Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Moment-type Estimation of Genetic Parameters and their Variances for Calving Date and Production Traits from Hereford data using Multi-Way Models
(GRADUATE DIVISION of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, 1985)Factors influencing growth traits as calf, and as dam traits have been analysed. Adjustment factors for such factors were obtained using Least Squares procedure, and used to correct records used in parameter estimation. ... -
Identification Of Tomato Mosaic Strain Of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (tmv) And Its Effects On Yield Of Tomato (lycopersicon Escuzentum) Varieties 'moneymaker' And 'roma Vf' In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1985)A tomato mosaic strain of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon exculentum) plants in the Lake Naivasha area, Kenya, during the short rainy season, in 1980. The virus induced severe mosaic ... -
Economics of small ruminant marketing in coastal Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1993)The study was set to evaluate the marketing system of small ruminants in coastal Kenya with the following objectives: i) Identify factors related to commercial off take in the study area, ii) estimate the marketing costs ... -
The effects of nitrogen rates on yield, quality and nodulation, and storage temperatures on water and ascorbic acid changes in cowpea (vigna unguiculata (L) walp) leaf vegetable
(Department of Crop Science, 1991)Two experiments were carried out between October and December 1988, and repeated between January and May 1989 at the Field Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabete \campus, University of Nairobi, Kenya, to investigate ... -
Variation and yield prediction analyses of some morphological traits in six Kenyan landrace populations of spiderflower (gynandropsis gynandra (L) briq
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1989)The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of heritable variation in Kenyan landrace populations of spiderflower (Gynandropsis gynandra (L) Briq) and assess the utility of yield components in the improvement ... -
Cyrosurgery and Immunotherapy of Squamous cell Carcinoma in Cattle
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1981)An investigation was conducted to assess the incidence and. identify the predisposing factors of bovine squamous cell carcinoma in Kenya. The incidence, breed susceptibility, sites of origin and age distribution ... -
Molybdenum retention by Kenyan soils
(The Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph, 1992)Studies on the adsorption of molybdenum on sixteen Kenyan soils representing seven soil orders showed that the adsorption was strongly dependent on the amount of crystalline iron in the soil and on the pH measured in ... -
A morphological and endocrinological study of the male reproductive system of the thicktailed bush baby (galago garnetti)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, 1995)Eight male thick-tailed bush babies, Ga/ago garnetti, were used in this study. Blood samples were obtained twice a week from each animal, for a period of eight weeks. Serum obtained from each sample was utilized in ... -
The effect of soil erosion on soil productivity of humic nitisol, Kabete
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1990)Soil erosion and its effects on soil productivity of a humic nitisol was studied during 1987 second season and 1988 first season .. The runoff plots which·measured 10 m x 2 m were set up at two different slopes of 10% ... -
Effects of residue mulch rate and placement on infiltration, runoff and soil loss of a nitisol
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricul tural Engineering, 1994)The effects of residue mulch rate and placement on infiltration, runoff and soil loss was stu~ied under natural rainfall on a 16% slope of humic nitisol at Kabete, Nairobi, Kenya. The study had five treatments which ... -
The performance of animal drawn mouldboard ploughs
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1990)The geometry of four ploughs was characterised by taking various angular and linear measurements of the salient features of the plough body based on the method described by Boer (1966). Two of the ploughs were ... -
A comparison of different Grasses as filter strips for Soil and Water conservation on Crop Land
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, 1991)The experiment involved comparing three types of grasses when used as filter strips for soil and water conservation on cropland. The slope of the land was approximately 8%. The soils were the eutric nitosols developed ... -
Women's access to land and its effect on their agricultural productivity a case study of Monze district, Zambia
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 1994)In view of the emphasis given to improving women's agricultural production in the Fourth National Development Plan of Zambia, the main objective of the study was to determine whether women's agricultural productivity ... -
Reservoir sedimentation and catchment land use
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1990)The thesis is based on a study of two silted up reservoirs and the surrounding catchment in a semi-arid part of Machakos District, Kenya.The catchment (11. 4 km2) is located near Salama market. 80 km on Nairobi - Mombasa ... -
A survey of the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) infection in dogs along the Kenya coast
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Agriculture, 1994)Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitisi also known as heartworm is the causative agent of dirofilariasis, a major condition in the dogs which is associated with debility and deaths in severe cases. It is known to occur in dogs ... -
Soil carbon pools based on physical, chemical and biological fractionation and their relationship to fertility of humic nitisols in the central kenya highlands
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1998)Based on a survey conducted among 198 households in the Central Kenyan Highlands in which 33% of the farmers identified soil conditions as a leading constraint to crop productivity, 12 households in Kiambu District were ... -
Effects of property rights on economic behaviour of pastoral societies in Northern Kenya: analysis of and test for res nullius versus res communes
(University of AlbertaDepartment of Rural Economy, 1995)The purpose of this study was to test for the type of property rights regime operating in range resource utilization in Northern Kenya. African nomadic pastoralists have occasionally been accused of following socioeconomic ... -
Food processing in New York state: a comparative analysis
(Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University, 1993)Food processing as an activity, is crucial to the nation's economy both as part of manufacturing and the overall food system. The states across the nation have differed in their contributions to this sector, with New York ... -
Agronomic practices for nitrogen fixation in alfalfa seed production and the establishment year
(Department of Plant Science, The University of Manitoba, 1994)Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed production in western Canada involves establishing the crop during the first year and harvesting seed during the subsequent years. Therefore, seed production has been restricted almost ... -
Rhizobium requirements of sesbania sesban (L). Merr.
(University of Queensland, AustraliaDepartment of Agriculture, 1990)