Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Awareness and practice of claw trimming in cows within smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kenya: a survey study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming and ... -
Simulating soil moisture under different tillage practices, cropping systems and organic fertilizers using cropsyst model, in Matuu division, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Soil moisture stress is a limiting factor in crop production particularly in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) as it affects many physiological and biochemical processes of plants. Research on moisture conservation measures ... -
Management of puff adder (Bitis Arietans) snake bite and envenomation in dogs: case report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Two mongrel dogs were presented with a history of recumbency, salivation, dullness and depression that had started following snake bites. Physical examination revealed swellings with fang marks and hemorrhage in the area ... -
International Journal of Veterinary Science
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming ... -
An assessment of the factors influencing household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefit of cattle in the agro-pastoral systems of Mozambique
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study used Probit model to analyze factors influencing probability of household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefits (NBS) of cattle in Mozambique. The primary data from 184 agro-pastoralist households were ... -
Effects of policy change on the dairy production support services within the smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-02)A survey was conducted in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts of Western Kenya in 2005 to evaluate the availability of dairy support services following liberalisation of agricultural sector by the Government. A total of ... -
Influence of plant silicon in Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae Poaceae interactions
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The noctuid stem borer Busseola fusca is an important pest of maize and sorghum in Sub-Saharan Africa. The presence of this species occurred mostly on cultivated than on wild habitats. Busseola fusca is oligophagous having ... -
Willingness to pay for improved water supply due to spring protection in Emuhaya disrict, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study investigated willingness to pay for improved water services due to spring protection in Emuhaya District. Semi- structured questionnaires were used to generate qualitative and empirical data on 200 randomly ... -
Comparative efficiency of tillage practices in maize
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Weed management practices used by small scale farmers determine maize productivity. The trials were executed in Kigumo district during the long and short rains in 2010 to compare effectiveness of glyphosate and hand ... -
Evaluation of resistance reaction of maize germplasm to common foliar diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Use of resistance varieties is the most practical method of managing crop diseases. There is a great variation in terms of resistance reaction to diseases among the various maize germplasm and with the liberization of ... -
Change in diversity and abundance of nematode destroying fungi in land use under irrigation in selected small scale irrigation schemes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015): Intensity of land cultivation is usually associated with increase in crop production and loss of soil biodiversity or its function. This study was conducted to determine the effect of intensity of land use under irrigation ... -
Enzymatic decolorization of malachite green dye by a newly isolated bacillus cereus strain wwcp1
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Enzymatic decolorization of Malachite Green (MG) dye was studied using crude enzyme from a newly isolated Bacillus cereus strain wwcp1. 98% decolorization efficiency was achieved within 24 hours using an initial dye ... -
Trend analysis of rainfall and temperature variability in arid environment of Turkan, Kenya. Environ
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Clinical.Pathological and molecular investigations of peste des petits ruminants virus infection from Turkana county in Kenya
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Appraisal of pese des petitis ruminants disease by Turkana pastoral community of Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) a disease of the sheep and goats remains a major constrain to small stock production in Turkana Kenya. The disease has not been known for long period in Kenya, though the Turkana ... -
Porcine fmd sero-prevalence in kenya and its potential effect
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The role of pigs in the epidemiology of foot - and - mouth disease in Kenya has not been thoroughly investigated. I n order to understand this , a cross sectional study was conducted on serum samples from 15 ... -
The epizootiology of foot - and - mouth disease in high risk zones in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Foot - and - mouth disease remains a serious endemic disease in Kenya causing extensive production losses in the dairy industry. I n order to understand the foot - and - mouth disease (FMD) situation in ... -
Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ... -
The prevalence of common milk borne pathogens of camelus mastitis origin and their antibiotic resistance in north eastern province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In most pastoral communities, camel milk is consumed raw without any heat treatment and this can pose a health hazard to consumers. Camels are milked in poor sanitary conditions, with all the predisposing factors to mastitis ... -
A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of subclinical mastitis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial isolates in milk samples of smallholder dairy goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Dairy goa t production is an emerging enterprise , which has a lot of potenti al for poverty alleviation, improved nutrition, and increased income for the poor and can play a role in contribution towards Kenya’s ...