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Nutritive evaluation of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) in broiler chicken diets
(1996)
Studies were carried out to determine the nutritive value
of grain amaranth as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens and
assess the extent to which it could replace maize in broiler
diets. Three grain species were ...
Effects of diammonium phosphate and potassium application and deflowering on yield and quality of coepea (Vigna unguiculate (L) Walp) leaves
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1996)
Two experimients were carried out during the short rains of 1992 and the long rains of 1992 and the long rains of 1993 at the University of Nairobi’s Kabete Campus Field Station to study the effects of; (i) diammonium ...
Use of fresh cassava and sweet potato root pulps in cake making
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Fresh pulps of three cassava cultivars (cv. Serexe, cv.
Dnrika, cv. Namba munana) and two sweet potato cultivars (cv.
MaaenQ-L4, cv. BiaalB) , were characterised for their physicochemical
properties and related to those ...
Khushwala Kumuse the Ritual and Its Significance Among Babukusu of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Shelter in Peri-urban Areas Informal Settlement, Kenya
(1996)
Over one third of urban households in Kenya live in
informal settlements, lacking basic infrastructure and urban
services. There is a general consensus that the environmental
and health implications of these settlements ...
Gender Discrimination and Inequality: a Look Into Female Work Roles in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Evaluation of black jack (Bidens Pilosa L.) resistance to paraquat
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Two experiments were conducted to study resistance of Bidens. pilosa to paraquat. A
resistant and susceptible biotypes of the weed were used. The first experiment looked at the
effect of paraquat application rate on ...
Development of a colorimetric assay to assess drug susceptibilities in trypanosoma congolense
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
When propagated in vitro bloodstream forms of all Trypanosoma brucei subspecies give
suspension cultures while T Congolense gives predominantly adherent ones. As a result, in
vitro assays used in assessing drug sensitivity ...
Cash Crop Economy and Family Labour Organization - a Case Study of the Mumias Sugar Outgrowers Scheme
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
In this study it was hypothesized that the introduction of a cash crop in a well established subsistence economy was likely to alter the household labour organization and use. The study centered on the simple theme of ...