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Nutrition Status of Children Under-Five Years in Cassava Consuming Communities in Nambale, Busia of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-06)
A study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of under-five child population within cassava consuming community in Nambale of western Kenya. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio -economic data, ...
Parasitic causes of liver and heart condemnation and their economic effects in the Lake Victoria Basin: a retrospective abattoir survey in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(2012)
Malnutrition is a major cause of human mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and every effort must be made to
conserve the available sources of protein for human use. Animals and especially livestock are a major source of ...
Economic Evaluation of Grain Amaranth Production in Kamuli District, Uganda
(2012)
n Uganda, grain amaranth is relatively new and has generally not been considered as an important crop compared to other grain crops and legumes. This study was therefore conducted to determine factors affecting adoption ...
Peste des petits ruminants in Kenya; Pastoralist knowledge of the disease in goats in Samburu and Baringo Counties
(2012)
Peste des Petits Ruminants disease outbreak was reported in Turkana County in Kenya in 2007. This was the
first time PPR had clinically been reported in Kenya. Peste des Petits Ruminants disease was then assumed to ...
The suspended formalin test: A method designed for studying formalin-induced behaviour in the Speke's Hingeback Tortoise (Kinixys spekii)
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The present study aimed to develop a method for testing pain-related behaviour induced by formalin in the Speke’s hingeback tortoise (Kinixys spekii). These animals retract their head and limbs into their shell when ...
Affifen 10.8EC (Pyriproxifen 100g/l) against Aphids, Whiteflies and Thrips in Common bean
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Which policy would work better for improved soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa, fertilizer subsidies or carbon credits?
(2012-07)
Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt improved land management practices which can improve yields and incomes? The reason is not always because these practices are uneconomical but sometimes it is because resource ...