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Studies of the permanent incisor eruption, and body development, of the Large East African Zebu (Boran) 2. Relations of incisor eruption with body growth, body development, and carcass composition.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)The growth curves for early and late eruptors were compared (steers whose eruption age of the 1st incisor pair was less than the mean and greater than the mean resp.). From birth to 195 wk, early eruptors were heavier than ... -
The incidence of bovine mastitis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)Clinical mastitis was recorded in 294 of 3376 cows in 1971, 476 of 4744 in 1972 and 200 of 4595 in 1973. The California mastitis test was applied to 214 cows in 15 herds during 1972, and subclinical mastitis was detected ... -
Cost of gender gaps in the agricultural sector:The case of kenya and Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The objective of this study was to analyse the cost of the gender gap in agriculture in both Kenya and Rwanda. Data were collected in Makuyu in Muranga County in Kenya and in Musambira in the Southern Province of Rwanda. ... -
The incidence of gamma-globulin and J antigen in sera of foetal calves from zebu cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Fifty sera from zebu foetal calves were examined by sodium sulphite turbidity test, agar gel double diffusion, immunoelectrophoresis and radial immunodiffusion procedures for gamma-globulin, and by an inhibition test for ... -
Duration of Brucella ovis infection in ewes.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Twenty Romney Marsh ewes, some 5 to 40 days pregnant, were inoculated with a strain of B. ovis onto the scarified mucous membrane of the vagina. Establishment of infection was ascertained by recovery of the organisms from ... -
The city of Nairobi: population changes and pattern
(1971)Gives the pattern of population distribution, as based on the 1969 Census, and outlines the changes in the demographic situation of the city's population. A comparison with the 1962 Census shows us a changing balance between ... -
Population trends and demographic problems in Africa with special reference to unemployment.
(1976)This paper examines unemployment as it relates to rural-urban migration and also examines the gap between job expectation and job reality in Kenya. The author links changes in the laborforce to population increase and says ... -
Leucocyte migration inhibition as a model for the demonstration of sensitized cells in East Coast fever
(University of Nairobi, 1974)When bovine peripheral leucocytes were used in a migration inhibition test to detect sensitization to Theileria parva antigens, 76% of cattle that were exposed to T. parva antigens yielded sensitive cells. The reaction was ... -
Characteristics of semen changes during Brucella ovis infection in rams.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The effect of brucellosis on semen quality in rams was studied by means of artificially infecting five rams with a strain of Brucella ovis isolated in Kenya. Infection resulted in reduced semen quality including reduced ... -
An examination of the relationship between the parenting style and male youth participation in violence in Gatanga sub county, Murang’a county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)The impact of violent conflicts has been documented as unquantifiable and ruinous. It is evidenced that current judicial approaches in use are counterprod uctive. There is need to look for social approaches ... -
Population Growth and Resource Development in Africa: A Kenyan Case Study
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Spatial population change — Kenya case study
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Soil and Land-use Survey of the Kano Plain-Nyanza Provinze-Kenya
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Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness among primary school children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Literature describing stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness by children in the developing world is lacking. Children’s mental health issues in the Kenyan context are especially pertinent due to the ... -
Socio-demographics characteristics and patterns of burnout syndrome among college academic staff in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Long periods of work may lead to chronic fatigue which is a precursor of burnout syndrome. To determine the prevalence of burnout Syndrome and the factors associated with its precipitation among the academic staff at Kenya ... -
Education in Revolutionary Africa
(1965)The author examines the problems in organising national systems of education which would enable the teacher and the community to play their full part in the great task of building the future of Africa. Both the teacher and ...