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Prevalence of contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia in pastoral flocks of goats in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)
A cross-sectional survey was conducted between the months of March 2014 and March 2015 to determine the prevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in goat populations in pastoral flocks in three sub-counties of the ...
Exploiting cropping management to improve agricultural water use efficiency in the drylands of eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
<p>A remarkable challenge lies in maximizing agricultural water productivity, particularly in the drought prone regions of sub Saharan Africa. It is hypothesized that water use efficiency (WUE) can be increased by selection ...
The role of farmer field schools approach in improving tea production among smallholding in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Tea
production, processing and marketing in
Kenya is under management of two sectors. The two sectors
include; Kenya Tea Development Agency which manages
approximately six hundred thousand small scale farmers ...
Restoring community livelihoohods and food security through livestock asset during drought disasters: case study of Mwingi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Some of the world’s poor and most disaster-vulnerable communities are also those most reliant on livestock. Whenever disasters strike, in addition to the immediate devastation, food insecurity and loss of life, the loss ...
Molecular characterization of the cytochrome b gene and in vitro atovaquone susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The prevalence of genetic polymorphism(s) at codon 268 in cytochrome b gene which is associated with Atovaquone-proguanil treatment failure was analyzed in 227 Plasmodium falciparum parasites from western Kenya. Prevalence ...
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 ...
Associations of farm management practices with annual milk sales on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aim:
Cows on smallholder dairy farms (SDF) in developing countries such as Kenya typically produce volumes of milk
that are well below their genetic potential. An epidemiological study was conducted to determine reasons ...
Studies on seasonal prevalence of ecto- and endo-parasites in indigenous chicken of Mbeere Subcounty, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
A study was carried out to determine the seasonality of ecto- and endo-parasites in Mbeere Subcounty, Kenya. A total of 48 chicken were randomly selected and purchased from farms in the study area (24 in wet season and 24 ...
Hematological, serological and virological findings in sheep and goats experimentally infected with lineage iii peste des petits ruminants virus isolates in Kenya
(2015)
The aim of this study was to determine the hematological and serological changes in experimentally infected sheep and goats and to validate use of Real time reverse transcriptase PCR analysis in diagnosing PPRV in Kenya. ...
Understanding the adoption of a portfolio of sustainable intensification practices in Eastern and Southern Africa
(2015)
This paper explores smallholder farmers’ adoption decisions of multiple sustainable intensification practices (SIPs) in eastern and southern Africa. We develop a multivariate probit model using plot-level data gathered ...