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Change in growth of Galla goats fed different cultivars of Brachiaria in the coastal lowlands of Kenya

Ngila, Peggy M.; Njarui, Donald; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Njunie, Michael (2016-09)

Inadequate quality and quantity of feeds is the major constraint to livestock production in the arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. A study was conducted to determine the chemical composition and dry matter digestibility ...
Climate factors as determinants of food security in semi - arid Kenya: a longitudinal analysis

Amwata, Dorothy A.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (2016)

Food security in the arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya is linked to climate and socio-economic factors. T his study was conducted in two ASAL counties of Kenya , Kajiado and Makueni , inhabited by pastoral communities ...
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W.; Ekaya, Wellington N.; Muiru, William M. (2010-09)

Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semi- arid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semi- arid areas by re-vegetation ...
Dryland Resource Management Technology Adoption in South–Eastern Kenya: Successes, Opportunities and Challenges

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Ikutwa, Charles K. (2008)

The main objective of APPRI Workshop was to analyse conditions for implementing alternative action-research practices in partnership for development, taking into account the difficulties of "official" research and of the ...
Enhancing output oriented livestock improvement strategies in drylands of Kenya

Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Nyangito, M. M.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Mitaru, B. N. (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2006, 2006)

Farmers in the drylands practice mixed crop and livestock production systems. Both production systems have mutual relationships and understanding of target outputs in each system is important. With increasing demand ...
Feed intake and performance of small East Africa Zebu yearlings stall-fed on rations from indigenous feed materials in Kibwezi, South Eastern Kenya

Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mitaru, B. N. (2016-04-12)
Improving soil hydrological properties of denuded semi-arid rangeland in southeastern Kenya using reseeding technology

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyangito, M. M.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Ekaya, W. N.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2010-09)

A study was conducted to establish the contribution of Eragrostis superba, Enteropogon macrostachyus and Cenchrus ciliaris in improving soil hydrological properties in semi-arid Kenya. Kamphorst rainfall simulator was ...
Influence of forage value on the choice of grass species to combat desertification in semi-arid regions of Kenya

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2016)

Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa. Desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion have become major threats to the sustainability of ...
The role of crop residue as a livestock feed in semi-arid Adami-Tulu district, Ethiopia

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Aredo, Tesfaye A.; Mbuvi, David M. (The African Pastoral Forum Pastoral Information Network Programme and University of Nairobi, 1998)
The value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods as a dry season supplement for calves in arid areas of Kenya

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyambati, E. M.; Karue, C. N. (1993-12)

Two feeding experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods in terms of chemical composition and liveweight performance. In feeding experiment one (FE-1), ...

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