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Profile characteristics, and form and surface activity of inorganic phosphorus in a deep red Kenya coffee soil (Nitosol)
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1986)The paper examines some of the physical and chemical properties of a deep red friable clay profile (Nitosol) developed in the Kenya highlands over trachyte. This soil is widely planted to coffee. The profile is remarkable ... -
Profiling of Microbial Content and Growth in Fermented Maize Based Products From Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In most parts of Africa, the process of fermentation is not controlled and does not adhere to good manufacturing practices, therefore spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms can alter the quality of the end product and may ... -
Profiling of processors for baked and fried wheat based products in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)This study aimed at profiling bakers and fryers of wheat products in Nairobi to inform decisions leading towards incorporation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree in these products. An exhaustive sampling was carried ... -
Profitability of agro-forestry based soil fertility management technologies: the case of small holder food production in Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)Persistent food insecurity accompanied by low and declining farm household incomes are a common feature of many small holder maize and bean producers in western Kenya. This has been largely attributed to soil nutrient ... -
Profitability of kale and tomato production under different soil fertility replenishment technologies in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)A structured questionnaire was administered to 160 farmers from the Kakamega and Vihiga districts of Western Kenya using a purposive random sampling technique to assess the profitability of different soil fertility management ... -
Progesterone and 5B-pregnanediol production by isolated fetal placental binucleate cells from sheep and goats
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 1991-05)Enzymic dispersion and density gradient separation were used for the isolation of enriched populations (60-90%) of cells from the corpus luteum, placenta and peripheral blood of pregnant sheep and goats. Analysis of the ... -
Progesterone, oestrogens, LH and corticosteroids in plasma during the oestrous cycle in goat
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Prognosis indicators and economic implications of advanced bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma after radical surgery
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1990)The productive life span of animals is shortened and the carcass devalued by ocular squamous cell carcinoma. This causes remarkable economic losses in the cattle industry, particularly because the disease is most common ... -
Prognostic indicators and the importance of trimming in non-infective claw disorders in cattle
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2008)A cross-sectional study was conducted in 32 smallholder dairy farms in Nairobi and its environs, in which 300 cowswere examined for clawdisorders. The objectivewas to evaluate characteristics of claw disorders in dairy ... -
Prognostic indicators of post partum viability of kids born to Escherichia coli-vaccinated or unvaccinated does
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Public HealthDepartment of Animal Production, 2000)This study was undertaken to determine some blood and other physiological parameters with potential for use as prognostic indicators of viability of newborn goat kids. Of the 143 kids born during the on-farmstudy, 97 ... -
Progress in analytic methods — more sophistication or back to basics
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1995)n recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the use of quantitative methods in veterinary epidemiology. These developments have been in response to both more ambitious analytical objectives and the opportunities ... -
Progressive atrophic rhinitis in a medium-scale pig farm in Kiambu, Kenya.
(Department of clinical studies, 2000-06)Forty-two pigs in a herd of 117 displayed various clinical signs of progressive atrophic rhinitis. The main signs included sneezing, coughing, lachrymation, serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge, and nasal bleeding in 1 ... -
Progressive interstitial pneumonia (maedi) of sheep in Kenya.
(1970)The disease is manifested clinically by dyspnoea, increased respiration rate, fits of coughing, fatigue and emaciation, and pathological and serological studies suggest that it is similar if not identical to Icelandic ... -
The Promise of Sustainability in Higher Education: A Synthesis
(Kluver Academic PublishersThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2004) -
Promoting animal welfare in veterinary patients through optimal management of pain.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
A proposed model to predict the development of level bench terraces from steep backslope terraces.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)A simple model has been proposed to predict changes in terrace conformation, during the development of level bench terraces from steep backslope terraces by natural processes of erosion and normal tillage practices. The ... -
Prospects and constraints facing women small-scale dairy farmers in Vihiga district, Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, 2006-07)One of the major constraints to increased dairy production is lack of adequate feed. The Government of Kenya has encouraged the development of forage technology for adoption to address this constraint. The low adoption has ... -
Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya
(Elservier, 2020-03)Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household ... -
Prospects for a rapid in vitro regeneration system for propagation of the pesticidal tree Melia volkensii, Gurke.
(1987)An in vitro system for regeneration of Melia volkensii Gurke shoots is described. M. volkensii, a drought-tolerant tree native to East Africa, has under-utilized potential as a source of botanical pesticides. Extracts ... -
Prospects For Bio-Fortification Reducing Micronutrient Deficiency In Kenya: Lessons From Sugar Fortification Programmes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Food fortification has proven to be an important strategy for addressing micronutrient deficiency that includes vitamin A, iron and zinc deficiency in most developing countries. Development efforts have thus focused on ...