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The Perfomance of Hides and Skins Sub – Sector and Associated Economic Losses in Wajir County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The African problem with hides and skins value chain comes from; poor quality of raw materials, lack of efficient marketing structures, lack of incentives for quality production and export of raw and semi processed hides ... -
Performance analysis of different subsurface drainage materials installed in the lowlands of Mumias sugar company estate
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, 1996)The Murnias Sugar Company (MSC), which is the study area, has a nucleus estate measuring over 3,000 ha. These comprise 2,527 ha of well drained uplands and 870 ha of poorly drained lowlands. The poorly drained lowlands ... -
Performance And Cost Of Production Of New Zealand White, California White Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) Breeds And Their Cross Under Two Feeding Regimes
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A study was carried out to assess the performance, cost of production and carcass characteristics of New Zealand White (NZW), California White (CAL) and NZW x CAL crossbreed (ZxC) growing rabbits under two feeding regimes ... -
Performance and Meat Quality of Broiler Chicken Fed Diets Enriched With Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) Larvae Meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Insects are a common feedstuff for wild birds and scavenging poultry. Prospects of insects inclusion in compounded animal feeds as cheaper alternative protein sources has lately attracted intercontinental attention. Black ... -
Performance and Water Productivity of Selected Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L) Varieties Intercropped With Common Beans in Katumani - Kenya
(UON, 2021)The main deterrent factors for achieving sustainable agricultural production in Eastern Kenya are irregular rainfall and low available water capacity. Knowledge on crop performance, water needs and optimization of deficit ... -
Performance evaluation and constraints for adoption of soil and water conservation measures in Gojam highlands, Ethiopia
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricul tural Engineering, 1997)Data on rainfall, runoff, soil loss, crop yield and land use have been collected from Anjeni soil conservation research unit since 1984, in order to evaluate the performance of different soil and water conservation ... -
The performance of animal drawn mouldboard ploughs
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1990)The geometry of four ploughs was characterised by taking various angular and linear measurements of the salient features of the plough body based on the method described by Boer (1966). Two of the ploughs were ... -
Performance of Ayrshire-Sahiwal crossbred calves at the coast
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 1990)Data from Mariakani Animal Production Research Sub- Centre, at the Coast Province of Kenya, was used to estimate genetic and environmental effects on birth weight, preweaning average daily gain, we~hing weight (at 5 ... -
Performance Of Bean Genotypes Under Disease Pressure In Different Environments And Planting Dates In Western Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The common dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), plays an important dietary role as the second most important source of human dietary protein and the third most important source of calories of all agricultural commodities ... -
Performance of crossbred dairy goats in smallholder farms in central Kenya
(Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1998)Performance of Saanen/Toggenburg crosses and their Alpine sired crossbreds in Nyeri district in Central Kenya was studied. Data was analysed for 112 does which kidded between 1994 and 1996 and 59 kids (31 singles and 14 ... -
Performance of Dairy animals Under Two Feeding Systems in Kiambu and Nyandarua Districts, Central Kenya
(Departmeni of Animal Production, 2002)To compare the performance of dairy animals under stall feeding and pasture grazing, a study was carried out in Kiambu (stall fed animals) and Nyandarua disctricts (pasture grazed). A total of23 dairy farmers were ... -
Performance of dairy cows under “one cow program” in Northern Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In 2006, the government of Rwanda started “One cow program” whereby a dairy cow is given to a poor family in order improve household nutrition and incomes through milk consumption and sell of extra milk. To document the ... -
Performance Of Doubled Haploid Maize Inbred Lines In Fl Hybrids Under Stress And Non-stress Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Drought, which is a major constraint to maize production in Kenya, is a difficult trait to breed for in this crop. Conventionally, it takes 10-15 years of breeding to develop homozygous and homogeneous inbred lines. ... -
Performance of farmer-preferred maize varieties intercropped with beans in the semi-arid regions of kenya
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2010)Recurrent droughts are often associated with maize crop failures and therefore food insecurity especially in semi-arid areas of Kenya. To cope with drought, farmers are advised to adopt drought tolerant maize varieties and ... -
Performance of Food Safety Management Systems in the Fresh Produce Export Processing Sector in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2013-09)Food producers are required to implement different food safety and quality assurance standards and guidelines. This may result in variable food safety performance or output due to differences in technological development, ... -
Performance of Interspecific Arabusta Coffee Hybrids for Yield, Cup Quality, and Disease Resistance.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The Kenya annual coffee production has in recent years declined due to different factors such as change of land use and biotic stresses, despite the country being one of the world’s producers of high-quality coffee. This ... -
Performance of Sahiwal and Friesian heifers fed on napier grass supplemented with graded levels of lucerne
(1999)Two experiments designated A and B were conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing napier grass with lucerne on dry matter intake (DMI) and weight gain (ADG) of Friesian and Sahiwal heifers. In experiment A which ... -
Performance of the community based growth monitoring programme in Matuga Division of Kwale District, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013-08)A community based growth monitoring programme is implemented by trained and motivated community health workers at the village or household level. The programme is supported and supervised by skilled personnel from relevant ... -
Performance of the community based management of acute malnutrition (cmam) programme for children 6-59 months old in lilongwe rural, Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Since the inception of the community based management of acute malnutrition in 2006 in Lilongwe rural the process has not been assesed to gauge its perfomance. The main objective of this study was to assess the performance ... -
Performance Of The Nutrition Care, Support And Treatment Programme For Malnourished People With Hiv On Antiretroviral Therapy
(University of Nairobi, 2011)In spite of financial, human and material resources investment in Nutrition Care, Support and Treatment programme for close to five years by the Government of Malawi and its collaborating partners, the programme had never ...