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Item The Effect of Varying the Level of Saccharin on the Performance of Young Pigs(1979) Ochetim, S.; Odur, I.D.An experiment was conducted to test the effect of varying the level of saccharin at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 g/kg diet, on the performance of young Pigs fed from approximately 12 kg to 25 kg body weight. Diets containing saccharin produced faster (PItem The Effect of Varying the Level of Saccharin on the Performance of Young Pigs(1979) Ochetim, S.; Odur, I.D.; University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053, Kabete, KenyaOne major consideration during the formulation of rations for young pigs is palatability. Diets that are highly palatable tend to be consumed readily and in large quantities. This normally results in faster .growth rates by the pigs (Pond and Manner, 1974). It has thus become widely accepted today to include substances that enhance palatability in the diet. One such substance is saccharin, chemically known as O-benzosulfimide, 2, 3-dihydro-3-oxobenziso-sulfonazole (FAO /WHO. 1969).Item The Feeding Value of Cassava Meal For Broiler Chicken(1988) Ochetim, S.; Chimwao, A.M.P; University of the South Pacific, Alafua Campus, Western SamoaUp to 50% level of maize substitution with cassava did not affect (P>0.05) final body weights, feed efficiently and carcass yield of chickens. Levels of substitution higher than 50% reduced (P:E;0.05) growth rate and feed efficiency. Feed consumption, dressing percentage and liver weights were not affected (P>0.05) by level of maize substitution with cassava in the diet. Feed costs were correspondingly reduced with increasing level of cassava in the diet. Gross profit margins increased with increasing level of cassava in the diet up to 50% level of substitution. At the 75 and 100% replacements of maize with cassava, gross profit margins were still higher than those obtained at the 25%, levels of cassava substitution. It is concluded that nutritionally, cassava can be used to replace up to 50% of maize in broiler diet without impairing performance. However, higher levels, 75 and 100% replacements still produce high economic returns.Item Nutrient Content and Feeding Value Of Common Bean Types Grown and Consumed In Kenya(1980) Ochetim, S.; Bogere, C.; Katongole, J.B.D.Grain legumes constitute next to maize the most important group of food in the diet of people in Kenya (Schoenherr and Mbugua, 1976). Of the estimated 480,000 hectares under grain legume cultivation, 320,000 hectares or 67% are under common beans. On individual bean variety basis, about 33 percent of the total acreage is devoted to the cultivation of Rose Coco, 20% to Mwezi Moja, 19% to Canadian Wonder and 11 % to Mexican 142.Item Nutrient Content and Protein Quality Of Pigeon Peas Produced in Kenya(1980) Ochetim, S.; Bogere, C.Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is an important grain legume in Kenya. While on a global basis it is the fifth most important pulse crop after field beans, cowpeas, chickpeas and broadbeans (Morton, 1976), in Kenya it is the third most important grain after broad beans and cowpeas and it has already a well-developed export marked, mainly as dry grain canned seeds to the U.S.A. and the Caribbean (Rachie and Wurster, 1971).Item Single Gene Effects on the Performance of West(1987) Katongole,J.B.D.; Horst, P.; Ochetim, S.In Zambia poultry farming is a widely recognized commercial activity. There are both large and small scale farmers utilizing stocks of birds whose parental/grand parental lines were developed and selected mos.t often in the developed countries of the temperate regions. The existence of Genotype x Environmental interactions for traits such as body weight, growth rate and mortality in poultry has long been recognized. It is therefore conceivable that genetic improvements in those traits obtained in temperate regions may not be fully transferred to tropical. And subtropical environments without undertaking special testing programmes, sometimes under simulated environmental conditions. Low correlations of breeding values suggest that a low indirect response may occur if selection is carried out only in one environment-Temperate (Horst, 1985).
