Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Dynamics of potato late blight on tubers and farmers' management of the disease in Kenya highlands.
(2003)From 1998 to 2001, field experiments were conducted in New York, USA, and Kenya to study the relationship between foliage late blight control and tuber infection in the control of tuber blight (Phytophthora infestans). ... -
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. ... -
Clinico-pathological observations in sheep & goats exposed to lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)It has been demonstrated that positive tissue samples from an active case in Turkana had viral RNA from a lineage III PPRV and the first available genome sequence was determined. Seven goats and sheep aged between 3-6 ... -
Cross-Cultural Differences in a Global “Survey of World Views”
(University of Nairobi, 2015)We know that there are cross-cultural differences in psychological variables, such as individualism/ collectivism. But it has not been clear which of these variables show relatively the greatest differences. The Survey ... -
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 ... -
Prime-boost vaccination with plasmid DNA followed by recombinant vaccinia virus expressing BgGARP induced a partial protective immunity to inhibit Babesia gibsoni proliferation in dogs
(2013)A heterologous prime-boost vaccination regime with DNA and recombinant vaccinia virus (rvv) vectors expressing relevant antigens has been shown to induce effective immune responses against several infectious pathogens. In ... -
Clinical Signs and Lesions Differential Diagnosis Cause and Transmission Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Recovery
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Consumer perceptions and demand for biofortified sweet potato-based biscuit: The case of Akarabo golden power biscuit in Rwanda
(2014)Certain varieties of sweet potato, especially orange-fleshed, are being promoted as part of the strategy to combat vitamin A deficiency in children and pregnant mothers. However, the consumption of sweet potato is more ... -
Managing the externalities of declining dry season river flow: A case study from the Ewaso Ngiro North River Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Upstream-downstream water conflicts are common phenomenon in most basins. Such conflicts take a different dimension when they occur during dry season with an already low level of river flows. This context aggravates the ... -
Potato virus Y (PVY) and potato virus X (PVX) resistance breeding in Kenya: applicability of conventional approaches
(2013)Potato virus Y (PVX) and potato virus X (PVX) are among the most important viruses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop worldwide. The use of virus resistant varieties is considered the most effective and sustainable ... -
Makueni district profile: tree management, 1989-1998.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)The efforts made by households in Makueni District, Kenya, to manage trees in crop and grazing lands are reviewed, using survey data from 4 villages in Wore and Kibwezi Divisions covering the period 1989-1998. The impact ... -
Institutional innovations for smallholder farmers' competitiveness in Africa
(2010)In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential role in rural and overall economic development. Paradoxically, sub-Saharan Africa is the sole region in the developing world ... -
Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)
(Njogu, Allan, George Otiang’A. Owiti, Dominic Oduor-Okelo, A. NJOGU, GO OWITI, and D. ODUOR-OKELO. "Uterine Gland Microstructure in the Pregnant and the Non-pregnant Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis)." Int. J. Morphol 31, no. 2 (2013): 771-776., 2013)The histology and the ultrastructure of the uterine glands of the lesser bushbaby (Galago senegalensis) were studied in six specimens (5 pregnant and one non pregnant) which were fixed partly with bouin’s fixative and ... -
Effect of different cover crop residues, management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop(lycopersicon esculentum).Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems Journal
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes. In sub-Saharan African, water is most critical in limiting ... -
Sustainability concerns in African irrigation
(University of Nairobi, 1996)Irrigation has and will continue to play an important role in enhancing food security and improving the standards of living for many inhabitants of rural Africa. However, irrigation is beset with increasing problems such ... -
Antioxidative and functional properties of rastrineobol aargentea (dagaa) fish protein hydrolysate
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Social- economics influence on indigenous poultry production project in Kenya. A case of Machakos indigenous poultry.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze the Social - economics influence on project implementation by determining factors that influence indigenous poultry production. The study would then give recommendations ... -
Constraints and efficiency of cattle marketing in semiarid pastoral system in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Livestock keeping is regarded as a store of wealth for pastoralists in Kenya, besides their social and cultural functions. The objective of this study was to prioritize constraints to cattle marketing in a semiarid pastoral ...