Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Toxin production and antimicrobial resistance of escherichia coli river water isolates
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1998)Objectives: To establish the types of E. coli isolates that are found in river water around Nairobi and to assess the potential risk of use of this water to human health. Design: Multiple stratified sampling was carried ... -
Toxocara Vitulorum Infections in Cattle in Kajiado Districts, Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995) -
Toxoplasma gondii: Sensitive and rapid detection of infection by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method
(2009)Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method amplifies DNA with high specificity, sensitivity and rapidity. In this study, we used a conserved sequence in the 200- to 300-fold repetitive 529 bp gene of Toxoplasma ... -
Toxoplasmosis
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1983) -
Tracing Innovation Pathways in the Management of Natural and Social Capital on Laikipia Maasai Group Ranches, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Group ranches (GRs) were established in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s; their objectives included the increase of pastoral land productivity and the control of land degradation. Since their establishment, GRs have evolved ... -
Tracing The Climate And Anthropogenic Influence On The Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Soil and sediment samples were collected from Lakes Rutundu (2500m), Sacred (2200m) and Nkunga (1800m) located on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. The samples were mainly composed of silty clay and clay fractions. A ... -
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast
(2010)Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment in ... -
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
(ElsevierDepartment of Public Health, pharmacology and ToxicologyDepartment of clinical studies, 2010)Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria as well as the existing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition, control and treatment ... -
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2010)Aim of the study: This study was conducted to document herbal medicines used in the treatment of Malaria as well as the existing knowledge,attitudes and practices related to malaria recognition,control and treatment in ... -
Traditional Camel Production Among the Somali and Borana Pastoralists of Moyale District, Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
Traditional cereal (maize) processing and preservation practicesl suing fermentation technology in Kenya: - A case study of Western Privince
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 1999) -
Traditional green leafy vegetables of Kenya. In Chweya J.A. and Eyzaguirre, P.B. Eds. The Biodiversity of Traditional Leafy Vegetables pp. 51-83. IPGRI, Rome, Italy.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)No abstract available -
Traditional Range Condition and Trend Assessment: Lessons from Pokot and Il Chamus Pastoralists of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper provides the results of a case study of some traditional range management methods of the Pokot and Il Chamus pastoralists of northwestern Kenya. The study focused on the factors used in monitoring and evaluating ... -
Traditional remedies for tick-borne cattle diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
Traditional soil fertility management strategies: Do they conform to recommendations in organic farming? A case study of the smallholder farmers of the Central Rift Valley Province of Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi,Division of Organic Farming, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Gregor MendelStra 33, A-1180 Wien, AustriaDepartment of Crop, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya, 2008)The low input nature of organic farming (OF) is often likened to the traditional soil fertility management practices (TSFMP) of smallholder farming systems in developing countries. There are however no concrete studies to ... -
Traditional strategies used by pastoralists to cope with la nina induced drought in Kajiado, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 2008)Pastoralists traditionally relied on herd mobility to cope with drought. In the pastoral areas of Kajiado, Kenya this strategy is now threatened by increased individual land ownership as compared to communal access. ... -
Training lawyers for the sub-Saharan African market: what role for academics? Perspectives from Kenya
(The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)Skilled professionals such as lawyers are imperative for any society. Their training is even more critical, as it shapes their eventual role in transforming society. They play an important role since the law influences ... -
Trajectories of Evolution and Extinction in the Swedish Cattle Breeds
(Gesellschaft für Tierzuchtwissenschaften e. V.Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 2010)An assessment of the current status and possible future dynamics of the domestic animal species is a critical step in the management of Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR). Permanent extinction of livestock breeds is considered ... -
A trans-disciplinary study on the health risks of cryptosporidiosis from dairy systems in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya: study background and farming system characteristics
(Department of Public Health Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Biometry Unit, Department of Crop Science University of Nairobi,International Livestock Research Institute, ILRIMinistry of Health,, 2009)This paper characterises the dairy farming system in Dagoretti, Nairobi. Characterisation was part of a broader ecohealth project to estimate the prevalence and risk of cryptosporidiosis and develop risk mitigation strategies. ... -
Transcriptional regulation of Rat Endothelial Nitric Oxide Promoter in Pulmonary
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2013)Nitric oxide levels may exert control on the persistence of pulmonary myofibroblasts cells in pulmonary fibrosis. This study examined the regulation of NO levels by transcription factors that influence the endothelial ...