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An evaluation of the economic performance of the national dairy development project: the case of Meru rural dairy processing plant
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
This study was undertak en to evaluate the Economic
Performance of the Meru Rural Dairy Development Project.
The main objectives of this study were:
(i) to evaluate the capacity utilization rates by Meru
Rural Dairy ...
Studies in Epidemiology and control of Rabies in Machakos District, Kenya
(1998-09)
This thesis describes a study of the epidemiology and control of rabies in Machakos District
of Kenya. The main objectives were: I) to design and implement a community-based, active
surveillance programme to estimate ...
Agronomic practices for nitrogen fixation in alfalfa seed production and the establishment year
(1994)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed production in western
Canada involves establishing the crop during the first year and
harvesting seed during the subsequent years. Therefore, seed
production has been restricted almost ...
A survey of the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) infection in dogs along the Kenya coast
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitisi also known as heartworm is the causative
agent of dirofilariasis, a major condition in the dogs which is associated with
debility and deaths in severe cases. It is known to occur in dogs ...
The epidemiology and immunodiagnosis of hydatid disease in Kenya
(1991)
Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan cyclozoonosis which occurs with varying intensity in different parts of the world. The disease is caused by the larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786). This zoonosis is endemic ...
The effect of organic and inorganic amendments on phosphorus release and availability from two phosphate rocks and triple superphosphate in phosphorus fixing soils
(1999)
Phosphorus deficiency limits crop production in western Kenya due to low native soil
P, continuous cultivation without adequate P fertilization and often high soil P fixation.
The use of commercial P fertilizers by small ...
The economics of East Coast Fever immunization in Uganda
(1993-09)
The livestock sub-sector of the agricultural sector plays an important role in the
economic and social development of Uganda. It contributes about 30 percent of
agricultural Gross Domestic Product. The sub-sector is very ...
Rovenance variation of salt tolerance and seedling nutrition in acacia Tortilis (Forsk.) Hayne
(1994)
Variation of growth and salt tolerance was studied at increasing external salinity in sevenseed
provenances of Acacia tortilis from saline (Sigor, Katilu, Mwatate and Isiolo) and nonsaline
(Kibwezi, Wamba and Kitui) ...