Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Studies on the hatching growth and energy metabolism of ostrich chicks struthio camelus var.Dometicus
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labour in the kenya coffee industry:an economic analysis
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1973)The Kenya Coffee Industry is in a paradoxical situation where it experiences labour shortage problems in a labour surplus economy. Problems exist both on the demand side and supply side. On the whole, the author feels ... -
An investigation of prevalence and risk factors of Porcine Cysticercosis and human Taeniosis in Teso district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2005)Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium is a disease of both public health and economic importance, which has been reported in developing countries of Africa, Asia and America. Infection in humans and pigs is a disease of the ... -
Genetic analysis of yield traits and malting quality characters in barley (hordeum vulgare)
(Agriculture, 1980)Barley (Hordeum Valgae L.) is grown in Kenya mainly for malting purposes. The established malting cultivars are Proctor, Research and Tumaini The cultivar amani is grown on a limited scale for livestock feed. Barley ... -
Assessing the relative erodibility of someKenyan soils using a rainfall simulator and the prediction of relative erodibility
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Science, 1982)This study was an attempt to assess the relative erodibility of some Kenyan soils using a rainfall simulator, and to develop a regression equation based on easily measured soil properties that would predict relative soil ... -
Soil Mineralogy, Slope And Soil And Water Conservation Effects On Infiltration, Seal Formation, Erosion And Crop Yield Under Semi-arid Conditions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2001-08)Soil erosion and runoff are serious and widespread land degradation problems in many parts of the world especially in in arid and semi-arid regions, where water is the main limiting factor for crop production. This thesis ... -
The Effects Of Input Subsidies On Maize Productivity In Malawi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2011-07)The role of subsidies as an effective tool to get agriculture moving in developing nations after years of stagnation or decline have recently and widely been voiced. As a result, several countries in Africa have implemented ... -
Fusarium yellows of beans caused by Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Phaseoli in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989) -
Prevalence Of Bovine Tuberculosis In Slaughter Cattle In Kenya: A Pathological And Microbiological Study.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2011-01)Bovine Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis primarily in cattle is one of the most important zoonotic diseases with a worldwide distribution. M bovis is the principal agent of tuberculosis in a wide range of ... -
Outcropping and yield prediction studies in grain amaranths
(Agriculture, 1989)Outcropping and yield prediction study.. were conducted in four populations of grain amaranth, populations 1008 and 1024 ( hypochondriacs) nd 1034 and 434 (cruentus). The studies were conducted at Kabete Campus ot the ... -
Dairy Cattle Breeding Policy For Kenyan Smallholders: An Evaluation Based On A Demographic Stationary State Productivity Model
(University of NairobiCollege Of Agriculture And Veterinary Sciences, 2001)A study was done based on records generated in the periocl 1980- 1992 in 398 smallholder herds in 23 districts located in the high and medium potential areas at low, medium and high aItitudes to evaluate two long term ... -
Combining Ability Of Chilo Partellus Resistant Maize Inbred Lines For Mid-altitude Ecology Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop in the developing world. The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe is an important stem borer causing significant maize yield losses in the mid-altitude ecology ... -
A new approach to hatchery sanitation: isolation and control of pathogenic bacteria associated with deaths in hatching chicks
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1986)Investigations have revealed Large microbial populations in many hatcheries despite the application of various sanitary measures.Many of the pathogenic organisms which affect the eggs, embryos and hatched chicks may be ... -
Reproduction in the ewe
(Department of Animal Science, University of Nairobi, 1983-05)The literature pertaining to the reproduction in the ewe was reviewed. Where the available literature on the ewe was deficient, references were drawn from other species and extrapolated to the ewe. Details are given of ... -
Reproductive Plasticity Of Soybean [glycine Max (l.) Merrill] Intercropped With Maize (zea Mays L.)
(University of NairobiThe Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph, 1994)Resource demand between the reproductive phases of intercropped soybean and maize was staggered both genetically, with cultivars and isolines of differing maturity and photo periodic response, and agronomically, with a ... -
Quality of Lake Victoria Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) at the Landing Facility as a
(Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, 2004)The quality of landed Nile perch (fates niloticus) in Lake Victoria was investigated within two months of a preliminary survey and five months of the main study. The main objective was to establish the extent of contamination ... -
Characterization Of Resistance To Coffee Leaf Rust And Coffee Berry Disease Among Rwandese And Associated Coffee Germplasm
(University of Nairobi.Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)Coffee leaf rust (CLR) and coffee berry disease (CBD) are the most economically important diseases affecting coffee production in Africa. A study was undertaken to evaluate the available coffee germplasm for resistance ... -
Local Immune Responses Following In Utero Vaccination Of The Bovine Fetus With Escherichia Coli
(University of NairobiDepartment of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, 1975)Bovine fetuses were vaccinated during the last 6 weeks of gestation by the deposition of either killed Escherichia coli (E. coli) or sterile physiological saline into the amniotic fluid. At birth, the calves were divided ... -
Stunted-overweight And Feeding Practices Among Children 6-59 Months Old In A Well-baby Clinic: The Case Of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Agriculture, 2011)In Kenya, weight of under five year old children is taken monthly as routine growth monitoring procedures. Linear growth of the children is however not monitored unless under special circumstances yet the early stage of ... -
A comparison of the productivity of Kenya Sahiwal cattle and their crossbreds in large scale dairy
(Department of Animal Science, University of Nairobi, 1997)