machakos District
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Changes in the topography of the area were studied by comparison of aerial photographs taken in 1948 and 1972 and it was shown that although gully lengths have changed very little, widths have increased in some areas by ... -
Land Use and Spatial Distribution of Two Gum And Incense Producing Tree Species In The Blue-nile Valley of Wogidi District, Ethiopia
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2003)The study was conducted in the Blue-Nile valley of Wogidi district in Ethiopia, where woody vegetation degradation associated with intensive land use activities has become a national concern. It was undertaken with an ... -
Land Use Change, Benefit Transfer and Ecosystem Valuation in North
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 2009)This study seeks to forecast land use change in a North Georgia ecosystem, and estimate the economic value of the ecosystem using benefit transfer techniques. We forecast land use change based on a structural time series ... -
Land use controls Kenyan riverine nitrate discharge into Lake Victoria - evidence from Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu Miriu river catchments.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Nitrate (NO3-) sources and discharge were investigated using isotope and hydrochemical analyses in three river catchments draining Lake Victoria basin, Kenya. Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu ... -
Land Use, Ecology, and Socio-economic Changes in a Pastoral Production System
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2004)This study was conducted in the northern part of Kenya, in Kakuma division, Turkana district. Kakuma is a semi- arid area under nomadic pastoralism as the main activity. The presence of a refugee camp has attracted many ... -
Land use, land cover change in urban pastoral interface. A case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Suitable location and influx of immigrants have made pastoral peri-urban Kajiado County a centre of two conflicting interests; urban sprawl and agricultural intensification. To understand the resulting trends over the ... -
Land-Use Change and Livestock Production Challenges in an Integrated System: The Masai-Mara Ecosystem, Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2009)Participatory rural appraisal techniques and a survey of 100 households were used to evaluate livestock production, and pastoral development of the Maasai in Mara. It was observed that patterns of land-use have principally ... -
Large animal abdominal hernias
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991)Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ... -
Large scale maize production in Ghana.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Technical information on large-scale maize production in Ghana is summarized. Information on land-use policy, varieties, land clearing, soil conservation, land preparation, seeds and sowing, fertilizers, weed control, pests ...