Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Verminous pneumonia due to Aelustrongylus abstrusus in a cat
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, 1990) -
Evaluation of Napier grass cultivars for resistance to Napier head smut
(Univesity of NairobiKenya Agricultural Research Institute, 2006)Napier grass (pennisetum Purpureum) is a tall, perennial grass that is indigenous to tropical Africa. Napier grass diseases are rare but napier head smut disease was reported in Kenya in the early 1990s and was reported to ... -
Characterization of grade dairy cattle owning households in mixed small scale farming systems of Vihiga, Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 2007)This study characterized grade dairy cattle owning households, specifically understanding the farm system as influenced by grade dairy cattle production systems. Information was collected through a pre-tested structured ... -
Partner-driven agricultural research-for-development networks in West Africa: the case of ROCARIZ
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2006)Agricultural research feeds the knowledge base that underpins food security and rural employment across sub-Saharan Africa. However, in West Africa, many national agricultural research programs (NARS) are small and have ... -
Observations On Changes In Resistance To Levamisole In Haemonchus Contortus After Passage In Sheep And Calves
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 1991) -
Demeaning, demoralizing, and disenfranchising divorced dads: A review of the literature
(1999)The most recent research demonstrates that too many fathers are demeaned, demoralized and disenfranchised after divorce in ways that make it difficult for them to maintain close relationships with their own children. ... -
Comparison of PCR testing methods for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infections in penaeid shrimp
(2006)In Thailand, several PCR-based methods are used by private and public service laboratories for the detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection in penaeid shrimp post larvae (PL) before they are stocked in rearing ... -
Stepmothers: Why so much stress? A review of the research
(1999)Recent psychological and sociological literature is reviewed in answering two questions: What factors generally affect how much stress women encounter as stepmothers? Why do stepmothers often experience more stress than ... -
Phosphorus and cultivar effects on nodulation, growth, dinitrogen fixation and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1984)In field experiments at Katumani in 1982, cowpea cv. Katumani 80 and Vita 4 were grown in chromic luvisol soils and treated with 15N-labelled ammonium sulphate at 20 kg N/ha, with or without 70 kg P/ha. Differences in ... -
An analysis of the variation of the lactation curve of small East African goats
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 1994)Lactation curves were fitted to 267 lactations from Small East African goats kept under arid and semi-arid pastoral conditions. The lactations were recorded over a period of 4 years between 1984 and 1987. Parameters obtained ... -
A community-wide outbreak of hepatitis A in a religious community: impact of mass administration of immune globulin
(1990)Community-wide outbreaks of hepatitis A are frequently prolonged and difficult to control. An extensive outbreak of hepatitis A in a religious community provided an opportunity to assess the eftect of mass administration ... -
Real-time PCR for quantification of eleven individual Fusarium species in cereals
(2009)Contamination of cereals with Fusarium species is one of the major sources of mycotoxins in food and feed. Quantification of biomass of Fusarium species is essential to understand the interactions of individual species in ... -
Stereological Methods for Estimation of Total Number of Particles in an Organ
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2005)In structure-function relationship studies, stereological methods are applied to quantify structural qualities under investigation. In certain organs, like the brain, it is important to count the number of neurons associated ... -
Interaction of Phaseolus vulgaris with thermotolerant isolates ofRhizobium leguminosarum biovarphaseoli from Kenyan soils
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1989)Thermotolerant strains ofRhizobium leguminosarum biovarphaseoli were isolated from nodules ofPhaseolus vulgaris grown in Kenyan soils, where high soil temperatures often exceed 40°C during sunny days. The isolates varied ... -
Nitrogen level and cultivar effects on nodulation, dinitrogen fixation and yield of grain legumes: I. Cowpea cultivars
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1985)N fixation was studied by the 15N method in Vigna unguiculata cv. ERI-2, Vita 4 and Machakos 74 grown in a field which had been fallow for 3 years and given 20 or 100 kg N/ha. The higher N rate reduced nodulation in all ... -
A comparative in vitro study of morphology and phagocytic capacity of the free surface respiratory macrophages in the duck and the rabbit
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2011-08)Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the free surface respiratory macrophages (SM) of the domestic duck ( Anas platyrhynchos ) were compared with those of the domestic rabbit ( Oryctologus cuniculus ) ... -
Distribution of ageing changes of the goat aortic tunica media
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2011) -
Field trial of a synthetic tsetse-repellent technology developed for the control of bovine trypanosomosis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)We conducted a field trial among Maasai cattle-keepers in Nkuruman and Nkineji areas of Kenya to evaluate the effectiveness of a synthetic tsetse-repellent technology developed for the control of trypanosomosis in cattle. ... -
Contribution of legume nitrogen fixation to sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1997)Grain legumes fix about 15–210 kg N ha−1 seasonally in Africa, and therefore feature prominently in the cropping systems of traditional farmers. However, increased exploitation of this biological N is constrained by various ... -
Opportunities and Challenges of Setting-Up an Articulate HACCP System in Export Slaughterhouses in Countries Emerging from Conflict: An Appraisal of North-Western Somalia
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)An investigation in North-Western Somalia (Somaliland) to determine opportunities and challenges of setting up a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system to be adopted and complied with during operations ...