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Ripening of Kenyan Mangoes of the Ngowe variety during Storage at Ambient Temperatures in different Packages
(1997)
Firm mature green Kenyan mangoes of the Ngowe variety were stored at ambient temperatures (22.2 ± 1.3 OC) in perforated fibreboard cartons, and in sealed non perforated polyethylene bags (gauge 150) with and without potassium ...
Waste minimization: water use in a Kenyan milk powder factory
(1997)
Water consumption was measured in a milk processing plant which primarily produces milk powder and butter. There is no milk powder production in the dry season, when the milk is pasteurized and taken elsewhere for packaging. ...
Oil content in fried processed sweetpotato products
(1997)
Ninety jour different sweetpotato cultivars with various dry matter contents were used to process crisps and the end product was analyzed to determine the oil content. A linear relationship between dry matter content in ...
Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Properties in a Highland Area of Central Kenya
(1997)
One of the most important features that is neglected in many soil erosion studies in Africa is the monitoring of changes to the soil during the progress of the experiment. Objectives of this study were therefore to monitor ...
Involving Rural Kenyan Women in the Development of Nutritionally Improved Weaning Foods: Nutribusiness Strategy
(1997)
This paper describes a participatory process employed by three collaborating universities to engage rural Kenyan women, who are members of organized women's groups, in the development of recipes for culturally appropriate, ...
The effects of a controlled-release albendazole capsule (Proftril-Captec) on parasitism in grazing Corriedale ewes in the Nyandarua district of Kenya.
(1997-07)
The effects of intraruminal sustained-release capsules (IRSRCs) on parasitism in grazing Corriedale ewes were investigated over a period of 119 days (4 June-30 September 1993) using 40 ewes aged approximately 2 years and ...
Household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Kenya
(1997)
Despite the widely acknowledged prognosis that the danger of unrelenting hunger and famine looms large in sub-Saharan Africa and that there is a constant need for donors to provide much required food relief, there is a ...
The efficacy of closantel and rafoxanide against fenbendazole- and levamisole-resistant Haemonchus contortus in small ruminants
(University of Nairobi., 1997-10)
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The Antibody Response of Sheep following Infection with Nairobi Sheep Disease Virus
(University of Nairobi,, 1997-10)
The antibody response of sheep to Nairobi sheep disease virus has been studied over a 15-month period by means of the complement fixation, indirect fluorescent antibody, indirect haemagglutination and serum neutralization ...