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Bee pollination enhances crop yield and fruit quality in Kakamega , Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
In Kenya small-holder farmers, who form the main agricultural producers, do not manage pollination but rely on the wild to provide pollination services. With continued habitat fragmentation, there is likelihood of pollinator ...
Assessment and monitoring of nutrient flows and stocks to determine appropriate integrated nutrient management strategies
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
Evaluation of the performance of the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat composites: Additive and non-additive genetic parameters
(University of Nairobi, 2007-10)
Growth data from 6800 progeny of straightbreds, intermediate crosses and the resulting Kenya Dual Purpose Goat (KDPG) composites from 1982 to 2004 were used to estimate additive and non-additive genetic parameters. The ...
Morphometry and allometry of the postnatal marsupial lung development: an ultrastructural study
(ScienceDirect, 2003)
An utrastructural morphometric study of the postnatally remodelling lungs of the quokka wallaby (Setonix brachyurus) was undertaken. Allometric scaling of the volumes of the parenchymal components against body mass was ...
Code Number: nd07017
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Coat Colour: Its Relevance and Influence on Reproductive and Production Performance in Boran Cows
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
Data on 680 heifers, 1894 calving and 1014 calves of Kenya Boran cattle, covering periods between 11 and 23 years, were used to assess the influence of coat colour and factors such as year and month of birth, sex, parity, ...
Animal Welfare The Impact of Customized Lectures on Knowledge and Perceptions of Veterinary Students on Animal Welfare and Related Legislations
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2009)
A study was designed to investigate the knowledge and perceptions of animal welfare and related legislations among graduating Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine students from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. A questionnaire ...
Evaluation Of French Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Cultivars And Breeding Lines For Resistance To Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Pests In Kenya.
(2007)
Nine French bean commercial varieties and over ninety breeding lines were assessed to ascertain their susceptibility to thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Samples of thrips ...
Feeding Characteristics Of Sheep (ovis Aries Linnaeus) And Grants Gazelles (gazella Granti Brooke) On Kapiti Ranch, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
A study was conducted to determine dietary characteristics of sheep and Grant's gazelles on Kapiti Ranch, Kenya. The dietary botanical composition was determined using the microhistological technique. Plant species in the ...