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Reproductive efficiency and body temperature in selected herds of Bos Taurus dairy cattle in East Africa
(University of East Africa, 1970)Herds of Friesian and Jersey dairy cattle in three climatically contrasting regions of East Africa were involved; Njoro, in the Kenya Rift Valley; Kampala, to the north of Lake Victoria in Uganda; and Mombasa, on the ... -
Reproductive Hormones And Reproductive Success In Yellow Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus) And Yellow-Olive (Papio Anubis) Hybrids In The Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Several baboon species in the genus Papio exhibit distinct ranges across Africa. Where those ranges meet, hybridization occurs, contributing to genetic diversity and structuring in these species. Hybridization between ... -
Reproductive performance and wastage in Goats in arid and semi arid areas of Kenya with special emphasis on pre-weaning mortality
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1997)This thesis records the results of a study on the reproductive performance and wastage (reproductive efficiency) in indigenous goats in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya, with special emphasis on pre-weaning mortality. The ... -
Reproductive performance of dairy cows and heifers in Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)This thesis describes an investigation into reproductive performance of cows and heifers on smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to describe reproductive management, to ... -
Reproductive performance of the Galla and Toggenburg goats and their crosses in Mwingi district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Goats are an important component of mixed and sustainable livestock and agriculture farming systems in the tropics and form an integral component of the livestock sector in Kenya. Three exotic breeds, the Toggenburg, the ... -
Reproductive Plasticity Of Soybean [glycine Max (l.) Merrill] Intercropped With Maize (zea Mays L.)
(University of NairobiThe Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph, 1994)Resource demand between the reproductive phases of intercropped soybean and maize was staggered both genetically, with cultivars and isolines of differing maturity and photo periodic response, and agronomically, with a ... -
Reproductive traits and milk yield relationship of the Kenya sahiwal cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 1989)Records of the Kenya Sahiwal Stud were analysed with regard to factors affecting reproductive traits and milk yield in temales born in the period 1963 through 1983. Genetic parameters and the relationship among the ... -
Reservoir sedimentation and catchment land use
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1990)The thesis is based on a study of two silted up reservoirs and the surrounding catchment in a semi-arid part of Machakos District, Kenya.The catchment (11. 4 km2) is located near Salama market. 80 km on Nairobi - Mombasa ... -
Residual levels of organochlorine pesticides in selected locally produced foodstuffs in Gezira scheme, Sudan
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1992)The aim of this study was to find out the types of organochlorine (OC) pesticides used in the Gezira irrigation scheme of the Sudan as well as the methods of their application and determine the levels of OC pesticide ... -
Resistance of common bean genotype to foliar fungal and bacterial diseases.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foliar diseases have been reported to cause 45 to 100% of grain losses in common bean. However, conventional management strategies are not effective and sustainable to combat the bean yield losses. The use of host plant ... -
Resource Availability And Productivity, Farmer Efficiency, And Household Food Security In Semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Reading, Uk, 1997-07)The problem of food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is currently one of the principal concerns of policy makers. Food insecurity is an issue that has engaged researchers, politicians, and donors in debate on how it could ... -
Resource hoarding and defensive behaviours of African honey bees (apis mellifera L.) in Kenya
(The University of Guelph, 1993)This thesis is an investigation of patterns of foraging, hoarding food, rearing brood, colony defence and absconding behaviours of 3 African honey bee races in their native habitats in Kenya. The behavours varied both ... -
Resource use efficiency among small scale wheat farmers in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1995)This study evaluates the efficiency of the resources used by the small-scale wheat producers in Uasin Gishu District. The aim of the study is to suggest ways of increasing the productivity of these farms and hence the ... -
Response of African nightshades (solanum villosum) and spider plant (cleome gynandra) to farmyard manure and calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer and pest infestation in Keiyo District, Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2004)The African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) are particularly important as adjunct accompaniment to the staple cereal foods such as the East African corn meal (ugali). In the context of hidden hunger, these local vegetables do ... -
Response of Chia (Salvia Hispanica) to Water Stress, Plant Density and Nitrogen Fertilizer in Two Agro-ecological Zones of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Chia (Salvia hispanica) is gaining popularity worldwide due to its nutritional and health benefits. In Kenya, production of chia seed is relatively new, and the crop has gained attention hence prompting the possibility of ... -
Response of diminazene resistant and diminazene susceptible trypanosoma congolense to treatment with diminazene when occurring as a mixed infection in goats
(Department of Clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1992)The research described in this thesis was carried out to investigate the phenotypic basis of resistance to diminazene (Berenil R) in Trypanosoma congolense. Earlier work has shown that, in both goats and mice, the ... -
The response of finger millet (eleusine coracana (L) gaertn) to salinity
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1986)In a set of experiments, both in the laboratory and in the greenhouse, two varieties of finger miIlet (Enakura and EK-I) were subjected to salinity of graded concentrations; namely -I the control, 4, 8 and 12 mnho cm ... -
Response of green grams to fertilizer Nitrogen, chicken manure application and Rhizobal inoculation
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2005)A field experiment was conducted at the University of Nairobi, Kabete Field Station between April, 2000 and March 200 1 to determine the effects of nitrogen source (organic, inorganic or combination) and rhizobium ... -
The response of maize - pigeonpea Intercrop to nitrogen and phosphate Fertilizers
(2013-05-09)Two experiments were conducted during the short rainy season of October 1989 to April 1990to study the effect of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer application on the intercrops of maize and pigeon pea on their growth, ... -
Response of panlcum maximum jacq. Anderagrqstls superba peyr. To Simultaneous pressure of soil water deficit and simulated grazing In the south central semi-arid rangelands of Kenya
(1999)Kenya's arid and semi-arid areas have been exposed to frequent droughts and overgrazing for a long period of time. The consequence of this has been the degradation of the range forage resources. This study was therefore ...