Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Biotechnology and food security in Kenya - an assessment of public perception and environmental concerns on genetically modified maize production.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)According to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (2009), maize is the most essential cereal crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and an important staple food for more than 1.2 billion people in SSA and Latin America. ... -
Investigation of the haemostatic effects of freeze dried extracts of selected Kenyan plants
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction: “Hemorrhage is responsible for 30% to 40% of trauma mortality and accounts for almost 50% of the deaths occurring in the initial 24 hours following the traumatic incident”. The approach to “new drugs through ... -
Blood Progesterone Determination by Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Assessment of Reproductive Status of Dairy Cattle in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The livestock sector in Kenya contributes about 10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the dairy subsector accounting for 4%. Eighty percent of this contribution is from small scale dairy farmers currently challenged ... -
Efficacy of Plant Extracts and Antagonistic Fungi as Alternatives to Synthetic Pesticides in Management of Tomato Pests and Diseases
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In the last few decades, farmers have relied on synthetic pesticides to manage crop pests and diseases. This is because synthetic pesticides are easily available, have quick knock down effect, have varied modes of action ... -
Carbon stocks variability in agro ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient: a case study of Taita Hills, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study quantifies the effect of land cover change and seasonality on soil organic carbon and carbon dioxide emissivity. It takes to account the coupled inter-relationships with other ecological factors such as temperature ... -
Economic Analysis of Consumers‟ Awareness and Willingness to Pay for Geographical Indicators and Other Quality Attributes of Honey in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Geographical indication (GI) identifies a product as originating from a given territory, region or country. This form of product-labelling signifies reputation for quality, safety and authenticity. It is a form of value-based ... -
Efficacy of Allium Sativum, Allium Cepa and Jatropha Curcas on Common Natural Gastrointestinal Helminths in Dogs
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Prevalence of animal diseases is one of the major livestock production constraints in Kenya with high impacts on livelihoods due to related economic losses affecting food security in the country. The use of synthetic drugs ... -
Progressive Effects Of Prosopis Juliflora (S.w.) (Dc) On Grazing Natural Pasture And Browse Plants In Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Prosopis juliflora, a fast spreading and coppicing tree, was introduced in Kenya in 1973 to rehabilitate the degraded lands. The trees quickly replaced the natural grazing grasses, sedges, forbs and browse plants important ... -
Evaluation of Anti-fertility Potential of Selected Medicinal Plants of Tana River County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Approximately 200 million women in the developing world have unmet contraceptive need. Globally 20 million women procure unsafe abortions yearly due to the unmet contraceptive need. In Kenya; 465000 unsafe abortions were ... -
Effect of stage of growth on nutritional value of dual purpose sorghum
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of stage of growth on the quality of improved dual purpose sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) fodder and silage (IDPS). Six treatments based on physiological stage of growth of sorghum ... -
Employee Perception on Strategic Change Management Practices and Performance at National Police Service in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Organization change is a vital process in the health and effectiveness of an organization. Despite the various studies done on strategic change management in organization including state corporations, there has been less ... -
The Effect of Reinsurance Programs on Financial Performance of General Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Reinsurance has long been identified as the most used risk management tool by insurance companies. Insurers frequently purchase reinsurance because it reduces bankruptcy risk, expanding capacity, Stabilization of loss ... -
The Effect of Interest Rate on Borrowers Uptake of Credit Facilities in Commercial Banks in Kenya
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Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)A merger can be looked at as the process in which two or more business operations are combined into one business entity with the same management and ownership. From a legal stance, mergers can be looked at as the consolidation ... -
The Relationship Between Capital Structure and Profitability of Construction and Allied Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Capital structure is a very debatable topic in finance mainly in regard to the optimal capital structure that will result to maximum value of a firm. Several theories have been postulated to try to contribute to this broad ... -
Socioeconomic and Demographic Determinants of Fertility in North Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The key objective of this study is to analyze the socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing fertility of women in North Eastern Kenya. North Eastern region was selected because its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 6.4 ... -
The Relationship Between Non-performing Loans and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Banks financial performance is adversely affected by the level of non-performing loans. Non-performing loans have been widely used as a measure of asset quality among lending institutions and are often associated with ... -
The Effect of Dividend Announcement on Stock Return Volatility of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Stock prices are always affected by corporate action and any information that can be perceived by the market as adverse or good. Dividends is important to investors as it is one of the ways they get return on their ... -
The Effect of Capital Structure on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The research objective was to establish effects of capital structure on the performance in financial perspective of Kenyan manufacturing firms. Theoretically it is assumed that the capital mix a firm uses to finance its ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Deposit Taking Micro Financial Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The part of top managerial staff in corporate administration is an essential column in guaranteeing that the shareholder interests are dealt with at all times. Governing body can assess the top administration to guarantee ...