Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Deworrner administration to small ruminants in emergency drought responses: assessing the impact in two locations of northern Kenya.
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)Internal parasites are a significant determinant of the productivity of rum illant species in the tropics. Provision of dewormers has become a predominant part of animal health interventions in emergency drought responses, ... -
Standard Operating Procedures forStaff Working in Disasters 2014: A WSPA handbook
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)The handbook was published to help staff working in disasters to make decisions and ensure they also do the best possible job. Often, the individuals who provide the much-needed aid during animal disaster situations need ... -
A case of Trupanosoma congo lense savannah type infection and its management in a dog
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Bovine in-vitro embryo production and its contribution towards improved food security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Boran breed is mainly kept by pastoralist communities as a source of both milk and beef, and by commercial beef ranches mainly for beef production. Although this breed Boran may seemingly be low valued, it can be ... -
Survey of Health Status of Domestic Rabbits in Selected Organized Farms in Kenya
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)Rabbit has emerged as a key livestock that is increasingly being raised by farmers in Kenya. However, diseases and inadequate technical knowledge amongst animal health providers on these diseases are the major ... -
Safeguarding livestock during drought disasters in Kenya can safeguard livelihoods and food security in the affected regions: case study of Mwingi -
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2014)Some of the world's poor and most disaster-vulnerable communities are also those 1110streliant on livestock, poultry and working animals for their survival. When disasters strike, in addition to the immediate devastation, ... -
Antiretroviral compliance and infant feeding practices of HIV-1 infected women in Nairobi, Kenya
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Current food safety management systems in fish-exporting companies require further improvements to adequately cope with contextual pressure: case study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Fish-processing plants still face food safety (FS) challenges worldwide despite the existence of several quality assurance standards and food safety management systems/s (FSMSs). This study assessed performance of FSMS in ... -
Yield performance and release of four late blight tolerant potato varieties in Kenya
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Semiquantitative analysis of gaps in microbiological performance of fish processing sector implementing current food safety management systems: a case study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Fish processing plants still face microbial food safety-related product rejections and the associated economic losses, although they implement legislation, with well-established quality assurance guidelines and standards. ... -
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 ... -
Studies on Viral Interference Induced by Rinderpest Virus: Interference and Interferon Induction by Tissue Culture Rinderpest Vaccine (TCRV) Virus in vitro
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Tissue culture rinderpest vaccine (TCRV) virus interfered with the replication of the viruses of bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), bovine parainfluenza type 3 (Pl-3) and foot-and-mouth ... -
Rh Proteins and NH4+ –activated Na+-ATPase in the Magadi Tilapia (Alcolapia grahami), a 100% Ureotelic Teleost Fish.
(2013)The small cichlid fish Alcolapia grahami lives in Lake Magadi, Kenya, one of the most extreme aquatic environments on Earth (pH ~10, carbonate alkalinity ~300 mequiv l−1). The Magadi tilapia is the only 100% ureotelic ... -
Prevalence, pathology and risk factors for coccidiosis in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in selected regions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: The potential for rabbit production in Kenya is high. However, high morbidity and mortality of domestic rabbits were reported. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the pathology, prevalence ... -
What role for government? The promotion of civil society through forestry‐related climate change interventions in post
(2014)This study examines rationales behind the choice of local interlocutors by forestry-related climate change projects in post-conflict Nepal. In their stated objectives, all projects claim to involve the government, and most ... -
Effect of temperature, pH, carbon and nitrogen ratios on the parasitic activity of Pochonia chlamydosporia on Meloidogyne incognita
(2014)Pochonia chlamydosporia (Goddard) Zare and Gams is a biological control agent for control of root-knot nematodes. However, the efficiency of many biological control agents, including P. chlamydosporia, depends on soil ... -
A new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) from Gunther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) in Kenya
(2014)Linognathus samburi n. sp. is described from adult male and female specimens collected from a juvenile female Günther's dikdik (Madoqua guentheri) live-trapped near Olturot Village, Samburu district (Rift Valley Province) ... -
Snacking and its effect on nutritional status of adolescents in two national high schools in Nairobi Kenya
(2014)Snacking is defined as any intake of food or energy-containing beverage outside of breakfast, lunch and dinner (Bellisle, 2007). Previous studies have shown that snacking among adolescents is most common in the afternoon ... -
Household dietary exposure to aflatoxins from maize and maize products in Kenya
(2014)Aflatoxicosis has repeatedly affected Kenyans, particularly in the eastern region, due to consumption of contaminated maize. However, save for the cases of acute toxicity, the levels of sub-lethal exposure have not been ...