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The Genetics Of The Butterfly Hypolimnas Misippus (l.): The Classification Of Phenotypes And The Inheritance Of Forms Misippus And Inaria
(University of Nairobi,, 1987)
Hypolimnas misippus is a polymorphic and mimetic butterfly with a pantropicaP distribution. The polymorphism is
autosomal and female-limited, the several female forms being generally regarded as Batesian mimics of the ...
Causes of pig mortality in farms around Kebete area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
A total of 136 pig carcasses of different breeds, sexes, and ages from different sources were examined in the Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nairobi over a five year period (1977-1981). ...
An ultrastructural and histochemical study of the axial musculature in the African lungfish.
(Springer-Verlag., 1981)
Red, intermediate, and white axial muscle fibres of African lungfish were studied using histochemical techniques and electron microscopy. Gross dissection revealed the presence of a small wedge of red coloured muscle along ...
Species-specific patterns of urine investigation and flehmen in Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti), Thomson's gazelle (G. thomsoni), impala (Aepyceros melampus), an
(University of Nairobi, 1987-12)
During sexual encounters in most antelope species, males routinely investigate recently voided urine or the genitalia of females and often perform flehmen following such investigations. Quantitative data from field studies ...
Spacing and pruning of purple passion fruit.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
Row spacing of 1.8 m (wide) was compared with that of 1.2 m (narrow) under 4 pruning regimes: severe, selective, light and no pruning. Narrow spacing outyielded wide spacing over a period of 3 years by 40%. The greater ...
The role of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) marc in livestock nutrition - a review.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
This review concludes that pyrethrum marc has more potential as a livestock feed than most crop residues or agro-industrial byproducts. When fed at not more than 50% of total diet to sheep and dairy cows pyrethrum marc ...
Coffee pulp: some indices of nutritional importance.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
Coffee pulp contained metabolizable energy 11 MJ/kg DM, a value that is about double that in grasses and 75% that in cereal grains. The high percentage of hulls in the pulp lowered its nutritive value as hulls were high ...
Pyrexia in response to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestation in calves.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Calves in Kenya free from tick-borne diseases were treated prophylactically against tick-borne diseases with 40% (w/v) injections of oxytetracycline and phenamidine isothionate and infested twice by adults of Rhipicephalus ...
Colonic absorption and secretion of electrolytes as seen in five species of East African herbivorous mammals
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
1. The camel, sheep, goat and donkey were equally efficient in recovering fluids from colonic contents. Zebu cattle were the least efficient.
2. Compared to other species, Zebu cattle demonstrated a reduced sodium and ...
Studies on Viral Interference Induced by Rinderpest Virus: Interference and Interferon Induction by Tissue Culture Rinderpest Vaccine (TCRV) Virus in vitro
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
Tissue culture rinderpest vaccine (TCRV) virus interfered with the replication of the viruses of bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), bovine parainfluenza type 3 (Pl-3) and foot-and-mouth ...