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Yield advantage in intercropping of high density arabica coffee with dry beans.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
In a five-year intercropping experiment (1978-82) in Kenya, 0, 2, 4 and 8 dry bean rows were interplanted in high density arabica coffee (planted in 1971 and thinned in 1978 to spacing 2×1 m) and received 0, 80 and 160 kg ...
Gonad maturation and spawning times of Siganus sutor off the Keny a coast: evidence for definite spawning seasons in atropical fish
(University of Nairobi, 1990-08)
The gonad maturation cycle of Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) (Osteichthyes-Siganidae) is described for both males and females using macroscopic criteria for the testes and both macroscopic and microscopic ones for ...
Efficacy of buparvaquone in the treatment of ECF cases in the Kabete area of Kiambu district of Kenya: preliminary results.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
A retrospective study of 24 cattle in the Kabete area, Kenya, which had been treated for East Coast Fever with buparvaquone (2.5 mg/kg) showed that 5 of the animals recovered after a single dose, and 10 recovered after a ...
Toxin production and antimicrobial resistance of escherichia coli river water isolates
(1998)
To establish the types of E. coli isolates that are found in river water around Nairobi and to assess the potential risk of use of this water to human health.
Design: Multiple stratified sampling was carried out. Surface ...
Some constraints and opportunities in the privatization of animal breeding services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Data relating to reproductive parameters of German shepherd bitches were collected from registered German shepherd dog (GSD) breeders with information kept over a 15-year period (1982-1997). The information obtained was ...
Environmental Influence on Water characteristics of Soils in Two Semi-Arid Catchments in Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Influence of soil type and landuse on soil water retention and availability in the semi-arid Sirima and Mukogodo catchments in Laikipia District, were investigated. Representative soils, six in Sirima and four in Mukogodo, ...
An outbreak of a mixed infection of Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum in camels (Camelus dromedaríus) in Saudi Arabia
(1998)
Although both Dermatophilus congolensis and Microsporum gypseum infections
have been reported separately in camels, mixed infection involving both agents
has not been reported to date. The authors describe a mixed infection ...
Bacillus cereus may produce two or more diarrheal enterotoxins
(1997)
Bacillus cereus strains were tested for production of diarrheal enterotoxin by the reverse passive latex agglutination test and for presence of B. cereus enterotoxin gene (beeT) by polymerase chain reaction. About 50% of ...
Fuel Oil and Electricity Consumption in a- Kenyan Milk Powder Factory
(1997)
Fuel oil and electrical energy consumption in a milk processing plant was measured daily for a whole year. The plant has a processing capacity of 150 tons of milk per day. The plant primarily produced milk powder and ...
Carotenoid contents in fresh, dried and processed sweetpotato products
(1999)
In order to understand the effects of drying and processing sweetpotato storage roots into traditional baked food products on their pro-vitamin A contents. Total carotenoids and fJ-carotene were colorimetrically determined. ...