Browsing Faculty of Veterinary Medicine by Title
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Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries. ILRI-SLU Project progress report for the period 1999-2003
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005)To promote a sustainable and improved use of animal genetic resources in developing countries, ILRI in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and supported by Sida (Sweden), launched a ... -
Claims Of US Disinterest In Africa Are Misleading
(University of Nairobi.School of Journalism, 1995) -
Consortium project on: community-based goat breeding and improvement strategies in East Africa
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005) -
Controlling infectious bursal disease through development of local vaccines and establishing ffective vaccination program
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12) -
Crop performance and soil nutrient dynamics under different cropping systems and organic inputs in central Kenya.
(04-07-13)Most soils in Kenya have been degraded and depleted of essential nutrients rendering them unsuitable for crop production (Drinkwater et al., 1995). Prolonged application of inorganic fertilizers on the other hand has ... -
Determinants of farmers’ preference for alternative animal health service providers in Kenya: a proportional hazard application
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2005)One hundred and eighty farmers in the semiarid Makueni district, Kenya, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. The objective was to assess factors that influence farmers' preference for alternative veterinary ... -
Developing capacity for implementing innovative PPR control strategies based on the epidemiology and socio-economic aspects of the disease in the East African region
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Major losses in sheep and goats have been incurred from Peste des petit ruminants (PPR), a relatively new disease in East Africa. It first appeared in Eastern Uganda but has since spread to most of Kenya and Northern ... -
The Development Of Dairy Cattle Industry In The Medium Potential Agro-climatic Zones Of Kenya.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 2002) -
Diagnostic and Control Tools and Strategies for Taenia solium cysticercosis (ASARECA/AB/2009/01)
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Distributions, densities and trends of elephants and rhinoceros in Kenya, 1977-1978 from KREMU's aerial surveys
(1979)Baseline information on densities, distributions and population trends of the African elephant was obtained during KREMU's 1977 and 1978 aerial surveys of all pastoral rangelands in Kenya. It was estimated in 1978 that ... -
Economic benefits of standards and regulations
(University of Nairobi,Department of Public Health, 2001) -
The economic implications of declining artificial insemination service provision in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2000) -
Effects of dehydration and heat stress on food intake and dry matter digestibility in East African ruminants
(2008)Comparative investigations were made between wild and domestic ruminants from arid and semi-arid regions and those species from non-arid areas in an attempt to evaluate the adaptations of these ruminants in terms of the ... -
The epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats in Kathiani division, if Machakos district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2004)A survey of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats reared under extensive grazing conditions was conducted for 18 months on 4 farms in Kathiani Division of Machakos District, Kenya. The survey was based on monthly ... -
Etiology of bovine respiratory disease
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary medicine, 1997) -
Evaluation of Ankole pastoral production systems in Uganda: Systems analysis approach
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)The production objectives of Ankole cattle pastoral production system are shifting from traditional subsistence to commercial enterprises involving adoption of a new production system where farmers keep separate herds ... -
Evaluation of poultry feeds
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1991) -
Evolving Trends In Veterinary Education.
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2006)Formal veterinary education began in the Western world in the 1763 in Lyon, 1767 in Vienna and 1791 in London. These institutions were established in an effort to reduce the severe economic impact of animal diseases, ...