Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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The role of health care in the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa: evidence from Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Vetinary Anatomy, 2009)In 2006, Deuchert and Brody1 presented findings from an analysis of the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) suggesting that prophylactic tetanus toxoid (TT) injection during pregnancy is a vector for HIV. The ... -
The Role of ICT-Based Market Information Services in Spatial Food Market Integration: The Case of Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange
(IGI Global.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2011)The government of Malawi in 2004 initiated an ICT-based Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange (MACE), a market information service project, to improve access by farmers to market information. MACE was intended to improve ... -
The role of liberalized dairy industry in rural development in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 1996) -
The Role of Livestock In the Ethiopian Economy: Policy Analysis Using A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model for Ethiopia
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2012)Researchers and policymakers increasingly recognize that the livestock sector supports the livelihoods of a large proportion of rural households in most African countries and may have an important role to play in rural ... -
Role of maize residues in transmission of maize chlorotic mottle virus and effect on yield
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) is the only established member of the genus Machlomovirus and it is imperative in the development of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease. Infection of maize plants with MCMV can cause ... -
The Role Of Moisture In The Successful Rehabilitation Of Denuded Patches Of A Semi - Arid Environment In Kenya
(University of NairobiLand Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2010)This study investigated the role of moisture in the successful rehabilitation of denuded patches in semi-arid lands of Kenya and the primary productivity of three perennial rangelands grasses namely Cenchrus ciliaris ... -
The role of molecular markers in the improvement of drought tolerance and insect resistance in maize.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)No abstract available -
The role of parasitic diseases as causes of mortality in small ruminants in a high-potential farming area in central Kenya
(2001)A 15-year retrospective study was performed to determine the role of parasitic diseases in causing mortalities in small ruminants. In total, 115 (32 %) sheep were diagnosed as having been killed by parasitic diseases out ... -
The role of placental binucleate cells in implantation and steroid metabolism in sheep and goats.
(Department of Veterinary Medicine, 1988) -
The role of placental gonadotrophins (PMSG and hCG) in pregnancy in the rat.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Physiology, 1978-05)Treatment of rats with anti-PMSG and anti-hCG for 5 days from Days 6, 11 or 16 of pregnancy caused variable necrosis of fetal tissue, the extent of which increased from the chorionic cells to the inner trophoblastic layers ... -
Role of plasmids in the virulence of enteric bacteria
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1997)Plasmids have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenecity of most enterobacteria. Their involvement in various enterobacteria was discovered at different times and there is resemblance in the type of toxins ... -
The role of private sector in strengthening livestock development in kenya
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Role of purine metabolism in thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis of geranium (Pelargonium×hortorum) hypocotyl cultures
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 1996)Somatic embryogenesis in geranium (Pelargonium×hortorum Bailey cv. Scarlet Orbit Improved) was achieved by culturing hypocotyl sections on Murashige and Skoog (1962) (MS) medium containing 10 μM thidiazuron (TDZ) (induction ... -
The role of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium) marc in livestock nutrition - a review.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)This review concludes that pyrethrum marc has more potential as a livestock feed than most crop residues or agro-industrial byproducts. When fed at not more than 50% of total diet to sheep and dairy cows pyrethrum marc ... -
The role of risk in enterprise selection in Githunguri, Kiambu district
(2006)Kenya is currently not able to meet all the appropriate food needs for its population. Agricultural productivity is on the decline despite the many technologies developed by research institutions and the application ... -
The Role of Rural Factor Markets in Reducing Poverty, Risks and Vulnerability in Rural Kenya: the case for Kakamega and Vihiga districts. Under the broader
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)No abstract. -
The role of strategic supplementation and weaning in the control of fertility of range-fed beef cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 1990)The effects of supplementation, weaning age and weaning month on calving interval of beef cattle in a semi-arid area of Kenya, were evaluated. The effect of supplementation was significant but was modified by several factors ...