Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Diversity and abundance of nematodes in agroecosystems of Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2004)A review of nematodes associated with crops has revealed that almost every crop or group of crops is attacked by one or several nematode pests, which cause economic losses in heavily infested fields. The most commonly ... -
Occurrence and pathology of caprine arthritis - encephalitis in young goats in Kenya
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2005)Six kids of the Small East African (SEA) goat and their crosses aged between 3-16 weeks from three districts of Kenya were examined. Clinically, the kids were observed to have incoordination, muscle tremors, staggering, ... -
Effect Of Lactoperoxidase-Thiocyanate-Hydrogen Peroxide System And Storage Temperature On Keeping Quality Of Raw Camel Milk
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010-10)The use of lactoperoxidase system (LP-system) in temporary preservation of raw milk has been found useful particularly in places where refrigeration is not feasible. The activity of this system, however, varies from ... -
Biodiversity and Enterotoxigenic Potential of Staphylococci Isolated from Raw and Spontaneously Fermented Camel Milk
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013)Aims: To characterise the diversity, genotypic and phenotypic properties of coagulase negative and coagulase positive staphylococci from camel milk. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Department ... -
Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2008-09)Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ... -
Microbial enrichment and detoxification of coffee pulp for use as animal feed ingredient in Kenya.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1990)Culture derived from "ensiled" coffee pulp (CP) was most efficient in growth and acidification of CP. All the microorganisms tested grew in CP broth, but exhibited different degrees of autolysis during fermentation. ... -
Production of freeze-dried lactic acid bacteria starter culture for cassava fermentation into gari
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)Sixteen lactic acid bacteria, eight Lactobacillus plantarum, three L. pentosus, 2 Weissella paramesenteroides, two L. fermemtum and one Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. mesenteroides were previously isolated from cassava ... -
Risk preference and optimal enterprise combinations in Kahuro division of Murang'a district, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)Financing smallholder farming has been one of the major concerns of Kenya's agricultural development efforts. Many credit programs have evolved over the years but with dismal performance. In a study that sought to find the ... -
Health and production measures for smallholder pig production in Kikuyu Division, central Kenya
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2004-05-14)A longitudinal study was carried out in Kikuyu Division (a peri-urban area in central Kenyan highlands) between January 1999 and December 1999 to estimate the baseline parameters on reproductive performance of the sow, as ... -
Engendered Analysis of the Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Smallholder Dairy Productivity: Experience from Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2003)The existing gap between potential and actual milk yield in Kenyan dairy farming and the need to bridge it led to the formulation of this study. The objective was to determine the socioeconomic factors including the gender ... -
Linking future ecosystem services and future human well-being
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)Ecosystem services are necessary, yet not sufficient for human well-being (however defined). Insufficient access to the ecosystem provisioning service of food is a particularly important factor in the loss of human well-being, ... -
An analysis of agricultural credit markets in Vihiga Division of Kakamega District, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)The agricultural credit markets in Vihiga Divison of Kakamega District, Kenya, were analysed using descriptive statistics and regression analyses applied to both secondary and primary data. The objective was to valuate ... -
An overview of animal welfare issues in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairob, 2005)Animal welfare is the physical and psychological state of an animal as regards its attempt to cope with the environment. An animal\'s welfare is compromised if it does not enjoy the five fundamental freedoms, namely: freedom ... -
Exovesicles from human activated dendritic cells (DCS) fuse with resting DCS allowing them to present allo-antigens
(Wangari Mathai Institute, University of Nairobi, 2006-12)Dendritic cells (DCs) can release microvesicles, but the latter's numbers, size, and fate are unclear. Fluorescently labeled DCs were visualized by laser-scanning microscopy. Using a Surpass algorithm, we were able to ... -
Medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint pains in Machakos and Makueni counties, Kenya.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairob, 2011-09-02)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional medicines play an important role in the management of chronically painful and debilitating joint conditions, particularly in the rural Africa. However, their potential use as ... -
Resistance to thiabendazole, fenbendazole and levamisole in Haemonchus and Trichostrongylus species in sheep on a Kenyan farm
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1991-08)Resistance to thiabendazole (TBZ), fenbendazole (FBZ) and levamisole (LVM) in naturally acquired gastrointestinal nematode parasites in sheep was investigated on a farm where anthelmintic resistance was suspected. This was ... -
Effect of selection pressure for thiabendazole resistance on fitness of Haemonchus contortus in sheep
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1990-04)A strain of Haemonchus contortus showing moderate levels of resistance to thiabendazole (TBZ) (egg hatch assay LC50 2.1 microM) was subjected, in alternating sequence, to 5 in vitro and 4 in vivo selections with TBZ. This ... -
Multiple anthelmintic resistance on a sheep farm in Kenya and its implication for helminth control
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2007)The occurrence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep on a farm in Kabete, Kenya was investigated between October 2005 and March 2006 when an outbreak of acute and fatal helminthosis occurred ... -
The effect of weather on the occurrence and magnitude of periparturient rise in trichostronglyid nematode egg output in Dorper ewes in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2006-07)An investigation was carried out to assess the effects of weather on the occurrence and magnitude of the periparturient rise (PPR) in trichostrongylid nematode egg output in breeding Dorper ewes. The study was conducted ... -
Seasonal patterns of gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep in a semi-arid Kajiado District of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2006)The seasonal patterns of trichostrongylid nematode infections in Dorper yearlings in a semi-arid area of Kajiado District, Kenya were investigated by analysis faecal egg output, herbage infectivity and post-mortem worm ...