Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Maize marketing in Tanga region, Tanzania, with special reference
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1976)Authorized marketing of maize, the main staple food in Tanzania, is performed through a 'one channel' market system. Between 1963 and 1973 the above market channel consisted of primary co-operative societies, co-operative ... -
Maize marketing in Kenya: factors influencing the marketing efficiency of national cereals and produce board
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1986)The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has a number of objectives in the maize market. To fulfil them it performs many marketing functions...... -
Mechanical transmission of trypanosoma evansi and trypanosoma congolense by African stomoxys species.
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1997)Simulated mechanical transmission rates of T. congolense and T. evansi were studied using wild and blood-fed S. n. niger, S. taeniatus, and laboratory reared teneral S. n. niger. The flies were caught in the Nairobi ... -
Studies on calf diseases special reference to infection escherichia coli
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Flowering of brassica species in Kenya
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Economic Assessment Of The Non-marketed Benefits Of Cattle Among Households In The Agro-pastoral System Of Mozambique
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2010)In sub-Saharan Africa agriculture is the main source of livelihoods to majority of households. This is because it account for about 30 percent of the region gross domestic product, 20 percent of merchandise export and ... -
Reproductive performance and wastage in Goats in arid and semi arid areas of Kenya with special emphasis on pre-weaning mortality
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1997)This thesis records the results of a study on the reproductive performance and wastage (reproductive efficiency) in indigenous goats in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya, with special emphasis on pre-weaning mortality. The ... -
The Effects of Trellising, Spacing and Pruning on Fruit Yields and Quality, Disease Incidences and Production Life of Purple Passion Fruit at Thika, Kenya
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Electrophoresis as an aid for identification of various species and cultivars of grain of grain Amaranths
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Ethno-botanical study of plants used in traditional medicine and as bio-pesticides in Meru central, Kenya and preliminary toxicological evaluation of tephrosia vogelii
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Etiology and chemical control of cercospora leaf spot of the ornamental bells of Ireland (Molecella laervis
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Production characteristics and constraints of rabbit farming in central, Nairobi and Rift valley provinces, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Rabbit farming is a recognized enterprise in Kenya for livelihood support, hunger and poverty alleviation. This study provides information on Production Characteristics and Constraints of Rabbit Farming in Kenya. The ... -
Manifestation in sheep and goats and its prevalence in in-contact herbivores in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly devastating viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR was confirmed to be occurring in Kenyan goat and sheep populations in March 2006 in Turkana district. The disease has since ... -
Analysis of determinants of agricultural credit performance in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, 2010-06)The main research objective was to analyze the determinants of agricultural credit performance in Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Kenya. The specific objectives were to analyze the historical and current performance ... -
Pesticides residues in animal products in Kenya:organochlorine and organophosphorous insecticides in milk and body fat
(University of Nairobipublic health,pharmacology and toxicology, 1978)Organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides have been widely utilized for veterinary and agricultural purposes in Kenya, Undoubted usage of these chemicals have considerably benefited this country in controlling serious ... -
Study on outliers in factorial design of experiments
(University of NairobiDepartment of Commerce, 1984-06)In this dissertation, we discuss the sensitivity of optimum balanced 2m fractional designs of resolutiun V to outliers using the measure suggested by Box and Draper (1975). In addition, we define a new measure of robustness ... -
Studies on exposure to pesticides in Kibirigwi irrigation scheme,Kirinyaga District
(University of NairobiCrop science, 1996-08)Studies on household and agricultural exposure to pesticides were carried out at Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme. A questionnaire based survey investigated the practices that farmers used in handling, storage and disposal of ... -
Acute and sub-acute toxicological studies of Rapanea Melanophloeos (L.) Mez. in laboratory rats
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Rapanea melanophloeos is a tropical tree that is extensively utilized in African traditional medicine to treat helminthoses, tuberculosis and heart-water. It is also used as an expectorant, emetic, astringent, as an ... -
The Economic Impact Of The 1964 Fair Employment Practices Act And Subsequent Executive Orders On Black Americans
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agricultural Economics, 1972-06)The economic status, of the Black Americans has lagged far behind that of non-Black Americans in the last four centuries. The major reasons are manifested in(1) discrimination in employment practices by: employers, public ... -
The supply responsiveness of wheat farmers in Kenya
(University of NairobiAgriculture, 1986)The major objective of the study was to show how wheat farmers respond to price incentives in Trans-Nzoia,Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, Narok and Nyandarua districts in Kenya. The Prices included in the analysis are the annual and ...