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Factors Affecting 305-day And Annual Milk Yield Of Dutch-friesian Cows Under At Naivasha, Kenya
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 1989) -
Factors affecting accuracy of within-ranch performance testing of Boran bulls in Kenya. M.Sc. (Animal Breeding) thesis. Institute of Animal Genetics, Edinburgh University
(University of Nairobi, 1980)No abstract available -
Factors affecting exflagellation of in-vitro cultivated Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes
(University of Nairobi, 1993)The environment of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes changes when they make the transition from the vertebrate to the invertebrate host. Gametocytes of this species cultivated in vitro were used to evaluate the effect ... -
Factors Affecting Growth of Bdellovibrio on Rhizobium
(Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Department of Agronomy, Cornell University Ithaca, New York, 1975)The extent ofdecline in the population density of Rhizobium sp. exposed to Bdellovibno was markedly reduced in the presence of montmorillonite, kaolinite or vermiculite but not by a soil clay fraction. Increasing levels ... -
Factors affecting loan repayment performance of smallholder farmers in East Hararghe, Ethiopia
(Haramaya University, Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, EthiopiaUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya, 2012)This paper examined the determinants of loan repayment performance among smallholder farmers in East Hararghe zone, Ethiopia specifically Kombolcha and Babile districts. In the study area, the Regional Government through ... -
Factors affecting mortality in free ranging Small East African goats. MSc thesis, University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1987)The causes, levels and factors affecting mortality of the Small East African goat on a semi- arid thornbush savannah, at Isiolo, were determined. A total of 40 deaths of immatures and adults were were used to determine ... -
Factors affecting pre and post-weaning growth of six cattle breed groups at Songa Research station in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2012)The objective of this study was to assess the growth performance of six cattle breed groups from birth to 18 month of age at Songa Research Station in Rwanda. Records of animals born between 1998 and 2008 were evaluated ... -
Factors Affecting The Growth Of Sheep And Goats In Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Phenotypic weight of mature females from a representative sample of African environments range from 30-45 kg for ewes and from 20-35 kg for does. Growth rates for the same sample range from 75-140 g/day for lambs and 50-100 ... -
Factors affecting the intensity of use of inorganic fertilizers in semi-arid South Eastern Kenya
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Factors associated with adaptation and performance of trypanotolerant Orma boran bulls in Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2009)Adaptation of 14 trypanotolerant OB bulls disseminated to Kajiado District for livestock improvement was assessed. The bulls were monitored for body weight changes, PCV, and prevalence of trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, ... -
Factors Associated With Daily Weight Gain Of Calves In Maasai Pastoral Systems In Kajiado District, Kenya
(2014-07-22)An on-farm observational study was conducted between November 2000 and February 2002 to identify the factors associated with average daily weight gain (ADWG) of calves in Maasai pastoral systems of Kenya. The study involved ... -
Factors associated with the occurrence of claw disorders in dairy cows under smallholder production systems in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi2Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, 2008)A cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2005 and June 2006 in smallholder dairy farms within and around Nairobi, Kenya to determine risk factors associated with the occurrence of claw disorders in dairy ... -
Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2002)The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total ... -
Factors contributing to the spatial variability of Katumani soils, Eastern Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)Higher benefits may be obtained from precision agriculture as a result of improved understanding of the spatial variability of soil fertility under different soil types, vegetation cover and crop management practices. The ... -
Factors enabling the participation of women in income sharing among banana (musa spp.) producing households in South Imenti, Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The growing demand for banana coupled with the introduction of better planting material in the last decade has led to increased area under banana production and commercialization. Just like most subsistence crops, banana ... -
Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos And Makueni Of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Cover Crops for Weed Management Inmachakos and Makueni Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Despite the many advantages of growing cover crops most farmers have not adopted them in their cropping systems. The objective of this study was to examine adoption and sociological factors associated with adoption of ... -
Factors influencing adoption of improved cookstoves among households of Thuti Location, Othaya, Nyeri County, Kenya
(2018)Majority of the rural households in developing nations use traditional cooking devices with high-energy inefficiency and biomass use. The result is a high pressure on forests that serve as sources of firewood. Improved ... -
Factors Influencing Awareness and Use of Electronic–Based Market Information Services for Farming Business in Malawi
(University of Malawi, Bunda College, Faculty of Development Studies, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics,University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Socio-Economics, Communication and Anthropology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, 2011)The government of Malawi has over the years initiated a number of agricultural market interventions including the recent electronic-based market information services in order to expose smallholder farmers to the exigency ...