Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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An assessment of mango farmers’ choice of marketing channels in Makueni, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Improving market access for small-holder farmers is important in helping towards raising rural incomes and reducing poverty. The Millennium development goal number one is to eradicate poverty. Most of the poor are small ... -
Prevalence And Risk Factors Associated With Eimeria, Cryptosporidia, Strongyloides, And Giardia Infections In Calves In Smallholder Farms In Mukurwe-ini District, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study was undertaken to describe the prevalence and risk factors associated with occurrence of Eimeria, Cryptosporidia, Strongyloides and Giardia infections in calves in Mukurwe-ini District, Nyeri County. Mukurwe-ini ... -
The Causes And Risk Factors Associated With Morbidity And Mortality In Adult Dogs Among Kennels Within Nairobi County And Its Environs
(University of Nairobi, 2015)A cross sectional study was conducted in 35 dog kennels within Nairobi County and its environs to determine the causes and risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality of adult dogs. The specific objectives of ... -
Effect Of Curing On The Physico -chemical And Microbial Quality Of Cured Cooked Rabbit Ham
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Rabbit meat is a highly digestible, tasty, low-calorie food, often recommended by nutritionists over other meats. The success of rabbits in contributing to the animal protein supply in developing countries is very much ... -
Genetic Polymorphism Of beta-lactoglobulin In Kenyan Small East African Goat (Capra Hircus) Breed Using PCR_RFLP And Sequencing
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Polymorphism in the beta-lactoglobulin gene has been successfully studied in many goat populations of the world. However, this has not been clarified yet in the local Kenyan goat (Capra hircus) breeds. The objectives of ... -
An analysis of factors influencing market participation among smallholder rice farmers in western province, Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Increasing market participation among smallholder producers has the potential to lift them to better income levels through increased productivity and surplus production. Nowhere in the Zambian agricultural sector is ... -
Awareness And Use Of New Information And Communication Technologies In Dairy Goat Marketing: The Case Of Meru South Sub-county, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Marketing of agricultural produce by the smallholder farmers has been evolving over time. In the past, smallholder farmers mostly relied on physical contacts to connect with potential buyers of their produce. This approach ... -
Efficacy of the immunoblot assay for cysticercosis in pigs and modulated expression of distinct IgM/ IgG activities to Taenia solium antigens in experimental infections
(University of Nairobi, 1991-08)A recently invented immunoblot assay for human cysticercosis was evaluated for efficacy in pigs. The test population consists of 45 pigs with parasitologically confirmed cysticercosis, 47 with heterologous infections, 45 ... -
Economics of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and its control in pastoral systems in Kenya
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Potential role of social networks on African swine fever risk along the Kenya-Uganda borders
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Beta-carotene retention in oven and sun dried carrot
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Despite major interventions and program to deal with the cases of vitamin A deficiencies , the rates remain high, at 14.7% in children and 9% in women with the conditions related to the s ... -
Abundance, genetic diversity and nodulation efficiency of cowpea (vigna unguiculata l.) rhizobia in south western Kenya soils
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Seroepidemiological survey of a fever in livestock and humans in Bura irrigation scheme, Tana river county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)