Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Financial analysis of production of French beans in Kenya (Phaseolus vulgaris)
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 1984)The purpose of this study was to analyze the production costs of French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and to assess the financial gain to farmers. The major growers in Kenya are small farmers. The French beans are grown mainly ... -
Financing Smallholder Agricultural Production in Kenya: An Analysis of Effective Demand for Credit
(2007)Financing smallholder farming has been one of the major concerns of Kenya’s development efforts. Many credit programs have evolved over the years but with dismal performance. In a study that sought to find the best way to ... -
Fine Structure Of The Pecten Oculi Of The Spotted Eagle Owl With Special Reference To The Surface Distribution Of Melanosomes.
(University of NairobiWangari Maathai Istitute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1994) -
Finger millet ( Eleusine coracana ) yield estimation : integrating remote sensing and indigenous knowledge in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Subsistence agriculture in Kenya is rain-fed, and in the era of global climate change, crop yield is unpredictable posing a great challenge to food security among the rural dwellers. Among farmers who grow finger millet ... -
First report of black rot disease of sweetpotato in Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008-05)The objective of the study was to identify Cryptosporidium genotypes from feces collected from urban and peri-urban dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, in order to determine their zoonotic potential. DNA was extracted from 34 ... -
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ... -
First-Year Women in Science and Engineering Research: Attuning Programs to Benefit Average Students
(2001)Women in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) Program places first-year women students in science and engineering research laboratories at Penn State University. WISER is a retention program designed to intervene ... -
Fish Diseases in Kenya:Current Status and Future Trends in Changing Environment
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2010)Finfish like other animals are prone to infections that limit their growth, reproduction; cause morbidity and mortality; while some are zoonotic. Fish diseases and conditions recorded in Kenya are based on laboratory ... -
Fish Production In Kenya – Opportunities, Challenges And Way Forward?
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Kenya has 13,600 square kilometers of inland lakes and 640 km of coastline. Ninety five percent of the fish landings are from fresh water lakes, 3% from marine sources, and 1 % from aquaculture. Ninety two percent of fish ... -
Fish Production Systems and Water Quality, Pollution and Parasitic Effects on Farmed Fish in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Fisheries resources and food security
(University of Nairobi,Department of Public Health, 2000) -
Flower Bulb Forcing In Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1986)Cut flowers are among the most important horticultural produce in Kenya for domestic and export markets. Other than carnations, roses, statice, mollucela etc., bulbous plants such as liatris, arabicum, tuberose, ornithogalum, ... -
Flukes and Tapeworms of Veterinary and Medical importance
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011-08) -
Fluoride concentration in Tilapia fish (Oreochromis leucostictus ) from Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health Pharmacology & Toxicology, 1992)Excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental and skeletal lesions and in severe circumstances adversely affect health and productivity performance of domestic animals. The objectives of this study were to investigate ... -
Fodder for High Potential Areas in Kenya.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production, 15-11-85) -
Fodder legumes technology and farmer to farmer extension: a case of Desmodium and Calliandra in central Kenya
(2004)Adoption studies on fodders legume technologies have shown that spread of the technology is significantly enhanced by informal methods of dissemination especially farmer-to-farmer extension. It is not known which type of ... -
Food - energy: Competing resources for land. Eastern Africa Environmental Network
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2009) -
Food Additives: Benefits and Hazards.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, 09-10-87) -
Food aversions and cravings during pregnancy: Prevalence and significance for maternal nutrition in Ethiopia
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1998-03)A cross-sectional study of the nutritional significance of food aversions and cravings during pregnancy was conducted on 295 women in southern Ethiopia between February and May 1995. A questionnaire was used to collect data ...