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Diet Selection And Nutrition Of Sheep (Ovis Aries Linnaeus) And Grant’s Gazelles (Gazella Granti Brooke) On Kapiti Ranch, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)A study was conducted to determine seasonal diet selection and nutritional characteristics of sheep and Grant’s gazelles on Kapiti ranch in southeastern Kenya The frequency and biomass production ot herbaceous plants were ... -
Dietary and water related factors associated with endemic goitre in school children in Awasa district, southern Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1992)A case control study was carried out to identify factors associated with endemic goitre in school children, 6 - 18 years of age, in Awasa district in Sidamo region, South Ethiopia. The factors considered in the study ... -
Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Status of Children (6-23 Months) Consuming Local Food Recipes in Vihiga County, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Complementary feeding still remains a challenge in Kenya today. Nutrient inadequacy is a key issue coupled with low diversity of foods used for preparation of complementary foods for children less than two years among other ... -
Dietary diversity and prevalence of Maternal night blindness among Women in rural Kenya: A comparative study of selected Sub-locations In Makindu, Kilifi and Kisumu-east Districts
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2011-08)Background: Although the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in Kenya is estimated to be of sustained public health significance, information is scanty on the same among cassava reliant populations in Kenya who are targeted ... -
Dietary diversity as an indicator for nutrient adequacy and nutritional status among nonbreastfeeding 2 to 5 year old children in Mbooni division-kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2009)During recent years, considerable attention has been paid to global improvement of feeding of infants and young children in developing countries. Monitoring and evaluation of nutrition improvement programs in community ... -
Dietary management during and in the absence of diarrhoea in children 4-36 months of age in peri-urban Nakuru
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)Research on dietary practices and belief systems in disease can provide better guidelines for programme strategies, for pub lIc health planning as we 11 as advance theoretical understanding of human responses to ... -
Dietary management of hospitalized HIV/aids patients; a case study of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Technology & Nutrition, 2005-01)A prospective study (qualitative in nature) was carried out on 56, purposively selected my seropositive adult males and females hospitalized at the Kenyatta National Hospital, situated in Nairobi. The objective of this ... -
Dietary patterns and nutritional status of asymptomatic HIV-l seropositive and HIV-l seronegative women in Nairobi-Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)A clinic based five months cross-sectional, but comparative study was carried out on 204, randomly selected asymptomatic HIV Seropositive (cases) and my Seronegative (controls) in a health facility in a Nairobi maternal ... -
Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0-24 Months Attending Daycare Centres in Naivasha
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Parents of most young children in Naivasha, leave their children in day care centres while their working on flower farms to earn a living. Poverty and various economic factors limit the quality of nutrition and the amount ... -
Differences and Relationships Within Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Five Selected Soils in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Knowledge on physical and chemical factors in any soil is important to any one who uses the soil. This may be in agriculture or any other purposes as engineering eg. road construction, dam construction and large civil ... -
Differential factors between participants and non-participants in women groups and their relationship with nutritional status of children below the age of five years, in Msambweni location, Kwale district - Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1999)This comparative study was carried out betwe-en· members and non members of women groups living in Msambweni Location, Kwale district. The aim of the study was to identify characteristics of mothers and households that ... -
The diffusion of hybrid maize in Western Kenya
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Digestibility and nutritive value of maize stover, rice straw, wheat straw and oat straw treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and Magadi soda
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Digestibility, feeding value and limiting amino acids in high-fibre and fibre-reduced sunflower cakes fed to tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001)Four experiments were conducted at the University of Nairobi, in Kenya, to determine the effect of reducing the amount of fibre in sunflower cake on nutrient digestibility and feed utilization in tilapia (O. niloticus), ... -
Dinka cattle trade: A study of socio-economic transformation in a semi-pastoral society
(University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Diplodia Die-back Of Exotic Pine5 In Kenya Caused By Diplodiahi Pinea (desm) Kickx. Fl. F Landrs
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Agriculture, 1978) -
The direct and indirect effects of road quality Improvement: a study of fertilizer use and Potato Yield in Kinangop division, Nyandarua District, Kenya
(1997)A survey of a number of studies, both empirical and theoretical, indicates a close link between road improvement and agricultural change. Improved roads provide rural people with access to markets, goods and services ... -
Disorders of the claw and their association with Laminitis in smallholder zero-grazed dairy cows
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 300 zero-grazed dairy cows from 32 smallholder dairy units were examined for claw lesions in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of the study was to determine ... -
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in the canine
(Faculty of Agriculture.Colorado State University, 1975)A panel of tests was selected and evaluated for the diagnosis of di s s e rrrin at.ed intravascular coagulation (DIC). The cr;iteria used in the selection of these tests was that they collectively rnu at be accurate, ...