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Value chain analysis of grass seeds in the drylands of Baringo county, Kenya: a producers’ perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pastoral households are increasingly practising fodder production in response to forage scarcity associated with land degradation, climate variability and change. Understanding the grass seed value chain is a prerequisite ... -
Value chain analysis of smallholder snap bean production in Kirinyaga county, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The study aimed to assess the competitiveness of small farmers of snap beans and how the value-added benefits are shared by various participants of the value chain in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Farmers had the lowest share ... -
The value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods as a dry season supplement for calves in arid areas of Kenya
(1996)Two feeding experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods in terms of chemical composition and liveweight performance. In feeding experiment one (FE-1), ... -
The Value Of Magnesium Loading In Detecting Magnesium Deficiency In Young Calves.
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 1990) -
The value of radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia in predicting flexibility in idiopathic scoliosis with Cobb angles exceeding 60 degree
(2008)Our aim in this prospective radiological study was to determine whether the flexibility rate calculated from radiographs obtained during forced traction under general anaesthesia, was better than that of fulcrum-bending ... -
Variation among Fusarium species and isolates infecting wheat ears based on aggressiveness, mycotoxin production and RAPD-PCR analysis
(Department of Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KENYAInstitut für Pflanzenkrankheiten, Universität Bonn, ALLEMAGNE, 2002)Fusarium species from Germany and Kenya were investigated for the variation in mycotoxin production, aggressiveness on wheat ears and PCR-based DNA fingerprints in order to characterize the Fusarium species and isolates ... -
Variation in plasma luteinising hormone levels, return to oestrus and ovulation rates in sows on different planes of sorghum based rations.
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2001) -
Variation of mineral micronutrient elements in robusta coffee (coffea canephora pierre ex a. Froehner) as measured by energy dispersive x -ray fluorescence
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Aim: Robusta coffee growing countries of the world such as Uganda, have experienced a decline in market prices since 2002 due to changed consumer preferences for other beverages. In Uganda, where Robusta coffee is the ... -
Variation of Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Contents in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) Genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Variation in nutritional and anti-nutritional contents among six finger millet genotypes was determined. Improved finger millet genotypes Gulu-E and FMV-1 from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, KNE-479 and KNE 1034 ... -
Variations in LC50 in the Egg Hatch Assay Fof Anthelmintic Resistant Trichostrongylid Nematode Parasites in Sheep
(University of Nairobi.Department of veterinary Pathology, microbiology & parasitology, 1991) -
Variations in prevalence rates of tick-borne diseases in Zebu cattle by agroecological zone: implications for East Coast fever immunization
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1993-07)East Coast fever (ECF), caused by Theileria parva, is the most important tick-borne disease of cattle in much of eastern, central and southern Africa. In Kenya, immunization against ECF has been performed in many field ... -
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide inhibits electromyographic activity of the reticulo-omasal orifice in meal-fed sheep in warm and cold environments
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1995-09)The effects of intragastric arterial infusions (1 mL min−1) of physiological saline, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) or VIP-antagonist [4Cl-D-Phe6, Leu17] VIP (1 nmol mL−1) on electromyographic (EMG) activities of ... -
Vendor Characteristics, Practices, Microbial Contamination of Fish and Oil Quality in the Street Vending of Deep-fried Fish in Peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya: Case of Kasarani Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Aim: The main objective of the study is to assess the vendor and environmental hygiene, microbial contamination of deep-fried tilapia sold, and the quality of the oil used in the streets of Kasarani sub-county Study ... -
Ventilation and expired gas composition in the flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, during normal respiration and panting
(Chicago JournalsDepartment of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi,, 1979) -
Ventricular encephalitis associated with Leukaemic Lymphosarcoma in a Bovine Calf
(1Department ofVeterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine, University ofNairobiDepartment ofClinical Studies, Faculty ofVeterinary Medicine, University ofNairobi, 2006)A female Ayrshire calf aged three months was referred to the clinic with a history of generalized lymph node enlargement and failure to thrive. Physical examination revealed enlargement of all peripheral lymph nodes and ... -
Ventricular encephalitis associated with leukaemic lymphosarcoma in a bovine calf
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 2006)A female Ayrshire calf aged three months was referred to the clinic with a history of generalized lymph node enlargement and failure to thrive. Physical examination revealed enlargement of all peripheral lymph nodes and ... -
Verminous pneumonia and other microscopic lung lesions in wild animals in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)The following study describes the microscopic changes in the lungs of wild animals in Kenya suffering from lungworm infection and other diseases caused by other pathogens. Verminous pneumonia was the most common lesion ... -
Verminous pneumonia due to Aelustrongylus abstrusus in a cat
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1990)