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Factors Associated With Morbidity And Mortality In Selected Ungulate Species In Al Ain Wildlife Park And Resort, United Arab Emirates.
(2012)
Captive populations of endangered species are often viewed as a safeguard against
extinction, and in the case of extinction in the wild, a last chance for revival. The current
study was conducted at the AI Ain Wildlife ...
Field evaluation and experimentation of farmers' striga Hermonthica control strategies in Western Kenya
(2013)
Weed infestation in maize, especially the witch weed (Striga hermonthica). is a serious
problem in soils of western Kenya and thus low yield. Various control methods are in
place but their practice and adoptions by fanners ...
Analysis of genetic variability for yield and grain quality characters of two-line F1 rice (Oryza sativa L.) hybrids
(2012)
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important staple food in Kenya but the country
produces only 20% of the domestic demand of this crop. Over the last four
decades, development of Fi hybrid rice has become an important strategy ...
Characterisation of the drug sensitivity and species of trypanosomes isolated from camels in Marsabit, Kenya, between 1979 and 1993
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Trypanosomiasis is one of the most important diseases in the tropics and especially Africa due to
its negative impact on livestock productivity. For effective chemotherapeutic control, it is
necessary that constant ...
Estimation of the carrying capacity and stocking rate of cattle and sheep in Konza, Kenya: a systems analysis approach
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
The key to sustained production in rangelands entails a good understanding of the carrying
capacity of the land, the determination of the proper species mix and the proper stocking
levels.Despite the mention of carrying ...
Measuring food security: identifying indicators for monitoring and evaluation of a food security project in Vihiga District, Kenya.
(2005-01)
The Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) food security project III Vihiga
District aims at improving the quality of life by supporting communities to attain food
security through improved agricultural and nutritional ...
Erosion hazard assessment in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro basin of Kenya: Application of GIS, USLE and EUROSEM
(1999)
A methodology was developed for assessing soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro
basin of Kenya, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Universal Soil Loss
Equation (USLE) and the European Soil Erosion ...
Evaluation of the integral membrane proteins of juvenile fasciola gigantica for control of ovine fascioliasis
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Phase separation of Fasciola gigantica metacercarial homogenate was
carried out using non-ionic detergent Triton X-114. The protein composition of the
homogenate (FgWh), detergent phase (FgTx) and the aqueous phase (FgAq) ...
The effect of nitrogen application and deflowering on vegetative growth, yield and quality; and postharvest storage stability
(1993)
Two experiments were cond~c~ed between August, 1990
and April, 1991, at the Faculty of Agriculture Field
Station, Kabete Campus, Universi~y of Nairobi to study the
effects of nitrogen rates (0, :"3, 26 and 52 kgN/ha) ...
Primary production and standing biomass estimation of Acacia reficiens and a. Senegal on the mountain slopes and Lowlands of Ngurunit region in the arid south-western Marsabit, northern Kenya.
(1994)
Two Acacia species (Acacia reficiens and A. Senegal) on two topographic sites (mountain
slopes and lowlands) were studied for both standing biomass supported and annual aboveground
production. The study was laid out as ...