Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Domestic animal reservoirs of campylobacter jejuni campylobacter coli and yersinia enterocolitica as possible sources of human infectiona
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Factors associated with weight gain and body mass composition of malnourished HIV infected adults on supplements
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011-08)Malnutrition is a frequent complication among HIV-infected persons and is associated with faster disease progression and mortality, and yet little has been documented on influence of food supplements on management of HlV ... -
Electrophoresis as an aid for identification of different commercial clones of pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Vis.
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Comparative studies of different isolates of colletotrichum Coffeanum noack - the causal agent of Coffee berry disease
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1982)This study was undertaken to investigate the type of variation in Colletotr·i·chumcoffean:um, Noack the. causal agent of coffee berry disease in Kenya. Samples of infected berries were collected from different parts ... -
Genotype x environment interactions in pigeonpea (cajanus cajan l)millsp grown in seven enviroments of Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989)Ten pigeonpea genotypes Three improved cultivars, four exotic lines and three local farmers pigeonpea genotypes were grown in a randomized complete block design in three replications at five locations for two seasons to ... -
Investigations on the influence of some of the common pesticides used on coffee on the populations of (Leucoptera meyricki ,ghesqiere lepidoptera, lyonetiidae abic a Coffee in Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Evaluation of smallholder poultry production and its contribution to household income and nutrition in Kiambu west district, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)This study aimed at assessing the contribution of smallholder poultry production and its complimentarity to crops and livestock enterprises in two contrasting agro-ecological zones in Kiambu West District, Kenya. The ... -
Analysis of catechins in ten clones of East African Tea
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Hospital malnutrition and causative factors among paediatric in-patients aged 6-59 months
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Malnutrition is prevalent among hospitalized patients and is associated with higher complication of the disease and mortality. The risk for malnutrition and the causative factors have not yet been very clearly elucidated. ... -
The feeding ecology of giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis linnaeus) in nairobi national park, and the effect of browsing on their main food plants."
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1969)The research described in this thesis was carried out between June 1968 and May , 1969 in an area of approximately 10.14 square kilometres in the plains of'Nairobi 'National Park. Of this area abo~~ 4074 square ... -
Economic efficiency of smallholder coffee production in Mathira district, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Coffee is the third most important agricultural commodity to the Kenyan economy after horticulture and tea in terms of contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment creation in the agricultural sector. The ... -
Maize yield in relation to rainfall and solar energy in Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1976)An attempt has been made to relate maize yield to rainfall during 3 growth periods of the plant and to try to expIain the difference in maize yield between different places on the basis of radiation regime. In the ... -
Epidemiology of cassava mosaic disease in Coast province, Kenya
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)Studies on the epidemiology of cassava mosaic disease were conducted at the Coast Agricultural Research Station (CARS>, Mtwapa between the period 1976 to 1979. The results of the investigations indicated that the ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of conditions causing lameness in sheep under free range grazing system in Kajiado district, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Lameness can be a cause of negative economic output in sheep farming owing to its adverse effects on productivity, reproductive performance and poor growth performance in lambs. The extent of lameness in sheep and its ... -
Legionella and legiollosis: an overview and a preliminary study in Kenya.
(Public Health Pharmacology & Tox., 1987)Several Legionella species have been recognized as human pathogens for more than a decade. The manifestations of legionellosis vary from asymptomatic seroconversion or mild febrile illness to severe, fatal pneumonic ... -
Iron and nutritional status of children 12-59 months in Migwani division, Mwingi district, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011-05)Poor nutritional status, anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among children in many parts of Kenya continues to be public health issues especially in arid and semi-arid lands which are generally food ... -
A comparative study of maturity indices and grain filling period in relation to yield in corn single crosses and their constituent inbreds
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1981)The conclusion from this study is that three criteria, moisture percentage, GDD and black layer formation, are not adequate to measure corn maturity, although they differ in suitability. The close association of ELF ... -
A study on morphology, floral biology and fertility of interspecific hybrids of coffea arabica l.and coffea canephora pierre ex froehner. including backcrosses of the hybrid to c. arabica
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)A breeding programme is in progress at the Coffee Research Station. Ruiru with a main objective being to develop Coffea arabica cultivars resistant to coffee berry disease caused by Colletotrichum coffeanum Noack and ... -
Genetic studies of earliness, yield and fiber length upland cotton ( gossypium hirsutum L.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1979)The Inheritance of yield, fibre length and airlines in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) w s studied using Pi. P2r F1' F2, B1' 82 populations in five Inter varietal crosses. The commercial variety., UKAS9/240. (Pi) ... -
The effects of plant density and weed competition on the growth, yield and yield. components of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan (l.) millsp.)
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1983)Two experiments were conducted at the National Horticultural Research Station, Thika, Kenya, at an altitude of 1550 m, latitude 1001'S and longitude 370 06'E. Tne experiments were .to determine the influence of spacing ...