Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Metabolism During Starvation/ Dehydration Stress In Two Species Of Galagos
(University of Nairobi, 1989-07)Two species of galagos (G. senegalensis moholi andG. garnettii) were subjected to dehydration and starvation stress in order to determine whether, as is common in other animals, these hypometabolic prosimians would lower ... -
Breeding services and the factors influencing their use on smallholder dairy farms in central Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Dairy cattle breeding is an important technology in the enhancement and promotion of dairy production in Uganda. The introduction of germplasm through AI is crucial to enhance the production potential of the local breeds. ... -
Assessment of Mangrove Covers Change and Biomass in Mida creek, Kenya
(2014-07)This study uses old aerial photographs, current high resolution satellite images and ground truthing to analyze the patterns and dynamics of Mida Creek mangrove forest changes over 41 years from 1969-2010. A non-distractive ... -
Effects of tropical ecosystem engineers on soil quality and crop performance under different tillage and residue management
(2014)Feeding a future global population of 9 billion will require a 70-100% increase in food production, resulting in unprecedented challenges for agriculture and natural resources, especially in Sub-saharan Africa (SSA). ... -
Effectiveness Of Grazing Management In Controlling Gastrointestinal Nematodes In Weaner Lambs On Pasture In Denmark
(University of Nairobi, 2001-07)dose and move to clean pasture strategy for nematode control in weaner sheep was compared to a move only strategy. Sixteen ewes with twin lambs (2–3 weeks old) were turned out on infected pasture on 4 May 1999. On 1 July, ... -
Mixed-host Aggregations And Helminth Parasite Sharing In An East African Wildlife-livestock System.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Parasitic infections transmitted between livestock and wildlife pose a significant risk to wildlife conservation efforts and constrain livestock productivity in tropical regions of the world. Gastrointestinal helminths are ... -
Dry Spell Analysis And Maize Yields For Two Semi-arid Locations In East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2003-06)High variability in rainfall occurrence and amounts together with high evaporative demand create severe constraints for crop growth and yields in dry sub-humid and semi-arid farming areas in east Africa. Meteorological ... -
Anti-Proliferative Activities of Centella Asiatica Extracts on Human Respiratory Epithelial Cells in vitro
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)Centella asiatica or "pegaga" is well known for its ability in promoting wound healing. This study focused on the effect of Centella asiatica on the proliferation of human respiratory epithelial (RE) cells. RE cells were ... -
Casting Materials and their Application in Research and Teaching
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)From a biological point of view, casting refers to filling of anatomical and/or pathological spaces with extraneous material that reproduces a three-dimensional replica of the space. Casting may be accompanied by additional ... -
Policy Options For Enhancing Women’s Participation In Managing Water Resources In Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The important role that women play in the management of water resources has been recognized in various parts of the world. This is because they play a significant role in accessing water for various uses such as washing, ... -
A Non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis Approach For Improving Energy Efficiency Of Grape Production
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Grape is one of the world's largest fruit crops with approximately 67.5 million tonnes produced each year and energy is an important element in modern grape productions as it heavily depends on fossil and other energy ... -
Dietary composition of wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) kongoni (Alcephalus buselaphus) and cattle (Bos indicus), grazing on a common ranch in south-central Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2003-03-14)This paper gives the results of a study conducted at Game Ranching Ltd, situated at the Athi Kapiti Plains, Kenya, to determine the dietary composition of cattle (Bos indicus L), kongoni (Alcephalus buselaphus Pallas) and ... -
A Surface Regression Approach For Estimation Of Genetic And Environmental Trends Under Widely Varying Meteorological Conditions Between Years
(University of Nairobi, 2002-04)Under tropical conditions meteorological variations may be a major source of nuisance in the estimation of genetic and environmental progress achieved. In this paper an approach is presented to incorporate polynomial ... -
Use of the Kenya Transect for Selecting and Targeting Adapted Cultivars to Appropriate Production Systems
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Susceptibility of geographically isolated populations of the Tomato red spider mite (Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard) to commonly used acaricides on tomato crops in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Farmers in Kenya continue to raise concerns of difficulty in managing Tetranychus evansi, the most widespread pest species of tomato applying the most commonly used acaricides. This invasive pest species is not only found ... -
Post-mortem Examination And Sampling Of African Flamingos (phoenicopteridae) Under Field Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Recent largely unexplained deaths in African flamingos have prompted the need for standard, reproducible methods for the post-mortem examination of these birds, for the taking of samples and for the recording of findings. ... -
The Feeding of Live Food to Exotic Pets: Issues of Welfare and Ethics
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Live food items are often fed to exotic pet species whether they be birds, amphibians, reptiles, or mammals. This raises issues of welfare, both of the animals fed live prey items and the prey itself. Concerns over live ... -
Consumers’ Evaluation Of Volition, Control, Anticipated Regret, And Perceived Food Health Risk. Evidence From A Field Experiment In A Traditional Vegetable Market In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Food markets in developing countries encompass a wide spectrum of food health risk exposures for consumers, but little is known about how consumers make judgments and decisions in relation to these risks. This study examined ... -
Antibiotic resistance patterns of bacteria implicated in bovine mastitis and some canine infections.
(University of Nairobi,, 1990)A total of 2080 bovine milk samples, and 775 canine wound and sputum samples were analysed to assess susceptibilities of bacterial isolates to 5 antibiotics commonly used in the area served by the Ambulatory Services of ... -
Heat transfer to particles in shear flow: application in aseptic processing
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)Convective heat transfer coefficients at the fluid-particle interface were obtained for shear flow in a holding tube to simulate aseptic processing of particulate-containing liquid foods. The particles were made of polymethyl ...