Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Assessment of soil health using nematode assemblage and soil characteristics in vertisols, cambisols and arenosols of Kenya
(2014)Maintenance of soil health (biological, physiochemical, nutritional and water holding integrity) is critical to meeting Kenya's food security and adaptation to climate change. Soil health assessment however has been based ... -
Mitochondrial Dna Variation And Maternal Lineage Of Indigenous Goat Breeds In Narok And Isiolo Counties Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-06)The aim of this study was to ascertain the mitochondrial DNA genetic variation and the possible maternal lineage of domestic goat populations in Narok and Isiolo Counties in Kenya. For this purpose, we determined the ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Maize Storage
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-11)Cereals constitute the major source of food for a majority of the population in Kenya. However, 30 to 40 percent of the total grain production is lost due to inefficiencies in post-harvest handling and these impacts ... -
Analysis of demand for antibiotics in poultry production in Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Poultry production is an important economic activity for smallholder farmers in Kenya. Commercial poultry farming in Kenya relies heavily on veterinary inputs, key among them being antibiotics which develop resistance ... -
Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial Activity and Acute Toxicity of Aloe Turkanensis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The use of plants to cure diseases and relieve physical sufferings started from the earliest times of mankind’s history. Due to antimicrobial resistance becoming a global problem with far reaching implications for the ... -
Evaluate The Effect Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi And Rhizobacteria Inoculation On Performance Of Potato (Solanum Tuberosum)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Production of potatoes in Kenya is threatened by diseases, lack of quality potato seeds and low soil fertility. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphate ... -
Evaluation Of Sugar-based Feeding Stimulants’ Effect On Imidacloprid (confidor® 70wg), Commonly Used To Control Thrips In Chillies (capsicum Annum).
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Thrips have become a major worldwide problem in agriculture particularly in horticulture, with their pest status seemingly increasing on a wide range of crops. Two field experiments were conducted in two seasons to evaluate ... -
Analysis of smallholder farmers’ preferences for Biofuel investments for livelihood diversification in Kenya
(Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2014)Poverty continues to be a problem in some parts of the world and is typically severe among small-scale farmers. If this issue is not addressed, farmers will continue to fall into poverty thereby stifling the achievement ... -
Characterization Of Rabbit Production Systems In Central, Coastal, Eastern And Rift Valley Regions Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To characterize rabbit production systems, a study was conducted in five counties within four regions of Kenya with significant rabbit farming. These included: Rift valley (Nakuru county), Central (Kiambu and Nyeri counties), ... -
Economic Valuation Of Irrigation Water In Ahero Irrigation Scheme In Nyando District, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-06)Water is an important input in most economic sectors hence necessary for economic development. However, water scarcity is on the increase due to human population growth, expansion of cities and rise in demand for water in ... -
Reaction Of Maize Germplasm To Common Foliar Diseases And Variability Of Maize Streak Virus Isolates
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Maize is an important food crop that is grown in most regions of Kenya and it is consumed in various forms by over 80% of the population. Among the biotic constraints, foliar diseases cause heavy yield losses thus ... -
Selection For Drought Tolerance, Disease Resistance, Canning And Nutritional Quality In Dry Beans
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important legume crop in eastern and central Africa. The crop is low yielding and underutilized due to several factors such as biotic and abiotic stresses and poor seed quality ... -
An Assessment Of The Transmission Of International Prices Into Rwanda’s Rice Markets
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study evaluated the transmission of international rice market prices to the domestic Rwandan rice market using a vector error correction model that employs monthly time series data for four domestic markets Kigali, ... -
Seasonal Parasite Carriage Of Village Chicken In Mbeere Subcounty, Antiparasitic Treatments Used And Effectiveness Of Selected Anthelmintics
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Endo- and ecto- parasites are common among village chicken; as they scavenge and forage for food they tend to pick up infective stages of the parasites. These parasites are a major cause of stress to birds where they compete ... -
Improving Effectivity Of Newcastle Disease Vaccination And Productivity, In Indigenous Chicken, Through Effective Parasite Control
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Several factors contribute to lack of effective antibody response after Newcastle disease (ND) vaccination in indigenous chicken. Stress has been shown to be one of them and parasites are thought to play a role in inducing ... -
Autologous Skin Transplants in the Treatment of Wounds on the Distal Parts of the Limb in Cattle.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-05)Autologous free full-thickness and pinch skin grafts have been used in man, horse and the dog in the repair of both fresh and granulating skin wounds. The literature available contained little information on skin grafting ... -
Chemical and Technological Properties of Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Milk
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Identifying potassium-deficient soils in Kenya by mapping and analysis of selected sites
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)Potassium (K) deficiency is emerging in intensively cropped soils of Kenya, but the magnitude of the problem has not been determined. This study was conducted to ascertain the possibilities of mapping K-deficient soils by ... -
Wetlands and water supply in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)