Data on water sources, mode of offer, watering frequency, amount of water offered, body weights and milk yield were collected from 21 randomly selected smallholder farms in Kiambu by means of farm visits and questionnaires fortnightly. Most farms (67%) had water on-farm but 76% of them needed lab...
Muli, A.N.
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Kaitho, R.
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Gachuiri, C.K.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District]
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Effects of water sources and watering frequency for dairy cattle on water offered and milk production in Kiambu District
A survey was conducted to evaluate the use of Milk Urea Nitrogen as an indicator of nutrition status of lactating animals. Twenty-seven animals in a randomly selected sample of 21 farms in Kiambu District were monitored for nutritional status for 12 weeks. Fortnightly records were taken on feed o...
Wambugu, M.
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Wahome, R.G.
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Gachuiri, C.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kaitho, R.
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[Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district]
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Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district
Maize stover is the most abundant crop residue in Kenya (Methu et al., 1996). Like other cereal crop residues, maize stover is characterised by low digestibility and low crude protein. Use of ammonia to upgrade barley and wheat straw is practised in temperate countries, but in the tropics, treatm...