Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The potential role of traditional food plants in improving nutrition and broadening the food base in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 1994)A cross-sectional /descriptive study was undertaken in Mukono District, Uganda. The study was mainly to observe the use of traditional food plants relative to the use of exotic food plants. Questionnaires were used to ... -
Investigations into some aspects of the production and genetics improvement of Soyabean, Glycine Max (L) Merrill in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 1969)The present investigations have revealed tlat Soyabeans were of considerable agricultural importance in the 1940’s but the present acreage sown to Soyabean is quite insignificant. The crop can be satisfactorily grown ii ... -
Nutrient Adequacy Of Porridges Used For Complementary Feeding In Kangemi-Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2004-08)The main objective of the study was to investigate the nutrient adequacy of porridges used for complementary feeding among children aged 6-24 months in Kangemi. To achieve the objective, the types of porridges consumed, ... -
An inventory guide for Samburu plant use and scientific validatIion of the pharmacological and toxicological activity of two preferentially used herbal acaricides.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Ticks resistance to acaricides is an increasing problem in Kenya and other parts of the world. It poses an economic burden due to livestock losses and enormous costs of developing novel acaricides. Traditional healers in ... -
Evaluation of rice milling by-products from Mwea irrigation Scheme in layer chicken diets
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Lack of affordable high quality feeds is one of the major constraints to the development of a vibrant poultry sub-sector in Kenya. Maize and its by-products have traditionally been used as the main energy sources in poultry ... -
Objective Evaluation Of Quality Changes In Stored Sheet Potatoes
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Physical and chemical changes in sweet potato roots were studied with regard to seguential harvesting time and various traditional and conventional storage conditions. Nutritional constitution and cooking characteristics ... -
Cultural, Biochemical And Antigenic Characteristics Of Caprine Mycoplasma Isolated In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1983)Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCP?) is an acute disease of goats characterized by- acute fibrinous pneumonia and pleuritis. !£hree Mycoplasma species namely, Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Y-goat), M. mycoides ... -
Detailed Pathophysiologic Studies of Intestinal Obstructions in Goats
(1984)Literature is available on studies of physical signs and blood biochemistry in horses with intestinal obstruction (Datt and Usenik, 1975). In cattle, Hammond e_t aj_. (1964), studied the effects of obstruction on water ... -
Assessment Of Dairy Cow Evaluation Methods
(University of Nairobi, 1990)A total of 956 Friesian cows with lactation records covering different parities in the period 1966 to 1987, and sired by 39 bulls, were genetically evaluated for 305-day milk yield by computing for each cow the indices: ... -
Combining ability and heterosis for yield and yield components in peas (pisum sativum l.)
(University of Nairobi, 1990)Pea production in Kenya is relatively low mainly due to diseases, pests and use of unimproved cultivars. Pea is an important and cheaper source of protein for majority of the population. This study was designed to determine ... -
The Effect of Graded Doses of Heptachlor - a Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticide - on the Reproductive Performance of Adult Female (sprague dawley)Rats
(University of Nairobi, 1998)Heptachlor is a pesticide for foliar, soil and structural (buildings) applications. It is particularly effective against termites. However heptachlor and related chlorinated hydrocarbons pose a special problem because they ... -
Adaptation of cowdria ruminantium to mice and cell cultures
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Assessment Of The Level Of Bean (Fhaseolus Vulgaris L. - Rcsecoco-Glip-2) Seed Htfecn.toi And Contamination By Pseudomonas Syrinsae Pv. Phasbolicola And Its Implications On Disease Incidence And Severity
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (Burkholder, 1926) Young et_ al., 1978 inside and outside the bean seeds was carried out using dilution plate method. The seeds used were collected from farmers in Kisii, ... -
A Study of Some Factors That May Affect Semen Quantity and Quality as Well as Libido in Four Breeds of Dairy Bulls.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Artificial insemination, an important applied reproductive technology which is used worldwide in animal breeding has been used in Kenya since 1935. The Central Artificial Insemination Station (C.A.I.S), Kabete was established ... -
Effect of maturity on rumen degradation of tropical and temperate forage cell wall polysaccharides from leaves and stems
(University of Nairobi, 1993)Two main experiments were conducted in this study with the aim of better understanding the factors that influence the degradability of forages by ruminants. In the first part of the study, the degradability of leaf and ... -
Some performance aspects of seed maize processing operations
(University of Nairobi, 1991)The processing of seed maize includes such activities like drying, shelling, cleaning, sizing or grading, chemical treatment and bagging. Most of these unit operations are capable of affecting the quality of seed if proper ... -
Transmission and Distribution of Cassava Brown Streak Virus in Major Cassava Growing Regions of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Cassava brown streak virus disease (CBSD) is a viral disease that remained endemic for a long period of time in Eastern Africa exhibiting a delimited distribution along the coastal low lands. However, today there are reports ... -
The Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization and Plant Density on Growth, Yield, Quality and Shelf-life of Bulb Onions (Allium Cepa L)
(University Of Nairobi, 1993)Two experiments were conducted at the field station of the University of Nairobi, Kabete and at the National Horticultural Research Centre, Thika during the Short rains and Long rains, 1990 and 1991 respectively. In the ... -
Determinination of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts associated with the traditional fermented camel milk product
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The purpose of the study was to determine the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts associated with the traditional fermented camel milk product (suusac) of the Somali community in Kenya. The traditional method of suusac ... -
Development of a Latex Slide Agglutination Test and Its Use for Serodiagnosis of Heartwater ( Cowdria Ruminantium Infection ) in Small Rum in Ants
(University of Nairobi, 1997)Heartwater is a febrile tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants. The serological tests, for example, 1FAT, ELISA and nucleic acid based tests which are currently used for diagnosis of heartwater require sophisticated ...