Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Food standards, smallholder farmers and participation in high value fresh export markets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The last two decades have witnessed many developing countries diversify exports into non traditional fresh exports (NTFE), especially fresh fruits and vegetable. The diversification has been driven by globalization and ... -
Food taboos among pregnant women in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi,Department of food and nutrition,, 1998)A cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of food taboos during pregnancy, types of foods prohibited and the associations of some of the socioeconomic parameters to food taboos, was carried out in Hadiya Zone, ... -
Foot and mouth disease sero-prevalence in cattle in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A cross sectional study was conducted on serum from 39 counties in Kenya in order to determine the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in bovine species. The study util ized serum samples at Foot - and - Mouth ... -
For the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative March 2010 An Institutional Review of IGAD and IGAD Satellite Programs for the Establishment of an IGAD Livestock Unit
(Department of clinical studies, 2010-04)This report is prepared for the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development’s Livestock Policy Initiative (IGAD LPI). The objective of the study was to conduct an institutional review of IGAD to facilitate the development ... -
Forage legumes for improvement of natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2006-01) -
Forage potential of some annual native Trifolium species in the Ethiopian highlands
(Faculty of Agriculture, 1984) -
Forage potential of the genus Trifolium in the Ethiopian highlands. PhD Thesis. South Dakota State University. Brookings, South Dakota, USA.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available -
Forage Potential of Trifolium species. In:: Potentialsof Forage Legumes in Farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Haque and Jutzi
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1985) -
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-02)Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ... -
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: an Empirical Analysis of Kenyan Data
(2014)The paper investigates the main drivers of real Gross Domestic Product growth in Kenya as well as those that drive the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kenya. It is widely acknowledged that FDI has potential benefits ... -
Forensic case of lead poisoning from a battery manufacturing company in Nakuru, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Nairobi, 2013-02)Acute sickness involving dairy cattle (n = 5) with a morbidity of 100% occurred in a farm in Nakuru, Kenya. A case study was undertaken with the objective of establishing the cause of the sickness. Samples of blood, soil ... -
The forest cycle of Suserup Skov - revisited and revised
(University of Nairobi,Institute of peace and environmental studies, 2007) -
The formalin test in the naked mole-rat (< i> Heterocephalus glaber</i>): analgesic effects of morphine, nefopam and paracetamol
(University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Physiology,, 1993)The present experiments were initiated to study the effects of morphine, nefopam and paracetamol in the naked mole-rat, a hairless rodent that lives in subterranean colonies of up to 300, following the inability to demonstrate ... -
Formative Influences in the Lives of Environmental Educators in the United States
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1999)The author obtained autobiographical statements and other data from 510 US members of the North American Association for Environmental Education. This report (1) presents findings regarding human and vicarious influences ... -
A Formative Study Of Disposal And Re-use Of Old Mosquito Nets By Communities In Malindi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)Background. About 30 million insecticide treated mosquito nets have been distributed in Kenya since 2001 and ownership is approaching full coverage. As a consequence of this achievement, Kenya is faced with the challenge ... -
Forms of phosphorous in some Kenyan soils:Discovery and innovation.15:36-43
(University of Nairobi, 1989)No abstract available -
Forum On Research Husbandry
(University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Four promising antigens, BgP32, BgP45, BgP47, and BgP50, for serodiagnosis of Babesia gibsoni infection were classified as B. gibsoni merozoite surface protein family
(2012)We determined the molecular characteristics of four proteins, BgP32, BgP45, BgP47, and BgP50, of Babesia gibsoni. Localization by subcellular fractionations followed by Western blotting revealed that the corresponding ... -
Fragmentation and local disturbance of forests reduce frugivore diversity and fruit removal in Ficus thonningii trees
(University of Nairobi, 2008-10)Clearance, fragmentation, and degradation of tropical forests have resulted in declines of biodiversity. This loss of biodiversity is endangering important ecosystem processes such as seed dispersal. If anthropogenic ... -
A framework for analyzing the role of ICT on agricultural commercialization and household food security
(2010)Lack of agricultural information has been attributed to the inability of smallholder farmers to transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture. Recent efforts to improve smallholder access to agricultural information ...