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Energy Conservation in Milk Processing Plants
(1992)
Milk processing plants utilise both fossil fuel energy
and electrical energy. In recent years, there has been
considerable interest in efficient utilisation of energy
in these plants. The reasons for this include the ...
Fluoride in fish from lakes of great Rift Valley, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Fluoride (F) levels in the fillet of 4 species of fish (Tilapia leucostictus, T. zilii, T. nilotica, Micropterus salmoides) ranged from 1.3 to 2.0 mg F/kg wet weight, while the bone levels ranged from 117 to 211 mg F/kg. ...
A study of blocked teats in small scale dairy farms
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)
Fifty five cases of blocked teats from 34 lactating dairy cows are reported. Breed and mammary quarter had no effect but significantly more teats were blocked at the canal than either the base or the tip. The majority of ...
Reproductive wastage and mortality as productivity components in dairying: an impact analysis method for sustained production systems.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Data from the literature and the Kenya Milk Record Organisation and Livestock Recording Centre were input to an interactive computer program (PRY) to study the magnitude of changes in yields and product prices required to ...
Genetic and environmental variation in reproductive and lactational performance of Jersey cattle in the coastal lowland semi-humid tropics
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Reproductive and lactational performances, including length of productive life, were evaluated from records for 1960 to 1988 for a Jersey herd in coastal lowland semi-humid Kenya. The herd grazed natural pastures and until ...
Drug quality control work in Daru: observations during 1983-1986
(1992)
During a 4 year period (January J 983 to December J 986), 418 requests for drug analysis were received in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit, Department or Pharmacy, University or Nairobi. or these requests, 212 were from ...
Mitogenic Activities in African traditional herbal medicines
(1992)
Mitogenic activities in African traditional herbal rued icines were examined using protein fractions obtained from their extracts by precipitation with am¬monium sulfate. Potent mitogenic activities for human and mouse ...
Effect of nitrogen and variety on essential-oil yield and composition from chamomile flowers.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1992)
The effects of N (0, 75, 150 or 225 mg/2.7 litre pot) on the essential oil content and composition of the flowers of 2 Matricaria chamomilla [Chamomilla recutita] cultivars were investigated. N (up to 150 mg/pot) significantly ...
Actinomyces pyogenes mastitis.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Seasonal incidence, antibiotic sensitivity and associated bacteria were studied for 50 cases of A. pyogenes mastitis during 1983-89. No seasonal pattern was observed. Resistance to sulfonamide and nitrofuran was observed, ...
Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Fish from Lake Naivasha and Tana River, Kenya
(1992)
Organochlorine pesticides such as DDT, dieldrin and lindane are pesticides used in agriculture and public health. The chemicals persist in the environment and accumulate in fatty tissues of living organisms. Toxicity of ...