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Item Effectiveness of Information Flows in Livestock(University of Nairobi, 2003) Ndungu, J.M.The agricultural sector in Kilifi district has been faced by poor performance due to insufficient rainfall, poor prices, and poor rural access roads. The poor performance is also reflected in the inability of the district to satisfy its food needs thus remaining a net food importer (KDDP2002-2008). Barriers to information have played a role in low uptake of dairy technologies and an understanding of the various factors will help in unraveling this circumstances surrounding the low levels of dairy technologies uptake.Item The Effects of Non-Genetic Factors on Dairy Cattle Performance in East Africa Estimation of the Seasonal and Parity Differences(1973) Kiwuwa, G.H.; Makerere UniversityThe weather and climatic regimes in the tropical one are such that seasonal grouping can be done by dividing the calendar year into either the dry and the rainy months or the hot, warm and the cool months of the year. In the Sub-tropical zones of India, Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt, Middle East and Australia, seasonal classification is to some degree similar to what is used for the temperate zone.Item Evaluation of Cassava as an Energy Source in Concentrate Feed for Dairy Cows in Kenya(1990) Sanda, A.I.; Methu, J.N.; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre-Muguga, Kenya.Two experiments were carried out to investigate the optimal inclusion level of cassava root meal in dairy concentrates using 12 and 10 lactating cows in 3 x 3 and 2 x 2 latin square designs respectively, Milk yield and butterfat for rations A, B and C containing 0, 200, and 450 g/kg cassava root meal respectively (experiment 1) were 11.7, 11.6kg/day and 3.7, 4.0 and 3.1% respectively. The OM percentage digestibilities were 63.2, and 68.7 respectively. The differences between the diets were not significant (P>0.05). In experiment 2, (rations D and E with 0 and 570 g/kg cassava respectively) milk yields were 11.3 and 11.1 kg/day respectively; the treatment means were not significantly (P>0.05). Milk fat concentration for each of the diets was 4.2%. Total substitution of maize meal with cassava had no significant (P>0.05) effect on the in-vivo digestibility of either DM or OM. The DM digestibilities for diets D and E were 66.1 and 68.0% respectively. Costing of the feed ingredients used in compounding the concentrae diets revealed that 100% substitution of maize meal with cassava meal was economical and was associated with a reduction in the feed cost of Ksh. 328 (18 U.S. dollars) per tonne. The results indicate that cassava meal is an acceptable ingredient in the concentrate feeds for dairy cows and can totally substitute for maize meal even at high levels of 570 g/kg.Item National Agricultural Research Project II: Plan of Operations 1995 -1999 National Dairy Cattle Research Programme(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 1999) Kenya Agricultural Research Institute; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute; Royal Tropical Institute; Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing (MoALDM)The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a parastatal organization, established by the Science and Technology Amendment Act Cap. 250 of 1979 (Laws of Kenya) with a mandate for conducting livestock, crop and factor and regional research programmes in support of further development of the agricultural sector in Kenya. The Institute manages a number of research centres and sub-centres spread out nation-wide, each with a specific mandate that may be national, regional or both.Item Plan of Operation 1995 -1999 for The Netherlands Support to the National Dairy Cattle Research Programme(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 1995/1999) Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteThe Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARl) is a parastatal organization, established by the Science and Technology Act Cap. 250 of 1979 (Laws of Kenya) with a mandate for conducting livestock, crop and factor and regional research programmes in support of further development of the agricultural sector in Kenya. The Institute manages a number of research centres and sub-centres spread out nation-wide, each with a specific mandate that may be national, regional or both.Item Short Term Consultancy Phase 11 Dec 2001(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2001) Bruntse, A.; Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteDuring ARSP /I (2000/1) work had begun in Ngurunit to start a mini dairy to capture surplus milk production during and after rains. Work had started on the development of camel milk products able to withstand long-term storage. The results of these tests were very encouraging. Additionally, meat preservation methods had been researched and tested under local conditions (see consultancy earlier consultancy reports by Anne Bruntse fromMarch and June 2001).Item Studies of Milk Production in Crossbred Dairy Cattle(1966) Okumu, C.; Berry, J.C.; University of British Columbia, Vancouver8, B.C.CanadaThe objectives of this investigation of milk production in crossbred dairy cattle were to determine class averages for F1 crossbreds and for backcrosses, to study heterosis, results of polyallel analysis, sire combining ability and age of maximum milk production.
