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Technical Efficiency in Kenya’s Sugar Production: a Stochastic Frontier Approach.
(In Press, 2009)
This study measured technical efficiency overtime and explored sources of technical inefficiency of sugar mills in Kenya. A time varying translog stochastic production frontier was simultaneously estimated with
inefficiency ...
The canopy effects of prosopis juliflora (dc.) and acacia tortilis (hayne) trees on herbaceous plants species and soil physico-chemical properties in Njemps flats, Kenya
(2009)
The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant ...
Hydrologic properties of grazed perennial swards in semiarid Southeastern Kenya.
(2009)
Identification of plant resources that persist under grazing pressure, support desirable production levels of and at the same time protecti the grazing environment is central to sustainable livestock production' This study ...
Molecularand immunological characterization of Babesia gibsoni and Babesia microti heat shockprotein-70
(2009)
Serological immunoscreening was used to identify a gene
encoding heat shock protein-70 from Babesia gibsoni
(BgHSP-70) that showed high homology with HSP-70s
from other apicomplexan parasites. This gene corresponded
to ...
A cross-sectional study of Salmonella in pre-slaughter pigs in a production compartment of northern Thailand
(University of Nairobi, 2009-01)
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella and to associate management factors in fattening pigs in a production compartment of northern Thailand. A total of 194 fecal samples and 166 ...
The tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of Kenya and a redescription of the species Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer (Acari: Tetranychidae) based on males
(2009)
This paper reports 18 tetranychid mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) from various plant hosts in Kenya. Four species of
these belong to the subfamily Bryobiinae and the other 14 belong to the subfamily Tetranychinae. ...
Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Eastern Africa
(2009-08)
Although Uganda has many wetlands and lies on the migratory flyway for birds flying
from Siberia through the Middle East and moving along the great Rift Valley to
Southern Africa, it has not yet experienced avian influenza ...
Organic based nutrient management strategies: Effect on soil nutrient availability and maize (Zea mays L.) performance in Njoro, Kenya
(2009)
A field experiment based on the concept of organic nutrient management (ONM) was conducted in Njoro, Kenya to test the effect of improved legume fallows; crotalaria (CR), lablab (LB), garden pea (GP) and natural fallow ...
Basic Principles of veterinary surgery
(University of Nairobi Press, 2009)
This handbook has been prepared for clinical veterinary students and veterinary practitioners. The aim is to provide the reader with a set of standard annotations covering the basics of general pre-surgical materials and ...
Policy Impact on Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega Districts of Western Kenya. AJAR ,2009.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
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