Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Epidemiological aspects of important diseases of camels in selected areas of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Periodic laboratory tests and clinical examinations were carried out in 4 herds of dromedaries between August 1979 and January 1981. Trypanosomiasis (probably due to Trypanosoma evansi) was endemic in all herds; T. congolense ... -
Clinical features and pathology of transmissible venereal tumour in dogs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1972)In the small animal clinic of the University of Nairobi in Kabete, during four years 70 dogs (1% of adult cases) had transmissible venereal tumour. In all cases the tumours were removed by electrocautery. Two to five months ... -
Efficacy of buparvaquone in the treatment of ECF cases in the Kabete area of Kiambu district of Kenya: preliminary results.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)A retrospective study of 24 cattle in the Kabete area, Kenya, which had been treated for East Coast Fever with buparvaquone (2.5 mg/kg) showed that 5 of the animals recovered after a single dose, and 10 recovered after a ... -
Studies on viral interference induced by rinderpest virus: inactivation of tissue culture rinderpest vaccine virus by heat treatment at 56°c and by ultraviolet irradiation
(University of Nairobi, 1980-04)The inactivation of Kabete “O” strain of tissue culture rinderpest vaccine (TCRV) virus by heat at 56°C and by UV irradiation was studied after diluting the virus suspension with equal volumes of maintenance medium (MM), ... -
Land Tenure and Violent Conflict in Kenya: In the Context of Local, National and Regional Legal and Policy Frameworks
(2008)In August 2008, the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) launched the inception phase of a project on Land Tenure and Violent Conflict in Kenya. In the aftermath of the early 2008 post-election violence, it became ... -
A crisis in power. Energy planning for development.
(1995)This document is the fifth chapter in a UN Gender Working Group book on the overlay of science and technology, sustainable human development, and gender issues. The introduction to this chapter on energy planning for ... -
Modeling the influence of existing feeding strategies on performance of grade dairy cattle in Vihiga, Kenya
(2010)A modeling study was carried out on grade dairy cattle in four production systems in Vihiga District. The objective was to evaluate the effects of existing feeding strategies on performance of grade dairy cattle. Data for ... -
Genetic diversity and relationship of indigenous goats of Sub-saharan Africa using microsatellite DNA markers.
(2009)Sub-Saharan African goats with an estimated population of 180 millions are major asset for farmer communities in a range of agro-ecological zones. This study was undertaken to determine the genetic diversity in ... -
Productivity indexing of wild herbivores on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ol Pejeta Ranch in northern Kenya
(Wiley, 2007)A selected set of wild herbivores on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) and Ol Pejeta Ranch were evaluated for their utility value by productivity indexing based on a computer bio-economic model, Prying Livestock ... -
Yield advantage in intercropping of high density arabica coffee with dry beans.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)In a five-year intercropping experiment (1978-82) in Kenya, 0, 2, 4 and 8 dry bean rows were interplanted in high density arabica coffee (planted in 1971 and thinned in 1978 to spacing 2×1 m) and received 0, 80 and 160 kg ... -
Agronomic concepts of the potato with reference to increasing the potential yield under tropical conditions
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The 3 phases of potato growth are described and the influence of soil preparation, quality, size and presprouting of seed tubers, plant population density, planting date and depth, fertilizers and weed, pest and disease ... -
The effect of narrow grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on a Kabata Nitisol, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Results of an experiment to assess the effect of grass strips in reducing soil loss and runoff on sloping land at Kabete are presented. Tentative recommendations are made, based on these results and on other available information. -
Land use and soil erosion in part of Kalama location, Machakos District
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Changes in the topography of the area were studied by comparison of aerial photographs taken in 1948 and 1972 and it was shown that although gully lengths have changed very little, widths have increased in some areas by ... -
The erodibility of two soils from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1979)A portable fainfall simulator was used to measure the runoff rates and soil losses from a freshly ploughed luvisol at Katumani, and anitosol at Kabete, on a 6 deg slope at varying rainfall intensities. The soil losses from ... -
Terracing of cropland in low rainfall areas of Machakos District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)Expansion of cropping in the semi-arid and arid zones of Machakos District is handicapped by soil erosion and the loss of water as run-off. The predominance of annual crops and the system of planting twice a year due to ... -
Photosynthesis and related physiological processes in two mangrove species, Rhizophora mucronata and Ceriops tagal, at Gazi Bay, Kenya
(1999)Measurements were carried out of the gas exchange properties (namely, photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration rates), water use efficiency and water relations of two mangrove species, Rhizophora mucronata ... -
A proposed model to predict the development of level bench terraces from steep backslope terraces.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)A simple model has been proposed to predict changes in terrace conformation, during the development of level bench terraces from steep backslope terraces by natural processes of erosion and normal tillage practices. The ... -
Potassium fixation in some Kenyan soils.
(University of Nairobi, 1979)Potassium fixation was measured for 13 Kenyan soils with a range of applied potassium (0 to 1000 mg kg-1). The fixed potassium was measured, and hence is defined in this study, by the difference between the amount of applied ... -
Toxicity of kiliambiti plant (Adenia volkensii): identification and estimation of toxic principle.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Adenia volkensii is a perennial subsucculent shrub arising from a tuberous rootstock. In Kenya it is found in dry areas and has been used to poison hyenas and to make arrow poisons. The plant was collected during the dry ...