Browsing by Author "Musalia, Levi"
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Determination of Essential Minerals and Toxic Elements Composition of the Natural Licks Consumed By Livestock in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
Nderi, Onesmus Munene; Musalia, Levi; Ombaka, Ochieng (2015-11)Consumption of natural licks is common among domestic animals under natural circumstances, and as a substitute to commercial mineral licks among smallholder livestock keepers in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya, with a believe ... -
Determination of essential minerals and toxic elements composition of the natural licks consumed by livestock in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
Nderi, Onesmus; Musalia, Levi; Ombaka, Ochieng (2015-11)The aim of this study was to determine the quantities of essential and toxic elements in the natural licks consumed by livestock in Igambang'ombe Division in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya. Ten highly used licks, five moderately ... -
EFFECTS OF SOIL COMPOSITION, CULTIVAR AND RAINFALL ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SWEET POTATO IN KENYAN HIGHLANDS
Kinyua, James; Musalia, Levi; Migwi, Perminus; Muriithi, Gideon (Chuka University, 2022)Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is grown for human consumption, animal feeding, and industrial products. Six sweet potato cultivars were on farm planted during the long rains in different agro-ecological zones (AEZ); ... -
Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Containing Blood Meal as a Replacement of Fish Meal
Kirimi, James; Musalia, Levi; Magana, Adiel; Munguti, Jonathan (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016)Abstract A 100 days experiment was conducted to determine the effect of feeding blood meal (BM) as a replacement of fish meal (FM), as the main source of animal protein, on growth rate and economic performance of Nile ...