Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Utilisation of bean genetic diversity in Africa
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005) -
Effect of latent infection on the spread of bacterial wilt of potatoes in Kenya
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 1984)Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) were grown at areas of high and low altitude and then inoculated with Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith 1896, Smith 1914) biochemical types II and III. About 90% of the inoculated plants at ... -
Bean varieties for humid tropical regions: Reality or fiction?
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006) -
Iron, zinc and protein concentration in African bean cultivars
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006) -
Screening for drought tolerance in Eastern Africa
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004) -
Bean research for development strategy in Central and Eastern Africa
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004) -
Optimal stage of maturity for feeding napier grass (Pennistetum purpureum) to dairy cows in Kenya
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Animal Husbandry Research Centre, Naivasha, KenyaInstitute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University, The NetherlandsDepartment of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)Two experiments were conducted to determine the maturity at which napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum var. Bana) should be fed to dairy cows in Kenya. The grass was grown in two fields and irrigated to simulate precipitation ... -
Assessment of the Technical Competence and Ethical Behaviour of Community-based Animal Health Workers in Mwingi District, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, 2005-05)This paper describes an assessment of the technical competence and ethical behaviour of Community-based Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) in Mwingi District, Kenya. From 99 trained CAHWs, 40 participated in the study. Using a ... -
Seed production of native hay clovers in the highlands of eastern
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996)Studies of seed production in some native clovers [Trifolium steudneri, T. quartinianum, T. rueppel-lianum and T. alexandrinum (control)] were undertaken at Shola in the Ethiopian highlands (1983) and at Kabete in the ... -
Sustainability of a privatized community-based animal health worker system in Mwingi district, Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, 2005)This paper describes a study on the sustainability of Community-based Animal Health Worker (CAHW) services in Mwingi District, Kenya. These services began in 1992 and were supported by the District Veterinary Authority ... -
Comparative growth of some African clovers planted at different times
(1991)A study was conducted in the Shoan plateau of the north-western Ethiopian highlands to investigate the patterns of dry matter production, the effect of season of establishment, and the best time of harvest for 8 native ... -
Microbiological and Physico-chemical Characteristics of Saiga (Saiga tatarrica lineaus) Meat During Storage
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1991) -
Valuation of cow attributes by conjoint analysis: A case study of Western Kenya
(2007)Better dairy production could reduce poverty and improve nutrition in western Kenya, but the requisite technologies have not been widely adopted. This study collected dairy cow attributes from 630 households to evaluate ... -
The Ecology and Biology of Saiga (Saiga tatarrica linneaus) Found in the Precaspian Steppe of Kalmyiky
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of agriculture,, 1991) -
Field evaluation of foliar and soil insecticides for the control of Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) on potatoes in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1986)Field evaluation showed oxydemeton methyl 25% E.C. at 0.6 kg a.i./ha and dimethoate 40% E.C. at 0.74 kg a.i./ha to be more effective than cypermethrin 40% E.C. at 0.25 kg a.i./ha, decamethrin 2.5% E.C. at 0.03 kg a.i./ha, ... -
Production of ultrasensitive antibodies against aflatoxin B 1
(The Society for Applied MicrobiologyDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of NairobiInstitute for Hygiene and Technology of Food of Animal Origin, University of Munich, Germany, 2001)Aims: To produce speciÆc antibodies against the haptenic fungal toxin aØatoxin B1 (AFB1) and apply these antibodies in immunochemical assays for aØatoxins. Methods and Results: Rabbits were immunized using an AFB1 -bovine ... -
Evaluation of bean cultivars for resistance to beanflies in single plantings at different seasons
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1989)Seven selected cultivare of common beans Phaseolus vulgaris L. were evaluated for resistance at two sites under different weather and beanfly population pressures in the field. The indices of resistance were the number of ... -
The occurrence of aflatoxins in maize and distribution of mycotoxin-producing fungi in Eastern Kenya.
(2009)Aflatoxin poisoning resulting from consumption of contaminated maize has continued to recur in a yearly pattern in Eastern Kenya. The largest mycotoxin-poisoning epidemic in the last decade was reported in Kenya in 2004. ... -
Respiratory stratagems, mechanisms, and morphology of the ‘lung’ of a tropical swamp worm, Alma emini Mich. (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae): a transmission and scanning electron microscope study, with field and laboratory observations
(University of Nairobi,Department of animal physiology, 2006)The swamp worm Alma emini subsists in the highly productive waterlogged swamps around the East African Lake Victoria. The soil consists of putrefying plant matter from which gases like methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ... -
Aggravation of pathogenesis mediated by ochratoxin A in mice infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
(Cambridge University PressKenya Agricultural Research Institute, Trypanosomiasis Research CentreKenyatta University, Department of Biochemistry and BiotechnologyUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and ParasitologyKenya Agricultural Research Institute, Social Economics and Biometrics Division,, 2009)Mice fed 1·5 mg ochratoxin A (OTA) per kg body weight and infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense were compared with trypanosome-infected placebo-fed and uninfected OTA-fed controls. Uninfected OTA-fed mice showed ...