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Coat colour: its relevance and influence on reproductive and production performance in Boran Cows
(2005)
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, ...
Health seeking and hygiene behaviours predict nutritional status of pre-school children in a slum area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
A cross-sectional study was conducted during March to May 1997 in four selected slum kebeles (villages) of Addis Ababa in which nutritional status of 758 children aged 6 to 36 months was examined and stratified into ...
Presence of multiple viruses in non-diseased, cultivated shrimp at harvest
(2004)
Histological examinations were carried out with 400 cultivated black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) from 12 commercial rearing ponds from three different areas in Thailand over a period of 3 years. The shrimp were collected ...
Vitamin A supplementation on child morbidity
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Objective: To determine the impact of vitamin A supplementation on child morbidity and nutritional status.
Design: A community based follow-up (interventional) in nature.
Setting: Two randomly selected Weredas (districts) ...
Growth and mortality in sheep and goats under high tsetse challenge in Kenya
(2002)
Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock production and economic development in those areas of Africa where it is endemic. Although small ruminants appear to perform better than cattle in various agro-ecological ...
The logistic model-generated carrying capacities, maximum take rates sustained off- and optimal stocking rates for Kenya's cornmercial ranches
(2006)
This paper deals with the derivation of logistic models for cattle, sheep and goats in a commercial ranching system in Machakos District' Kenya' a savannah ecosystem with average annuar rainfall of 589.3mm and an area of ...
Analysis of public health risks from consumption of informally marketed milk in sub-Saharan African countries
(2000-08-06)
Despite policies to discourage them, informal milk markets account for over 80% of milk sales in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Informal milk market agents include farmer dairy co-operatives, small traders using ...
Groundwater salinlty and depth effects on soil salinlty in a furrow lrirrigated area in Kenya
(2003)
The effect of groundwater salinity and depth on soil salinity was investigated in a furrowirrigated
area of Kenya dqring consecutive wet and dry seasons. The groundwater salinity was
significantly (P < 0.05, R2 = O.75-O.88) ...
Volume of the ligamentum capitis femoris in osteoarthritic hip joints of adult dogs
(2003)
Ventrodorsal pelvic radiographs were made of 32 adult dogs under general anaesthesia. The hip joints were evaluated according to the severity of osteoarthritic changes graded as 0,1,2 or 3. The dogs were euthanased, the ...
Effects of nutrition and draught on reproductive and adrenal functions of female donkeys
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Cyclic ovarian activity and plasma progesterone (P4) concentrations were assessed for 179 days in 5 (free grazing) and 6 (free grazing + high energy and protein-supplemented) normocyclic donkeys. In addition, plasma p4 and ...