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Rehabilitation Of Soils Formerly Under Tea Using Phosphorus Sources As Soil Amendments
(University of Nairobi., 1995)
Soil chemical factors responsible for stagnation and/or decline in yields of tea (C .
sinensis L.) failure of alternative crops such as field bean (p. Vulgaris L.) to establish in
former tea soils and their amendments ...
Effect Of Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil On Hatching Success And Associated Changes In The Pipping Muscle (ilusculus Complexus) In Embryos Of Domestic Chickens (gallus Gallus)
(University of Nairobi, 1992-05-26)
Fertile White Leghorn chicken eggs were exposed to 0,1,2,4,6,8, and 16 ~L of Prudhoe Bay Crude oil (PBCO) on day 9 of incubation. The effects of oil on percentage pipping, percentage hatchability, body weight gains post ...
A comparison of different Grasses as filter strips for Soil and Water conservation on Crop Land
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The experiment involved comparing three types of
grasses when used as filter strips for soil and water
conservation on cropland. The slope of the land was
approximately 8%. The soils were the eutric nitosols
developed ...
Comparison of the efficacy of three anthelmintic Drugs against mixed natural Gastrointestinal Nematode infections in Camel(camelus dromedarius) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This study was undertaken to identify the types of helminth
parasites in camels, their prevalence rates in different seasons, the
effects of age and sex of camels on helminth infestation rates and to
compare the efficacy ...
Studies on actinobacillus seminis as a cause of ovine epididymo-orchitis on two ranches in Machakos and Kajiado Districts of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A farmer in stony Athi, Machakos, reported testicular swellings in some rams in
his dorper flock, and was worried about their subsequent fertility. Such swellings are often
caused by contagious epididymitis and orchitis, ...
Forage intake and nutritive value of sheep and goat diets in South-eastern Kenya
(1996)
The forage intake, botanical composition and nutritive value
of diets selected by free-ranging sheep and goats grazing together
in south-eastern Kenya were determined. Forage intake was estimated
using chromium sesquioxide ...
Community based resource management:Constraints and potentials - a Kenyan case study
(1994)
This thesis evaluates the suitability of a Community-Based Resource Management
(CBRM) strategy to resolve the resource use conflicts in Tana Delta, Kenya and
proposes a model of CBRM which would protect the environment. ...
A description of the pastoral Camel production system in Moyale District, Kenya
(1999)
A description of the pastoral camel production system of the camel keeping pastoralists of Moyale
district is presented. The study focuses on herd management, identification of production constraints
and explores ...
Determination of regional and aggregate price elasticities in the Pyrethrum industry
(1991)
Pyrethrum production has over time been declining. This decline is a serious problem given that it reflects loss of foreign exchange earnings. The aim of this study was therefore to identify and analyse the factors responsible ...
Comparison of the effects of supplementing diets of Protein Energy malnourished children at Mbooni family life training centre with milk-yellow Maize Porridge or Tempe-yellow Maize Porridge
(1995)
A prospective case control study, (a clinical trial type and interventional in nature) was carried out
at Mbooni Family Life Training Centre. Effects on weight gain, growth rate, diarrhoea experience
and rehabilitation ...