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Effect of poultry waste and grain sorghum supplements on utilization of range hay by small East African goats
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A feeding study was conducted to determine the effect of varying levels of poultry
waste (Pw) and grain sorghum (Gs) on dry matter intake (OMI) and ill vivo dry matter
digestibility (lVDMO) of low-quality range hay fed ...
Response of pigeonpea (cajanus cajan (L.)millsp) to phosphate and nitrogen fertilisers and animal manure.
(1992)
Pigeonpea yields in East Africa are usually low ranging between 600-700
kg /ha. This has been attributed to a number of factors of which soil
factors such as nutrient levels is one of them. Comparatively little research
on ...
Water conservation and crop production under two agroforestry systems: a Laikipia district case study
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The influence of Plectranthus barbatus live fence and
GreviIlea robusta trees on soil moisture and crop
production was explored for two growing seasons
(October - January 1990/91 and March - August, 1991)
at Matanya, ...
The effect of No3-N on Nodulation, dry matter yield and n2 fixed by Calliandra Calothyrsus
(1999)
Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. is a fast- growing leguminous tree which has
been introduced to many tropical regions, including Kenya where it is used in
agroforestry systems for fu elwood, soil improvement, reforestation ...
Development and performance of a toolframe for mechanical sugarcane stool destruction
(1990)
A toolframe on which a pair of disc gangs, two mouldboard
plough bottoms and four disc coulters could be attached, was
designed and fabricated. The design was based on estimated draught
and power requirements as given ...
Reproductive performance of dairy cows and heifers in Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Evaluation of infiltration using the green-ampt model and rainfall-runoff data for lagan and sambret catchments, Kericho, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The Green-Ampt model was used to evaluate the infiltration
parameters by testing it on Sambret and Lagan catchments of Kericho
district, Kenya. The comparison of observed and predicted surface
runoff formed the basis ...
Familial tendency and dietary association of goitre in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A croa-seclional sludy which was descriplive and analylical in nalure was conducted in
1997 among elementary school children age 6-18 years and bolh their biological parenls
in Kucha and Gofa-Zuria woredas. Came-Cola. ...
Smallholder coffee supply response in Kenya
(1993)
Coffee is an important commodity in terms of its value in the world market and is a
major source of foreign exchange earnings for the producer countries. Since the late
1980s the worldwide coffee industry has been plagued ...
Organochlorine pesticide residues in mothers' and cow milk in Iganga and Kampala districts, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The extent of environmental pollution as a result of extensive and indiscriminate use of
pesticides in Uganda has not heen well established. Organochlorine pesticides in
particular are persistent in the environment and ...