Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Environmental descriptors influencing performance of the Nguni ecotypes
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2009-06) -
Importance of livestock and the technological and policy challenges facing the development of livestock in Africa
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2013) -
Harnessing genetic diversity to improve goat productivity in Africa: Ethiopia component
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2013) -
Update on livestock and fish genetics component 1.2
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011) -
Community breeding of livestock pays off in Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)On 15 and 16 November 2011, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) held a workshop on Sharing ... -
Country Domestic Animal Genetic Resource Information system (C-DAGRIS)
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2013) -
A cost-benefit analysis of seced in-vitro fertilization embryo transfer in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2009) -
Breed diversification in south western Uganda: characterization of a new cattle farming system
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2009-06)keeping different genotypes (Holstein-Friesians or their crosses and pure Ankole) is emerging in South Western Uganda. In this system the Ankole, cattle are being crossed with Holstein-Friesian and the two genotypes are ... -
Higher education in animal breeding in developing countries–challenges and opportunities
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On-farm comparison of milk production and body condition of purebred Ankole and Crossbred Friesian–Ankole cattle in south western Uganda
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2008)Increasing land pressure due to the rapidly growing population, growing demand for livestock products in urban centres and new land policies in Uganda are changing the life styles of the hitherto extensive grazers of the ... -
Artificial or natural insemination: the demand for breeding services by smallholders.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2004)Different types of breeding services are available to the Kenyan smallholder farmers. An important question is whether farmers choose the service, or they are constrained in their choice. Assessing the demand for breeding ... -
Challenges and opportunities for beef production in developing countries of the southern hemisphere.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2010)Livestock production faces specific challenges due to a rise in population numbers, urbanization and economic development in the developing world. A substantial increase in demand for meat in these countries will offer ... -
Size versus beauty: Farmers' choices in ranking experiment with African Ankole long-horned cattle
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Determinants of transaction costs in group-based breeding approaches: the case of dairy goats in the eastern Kenyan highlands
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2008)Exotic dairy goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands by FARM- Africa through a group-based approach about a decad e ago. Interested farmers had to organize themselves into legally recognized farmers’ ... -
GOAT IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE EAST AFRICAN REGION-THE WAY FORWARD
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Utilizing livestock biodiversity to secure livelihoods: Indigenous sheep in pastoral systems
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2012-10) -
Development of dairy goat industry in Kenya: A case study
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2004-07) -
You are in Home Sustainable breeding programmes for tropical farming systems The FARM-Africa dairy goat improvement project in Kenya Sunday, 31 Jul 2011.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011-07) -
Productivity of cross-bred goats under smallholder production systems in the Eastern highlands of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Departrment of Animal Production, 2006) -
Indigenous Knowledge in Animal Management: Essential for Designing Community Based Sheep Breeding Programs
(University of Nairobi.Departrment of Animal Production, 2010)