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Security of tenure and land productivity in Kenya
(1994)
The chapter examines the theory that security of tenure leads to higher yields through its effects on credit, inputs, and land improvements. A survey of 406 households in the densely populated Nyeri and Kakanega districts ...
Partial purification of a putative membrane bound androgen binding protein in the dog cauda epididymis
(1994)
I. An androgen binding protein(s) has been partially purified from cell plasma membranes of dog epididymides.
2. The protein(s) has a pI of 5.3 and an association constant of (l.l3 x 109 M-1).
3. Conclusive demonstration ...
Fine structure of the nephron in the euryhaline teleost, Oreochromis niloticus.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
Ultrastructural studies were carried out on the nephron of a euryhaline teleost, Oreochromis niloticus. The nephron consisted of a renal corpuscle, neck segment, bisegmental proximal tubule and a distal tubule. Renal ...
Thermal Responses of Late Embryos and Hatchlings of the Sooty Tern
(1994)
Oxygen consumption (VO<sub>2</sub>) and body temperature (T<sub>b</sub>) of young Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata) were measured during late incubation and in the first 24 hr after hatching at ambient temperatures (T<sub>a</sub>) ...
Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense and T. vivax infections in horses on a farm in Kenya
(1994)
Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ...
Factors influencing calf growth and daily weight gain on smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
Dairy calf growth was studied on 90 randomly selected smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya between July 1991 and June 1992. The data were stratified by dairy society and farm in a two-stage random sampling ...
Potential of onion seed production in a tropical environment
(1994)
Most tropical countries near the equator import much of their onion seeds because temperatures are not cool enough to induce optimal flowering. The possibility of producing onion (Allium cepa) seed using artificial ...
Coliform counts and Escherichia coli in raw commercial milk from dairy farmers in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1994)
The rate of contamination with coliforms and incidence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in raw milk supplied by farmers to dairy cooperative societies for marketing was investigated. About forty two (42.2%) percent of the ...