Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Oedema disease of swine. A Toxaemia or an infection?
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Science, 2001) -
Africa's resurgence and international migration: An overview
(2006)In this issue, geography, market integration and institutions are identified as the fundamental constraints on Africa's future prosperity. It is pointed out that, in line with the recommendations of The Report of the ... -
Risk Factors Associated With Subclinical Sub-acute Mastitis In Dairy Goats In Central Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2001)The prevalence of udder infections in clinically normal mammary gland halves of 315 dairy goats was determined over a three-month period by bacteriological examination. The most prevalent bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. ... -
Ethnopharmacological practices in management of livestock helminthes by pastoral communities in the drylands of Uganda
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)A two stage sampling ethno-pharmacological study was carried out with agro-pastoralists in Nakasongola district involving two sub-counties namely; Nabiswera and Nakitoma. Participatory methods were used to establish a ... -
Land cover and use changes in the rangelands of Central-Uganda: Impacts on soil quality and pasture productivit
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2010)This study determined the patterns and magnitudes of land cover and use changes, their driving factors and impacts on soil quality and pasture productivity in Nakasongola district. Satellite data (1970 - 2009), surveys, ... -
Prevalence of Sarcoptic Mange status in pigs in smallholder herds in a peri-urban area in Central Kenyan highlands.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Science, 2002)A study was conducted in fourty randomly selected herds in a peri-urban area in the Central Kenyan highlands to obtain prevalence estimates of sarcoptic mange in pigs kept by smallholder farmers. A total of 476 pigs of ... -
Prevalence Of Various Microbial Organisms Isolated From Dairy Goat Milk Samples In Central Kenya Highlands
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2002)Six- hundred and thirty (630) apparently normal milk samples from dairy goats in Nyeri district (Kenya) were examined over a three-month period to determine the prevalence of bacterial organisms. Bacteria were isolated in ... -
Environmental hazards in African agriculture: factors influencing application of agrochemicals in Nakuru district, Kenya
(2007)This paper uses data from a 2003 survey of farming households in Nakuru, Kenya. The objectives were: to establish the quantities of agrochemicals applied as compared to recommendations thus detecting under use or over dose ... -
Stimulation of nematode-destroying fungi by organic amendments applied in management of plant parasitic nematode
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2009)A screenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of cow manure, chicken manure and their combinations on nematode destroying fungi, nematode community and growth of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The ... -
An investigation of the incidences of East Coast Fever (ECF), Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis in the Bovine cases managed by ambulatory services of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Science, 2005)The purpose of this investigation was to establish the incidences of tick borne diseases (TBD) in cattle. The diseases investigated were East Coast Fever (ECF), Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis. The data used was obtained from ... -
Non-credit services of group-based financial institutions: Implications for smallholder women's honey income in arid and semi arid lands of Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This paper analyses the effect of non-credit services of joint liability credit institutions on smallholder women beekeepers’ honey income. The non-credit services offered to the beekeepers were mainly enterprise development ... -
The impact of elephants, Loxodonta africana, on woody vegetation through selective debarking in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of land resource management and agricultural technology,, 2010)The impact of elephants on the woody plant community through debarking was investigated in Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves, Kenya. Acacia elatior Brenan, the most abundant tree species in the riverine zone, ... -
Effects of Canavalia ensiformis and Mucuna pruriens intercrops on Pratylenchus zeae damage and yield of maize in subsistence agriculture
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2006-06)Host status of four leguminous cover crops [Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. (Jack bean), Crotalaria ochroleuca G. Don (Sunnhemp), Lablab purpureus L. (Hyacinth bean) and Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (velvet bean)] to Pratylenchus ... -
Shadow-invariant classification for scenes illuminated by daylight
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2000)A physics-based method for shadow compensation in scenes illuminated by daylight is proposed. If the daylight is represented by a simplified form of the blackbody law and the camera filters are of infinitely narrow bandwidth, ... -
Identification and distribution of viruses infecting sweet potato in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2004)Four hundred and forty-eight symptomatic and 638 asymptomatic samples were collected from sweet potato fields throughout Kenya and analysed serologically using antibodies to Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), Sweet ... -
Caseous lymphadenitis in goats: The dose of infection and the serologicai response
(1998)Goats were infected intradermally with caseous pus containing between 1 x 105 and 5 x 10¹ colony forming units(CFU) of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Animals infected with doses of equal and above 1 x 10² CFU of ... -
Agri-SMEs in action. Lessons for the entrepreneurial poor.
(University of NairobiDepartment of land resource management and agricultural technology, 2006)No abstract available -
Increased incidence of symptomatic peripheral neuropathy among adults receiving stavudine- versus zidovudine-based antiretroviral regimens in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2012-06)The incidence of peripheral neuropathy (PN) among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) containing stavudine (d4T) versus zidovudine (ZDV) is not well described. We compared 1-year incidence between d4T- and ... -
Overview of agri-SMEs and the process to find success stories in Kenya and Vietnam - Working paper, English version
(University of NairobiDepartment of land resource management and agricultural technology, 2006) -
Entrepreneurial Poor. Sustainable development with SMEs as pace setters
(University of NairobiDepartment of land resource management and agricultural technology, 2008)No abstract available