Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Community efforts towards farms management through agroforestry activities in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study sought to investigatecommunity farms management efforts through agroforestry activities in western Kenya. The study employed descriptive resea rch design. The population of 40 0 households along Kakamega ... -
Secondary School Students Understanding Of Energy Flow In Ecosystems
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Understand ing of energy flow concepts in ecosystems is one prerequisite area among students for good performance in biology education . The pattern and trends in biology subject performance in Kenyan national ... -
Correlation between morphometry of the uterine artery and estradiol levels in non-pregnant domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)
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Dynamic industrial policy in Africa: innovative institutions, effective processes and flexible mechanisms
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Small scale horticultural farming along the Kenyan highways and local economic development: exploring the effect of factor prices
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study investigates the effect of cost of seeds, labour, fertilizers, borrowing and leasing land on the economic livelihood of small scale horticultural farmers in Kenya. In carrying out the study, a stratified sampling ... -
Methyl bromide alternatives for Maize grain storage in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Abstract: Among the maize pest complex that occur in both farms and bulk storage systems in Kenya, the weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.), grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella Olivier) and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus ... -
Costs of aflatoxins in Kenyan dairy value chain
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenyas dairy industry plays an important economic role in the life of farmers, milk processors, milk traders, feeds manufactures and traders. This industry contributes 14% of the the agricultural GDP and 3.5% of the ... -
Subclinical mastitis affecting hygienic quality of marketed camel milk from North - Eastern Province, Kenya
(2013)North Eastern Province, camel is the dominant livestock; it provides subsistence to many people especially during the frequent droughts when other animals either die or are unthrifty. This is because camel is highly suited ... -
Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Viral enteritis is a serious problem accounting for deaths in neonatal animals and humans worldwide. The absence of surveillance programs and diagnostic laboratory facilities have resulted in a lack of data on rotavirus ... -
Genetic Diversity in Eucalypts
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Consumers’ mental model of food safety for fresh vegetables in Nairobi: a field experiment using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique:
(2014)Purpose To examine consumers’ perception of food safety for vegetables at traditional urban market outlets in a developing country context and test whether curiosity-motivated information acquisition and personal control ... -
Acquisition of antigens by airway dendritic cells. Do we know enough?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The respiratory system is endowed with a number of structural and functional barriers that protect it against harmful and innocuous material from taking advantage of its vast surface area to gain access into the organism. ... -
Genetic diversity of African sorghum ('Sorghum bicolor' L. Moench) accessions based on microsatellite markers
(2014)Genetic diversity plays an important role in selection of parental stocks in plant breeding. Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] breeding initiatives have been constrained by lack of information on genetic diversity of ... -
An Audit of Constraints and Opportunities in Kenya’s Livestock Export Value Chain
(2014)For a long time Kenya has desired to access lucrative export markets for her livestock products. Although this desire matches the growing global demand for livestock products and increasing interest in livestock products ... -
Striga asiatica growth and seed production in response to organic and inorganic P - fertilizers
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014)The measures for Striga management are hindered by a unique survival strategy of the weed, whereby it produces large amount of seeds. Therefore, prevention of further build up of the Striga seed bank through control measures ... -
Subclinical mastitis affecting hygienic quality of marketed camel milk from North - Eastern Province, Kenya
(2013)North Eastern Province, camel is the dominant livestock; it provides subsistence to many people especially during the frequent droughts when other animals either die or are unthrifty. This is beca use camel is highly suited ...