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Water balance and osmotic regulation in the East African tenebrionid beetle Phrynocolus petrosus
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, 1987)1. When tenebrionid beetles of the species Phrynocolus petrosus undergo evaporative dehydration, the relative water content changes less than is predictable from the water loss alone. The discrepancy from the predictable ... -
Water balance of beetles as an indicator of environmental humidity
(Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989) -
Water Disinfection Techniques: A review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Water pollution, inadequate water supply and poor waste treatment facilities have greatly contributed to diarrheal and other water borne disease conditions. Regular presence of Escherichia coli and other coliforms are ... -
Water Fluoride in the Molo Division of Nakuru District, Kenya
(1995)Water samples were collected from 40 households in four sublocations of the Molo division of the Rift Valley in Nakuru District of Kenya. The mean fluoride concentration was 0.28 ± 0.03 ppm. Of the samples collected, ... -
Water intoxication in cattle: continuing education
(1999)Water intoxication is a condition that is common in cattle, and has also been reported in other domestic animals and man. A comprehensive description of the condition is lacking. For a better understanding of the condition, ... -
Water loss in insects from arid and humid habitats in East Africa
(Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1988) -
The water metabolism of a small East African antelope: the dik-dik
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1973-11)1. In controlled laboratory experiments, rectal temperature, cutaneous moisture evaporation, and respiratory rate were studied in the dik-dik. The water balance of the dik-dik was investigated when the antelope were either ... -
Water metabolism of East African ruminants in arid and semi‐arid regions1
(University of Nairobi, 2010-04)No abstract available -
Water quality in Kajiado District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1979) -
Water Relations And Novel Cytokinin-gibberellin Synergism In Harvested Lisianthus (Eustoma Grandiflorum Shinn.) Flowers
(University of Nairobi, 2013)No abstract available -
Water requirements of African goats and haired-sheep
(East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, 1971)A number of species of desert- dwelling ungulates (e.g. Grant's gazelle and oryx) can apparently survive desert conditions without drinking. We were interested in finding out whether goats and sheep herded in the arid ... -
The water requirements of high density coffee: 1. Responses to irrigation and plant water stress measurements.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)Coffee trees spaced at 5000 or 6667/ha received the following irrigation treatments: no irrigation; irrigation every 2 or every 8 weeks; April-June; July-September; October-December; or January-March. The effects of these ... -
Water Stress Tolerance of Six Rangeland Grasses in the Kenyan Semi-arid Rangelands
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study evaluated six grass species in terms of water stress responses by visual quality and living ground cover attributes and the recovery responses post water stress grown at 80, 50, 30% field capacity soil moisture ... -
Water Supply and Quality Control in Kenya: The Past, Present and Future
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 2002)Critically examined in this paper are the current sources of water for human consumption in Z Kenya. The various treatment methods and their effectiveness are highlighted. The quality control methods and the statutory ... -
Water use and water waste under traditional and non-traditional irrigation practices in the Gezira scheme, Sudan
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 1995) -
Water use efficiency of six range grasses under varied soil water content in Kenyan semi-arid rangeland.
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Water use efficiency of six rangeland grasses under varied soil moisture content levels in the arid Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study evaluated water use efficiency (WUE) of six range grasses, namely; Chloris roxburghiana, Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, and Sorghum sudanense grown at 80, 50, ... -
Waterfowl production in Kenya
(Department of animal production, 1990) -
Ways of improving the prognosis of ventral hernias in food animals.
(Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1990)Any displacement of abdominal contents through "unnatural" openings in any part of the abdominal wall is termed a ventral hernia (Frank 1970; Keown 1976; Tirgari 1979; McIlwraith 1984). Ventral hernia is an acquired type ... -
Weed control in corn with VEL 5052 and buthiazole (VEL 5026) applied alone, in combination, and in combination with atrazine or alachlor.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1977)