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Preliminary selection results for body weight in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(2015-04)
Body weight at 12 weeks of age records of 443 indigenous chicken, progeny of 44
sires were used to estimate preliminary results of selection for growth in indigenous chicken
in Kenya after two generations of selection. ...
Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women’s rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for implementation …
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-01)
Background
Despite years of growing concern about poor provider attitudes and women experiencing mistreatment during facility based childbirth, there are limited interventions that specifically focus on addressing these ...
Economic analysis of different options in integrated pest and soil fertility management in maize systems of Western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-09-01)
The major biotic constraints to the production of maize, the major staple food in Western Kenya, are field pests such as Striga and stem borers, and low soil fertility. To counter these constraints, new cropping systems ...
Methane emissions from riverine and swampy coastal wetlands: influence of open and macrophyte‐infested areas
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011-11)
he atmospheric concentration of methane (CH4) exerts a strong influence on the global climate. Notably, wetlands are important CH4 sources, whose emission represents an ecosystem process depending on such wetland characteristics ...
Consumption, indigeneous knowledge and cultural values of the lakefly species within the Lake Victoria region
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2016)
Of the edible insects, lakeflies (Chaoborus and Chironomus sp) are least documented as items of human consumption. They are eaten by the Luo communities living within the Lake Victoria basin. The purpose of this study was ...
Performance of growing goats fed urea sprayed maize stover and supplemented with graded levels of Tithonia diversifolia
(THE ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL, 2017-07-01)
A study was carried out to examine the effect of supplementing urea-sprayed
maize stover with incremental levels of Tithonia diversifolia (Tithonia) forage on dry matter
(DM) intake, digestibility and live weight ...
Genetic Relationship between Lactation Curve Traits in Dairy Cattle
(2010)
Dairy cattle selection strategy in Kenya
prefers cows with good 305-day lactation milk yield
(TMY) in previous parity. This has improved milk
production although increased incidences of
physiological disorders and ...
Weather index insurance, agricultural input use, and crop productivity in Kenya
(GlobalFood Discussion Papers, 2017)
Weather risk is a serious issue in the African small farm sector, which will further aggravate due to climate change. Farmers typically react by using low amounts of agricultural inputs. Low input use can help to minimize ...
An Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment for Adoption of Varieties in Uganda and Kenya
(Adv in Nutr Fd Sci: ANAFS-101, 2018)
Cassava is a major staple in Sub-Sahara Africa, securing several households against food poverty and hunger. However
like other tropical crops, cassava is susceptible to diseases, thus threatening millions with food ...
Genetic diversity and population structure of Striga hermonthica populations from Kenya and Nigeria
(2017-10)
Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed that poses a serious threat to the production of economically important
cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. The existence of genetic
diversity within and between S. hermonthica populations ...