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Performance of growing Small East African Goats offered Rhodes grass hay and supplemented with a 1:1 mixture of Maerua angolensis: Zizyphus mucronata leaf browses.
(Livestock Research for Rural Development 22 (9) 2010, 2010)
A 56-day experiment was conducted to examine the contribution of Maerua angolensis and Zizyphus mucronata, mixed on a 1:1 ratio as a supplement to growing Small East African Goats fed a basal diet of Chloris gayana hay. ...
Nutritive Value of Bakery Products From Wheat and Pumpkin Composite Flour
(2017)
The pumpkin fruit of the species C. moschata Duchesne has great nutritional potential, but remains under-utilized in Kenya. The fruits have diverse health enhancing properties. This vegetable-fruit has potential to be ...
Effects of Supplementing Chloris gayana Hay and Maerua angolensis with Graded Levels of Maize Germ Meal on Voluntary Feed Intake, Diet Digestion, Nitrogen Balance and Average Daily Gains of Growing Small East African Goats
(2010-07)
Maerua angolensis and graded levels of maize germ meal were offered to Small East African goats to assess the effects on voluntary feed intake, diet digestion, nitrogen balance and growth. The M. angolensis was offered at ...
Supplementing Rhodes grass Chloris gayana hay with Maerua angolensis improves weight gain of growing small East African goats
(2018)
To study the performance of Small East African goats fed Rhodes grass(Chloris gayana) hay supplemented with 5 levels of Maerua angolensis (0, 15, 20, 25, 30g DM W0.75) 20 goats were divided into five groups and randomly ...
Grazing Behaviour of Saanen and Toggenburg Goats in Sub-Humid Tropical Conditions of Kenya
(2001-03-22)
The behavior of 6 Toggenburg and 6 Saanen female goats, grazing on natural vegetation in a
modified sub-humid tropical environment of Kenya, was studied during the dry (January and
February) and wet (April and May) seasons ...
‘Identity, Politics and Gender Dimensions in Ngugi Wa Thiongos’s, Wizard of the Crow
(2013-07)
This paper provides a critical overview of the treatment of the questions of identity, politics and gender in Kenyan novelist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s work, The Wizard of the Crow. The issue of identity is explored against the ...
Representations of Kenyan history in oral literature: 1948-2002
(2013-07)
This paper discusses the representation of Kenyan history in oral literature between 1948 and 2002. The
paper relied on library and ethnographic data. The ethnographic data included audio recordings of
renditions of well ...
Seed Potato Growth, Harvest Index and Net Economic Benefit Improvement through Irrigation Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management
(Columbia International Publishing, 2016)
A study was conducted in a Rainshelter (RTrial) at Egerton University to determine the correlation between irrigation water, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application on seed potato growth, harvest index (HI) and net ...
Participatory Germplasm Conservation and Seed Production of Naturalized Pumpkin Landraces in Kenya
(2016)
Although seeds come first in the food chain, local and international companies find it unprofitable to invest in provision of African indigenous vegetable seeds to growers. The present study trained farmers in on-farm ...
Strategies Used For Persuasion in Kimuthambi
(2015)
Abstract
Persuasion is inherent in everyday communication and is very important in relationships, leadership, peace building and success in virtually every area of livelihood. This study’s main goal is to provide an ...