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Temperature regulation in the somali donkey (Equus asinus).
(University of Nairobi, 1978-08)
In controlled laboratory experiments the metabolic rate, body temperature, respiratory, sweat and heart rates were measured in adult donkeys weighing between 125 and 180 kg.At high ambient temperatures Ta (40–50°C) the ...
Social Behaviour And Social Relationships Between Female And Male Prepubertal Bovine Calves (Bos Indicus)
(University of Nairobi, 1978-03)
The manifestations of social behaviour between nine female and nine male calves were investigated. Mounting and pushing were analysed as play activities in which male calves are significantly more active and attractive ...
Resting Habits Of Zebu Cattle In A Nocturnal Enclosure
(University of Nairobi, 1978-12)
Over a period of one year, resting habits in a nocturnal enclosure were studied in a cattle herd consisting of cows with their calves and one bull. Individual preferences for particular resting areas were found in all ...
Visceral leishmaniasis animal reservoirs in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
Cultures for leishmaniae were made from the tissues of animals in the Baringo and West Pokot districts of Kenya where kala azar is endemic. 219 lizards were examined and 59 were positive. 27 gerbils (Tatera robusta) and ...
Flowering and fruiting of purple passion fruit at Thika.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
Vines started to flower 5 months after transplanting. The flowers opened between 7 and 9 a.m., depending on the weather conditions, and they remained open until 10 a.m. the following day. Fruit set of flowers covered with ...
Treatment of the repeat breeder cow syndrome in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
One hundred repeat breeder dairy cows have been studied in detail. Although clinically 60 per cent of them were normal bacteria were isolated from the uteri of the majority (90 per cent). Thirty per cent of these isolates ...