Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Studies on antimicrobial consumption and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli in food animals in Kenya and public health implications
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007)The study was carried out to monitor antimicrobial consumption patterns for food animals in Kenya and to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli isolates from some food animals. -
Major Factors Associated With High Morbidity, Mortality and Poor Performance of Camel Calves, Kids and Lambs I the Rendille and Samburu Pastoral Herds in Marsabit District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007-05)This thesis describes a study on the major factors associated with morbidity, mortality and performance of camel calves, kids and lambs in Rendille and Samburu pastoral herds in Marsabit district, Kenya. The main objective ... -
Quality protein maize under stress environments: gene action and genotype x environment effects
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)The study used quality protein maize (QPM) materials representing tropical and sub-tropical germplasm available for utilization in QPM breeding programs in Eastern and Southern Africa. The materials were evaluated in ... -
Calf health and production under Maasai pastoral systems in Kajiado District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007-07)The study examined factors associated with poor health and slow growth rate of calves in Maasai pastoral systems. -
Endemicity of newcastle disease virus in village indigenous chickens and the role of carrier ducks
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2008-10)While the epidemiology of Newcastle disease (ND) in commercial poultry systems is very well documented, the ecology of this disease in indigenous birds, especially in tropical environments, is not adequately reported. This ... -
Evaluation of Animal health care delivery systems in west Pokot and Turkana Districts of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)The study determined , described and assessed the animal health care delivery systems in Turkana and Pokot Districts, with the main goal being to provide the necessary information to inform the strengthening of animal ... -
An analysis of the returns to adoption of agricultural technologies in South Western Kenya
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Levels of Total Mercury in Farmed and Wild-caught Oreochromis Niloticus Niloticus (Nile Tilapia), Pond Sediments and Water in the Migori Gold Mining Belt, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 20/1/2020)Mercury is a well-known toxicant with a myriad of ill effects on human health. It occurs naturally in the environment at basal levels. Human activities, such as mercury use in artisanal and small scale gold mining is one ...
