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KEY LIMITATIONS OF FISH FEEDS, FEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA’S AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE
(African journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (ajfand), 2021-03)
Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers
to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced
nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed ...
Effects of Deployment Period on Decomposition and Colonization of Leaf Litter of Differing Quality by Invertebrates
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)
Detritivorous invertebrates play major roles in organic matter processing and nutrient cycling in headwater streams. In this study, three common leaf species in upland Kenyan streams (Vernonia myriantha, Syzygium cordatum ...
A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa
(African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2021)
This paper discusses the catch trends, population attributes and biological characteristics of tilapiine species
that are both native and that have been introduced into Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha. Predation by Lates ...
Hippopotamus are distinct from domestic livestock in their resource subsidies to and effects on aquatic ecosystems
(royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rspb Proc. R. Soc., 2020-03)
In many regions of the world, populations of largewildlife have been displaced
by livestock, and this may change the functioning of aquatic ecosystems owing
to significant differences in the quantity and quality of their ...
Habitat structure determines the abundance of the Endangered Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei (Aves: Passeriformes: Motacillidae) at Timau montane grasslands in central Kenya
(Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020)
Understanding the habitat selecton and structure of a species is critcal for developing evidence-centered conservaton actons.
Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei, a passerine bird endemic to Kenya, is threatened by reductons ...
An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)
Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data
were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local ...
Environmental Conditions and the Growth Patterns of Acacia melanoxylon in Highland Humid Forests in North Tinderet Forest Block (Kenya)
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)
Acacia species represent one of the most important alien invasive species in many forest
ecosystems. The number of quantitative studies exploring their response to environmental
heterogeneity is few, especially in tropical, ...
The Nutritional Quality of Forage Grass Changes Due to Changing Soil Chemistry Resulting from Different Land-Use Management in the Oroba Valley, Kenya
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)
Threats from land degradation may escalate problems of inadequate food supply and
poverty that already afflict the inhabitants of the Oroba Valley, Nandi County, Kenya. The
steepness and inadequate application of good ...
Antimicrobial Properties of Medicinal Plants Against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans Bacteria
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)
Herbal medicine has been used in Africa for centuries and continues to be an important
aspect of traditional medicine in many African communities. While Euclea divinorum,
Carissa edulis and Prunus africana has a long ...
Rural Water Supply in the Era of Climate Change in Kenya; the Case of Kapseret Sub County, Uasin Gishu County
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)
There is a perception that water supply in Uasin Gishu County is reliable due to the medium
to high annual rainfall amounts received in the region. However, this is not the case as
rainfall is not evenly distributed ...