Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Artificial insemination as a bio-technological tool for genetic improvement of the Kenyan dairy cattle herds: Historical perspective, current status, challenges and the way forward.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2000) -
Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria species and parasitic lungworm infection in marketed indidenous chickens
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2004) -
Pyrethrum wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)This article is about pyrethrum production in Kenya which is greatly constrained by a disease characterised by wilting and eventual death of pyrethrum plants. To date, Fusarium graminearum schwabe, F. solani (Mart.) Sacc., ... -
Efficacy of copper oxide needles for the control of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology,, 2004) -
Additive and heterotic effects from crossbreeding goats in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1987-11) -
Effects of partial suckling on lactation performance of Galla and East African goats and the growth rates of the kids
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1984) -
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ... -
Effect of infection level of sesame (sesamum indicum L.) seed by alternaria sesami on severity of alternaria leaf spot
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna. KamburupitiyaDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Species abundance, food preference and nutritive value of goat diets in the semi-arid lands of east-central Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1996)The key forage species and nutrient composition of forage species preferred by free- ranging East African goats in rangelands of eastern-central Kenya were determined. One hundred and five forage species were identified ... -
The Kenya Dual-Purpose Goats: its development and utility
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1985) -
Occurrence of wheat head blight and fusarium species infecting wheat
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Identification of Avian paramyxoviruses (APMV) isolated from flamingo in Kenya and Israel
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology,, 1996) -
First report of black rot disease of sweetpotato in Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Indigenous selection criteria in Ankole cattle and different production systems in Uganda
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005-06)Ankole cattle are kept in South-Western Uganda, which is part of the cattle corridor, an area that was traditionally communal grazing land and pastoral systems. Currently, the pastoral system is undergoing a dramatic ... -
Continued harvest of the diverse African Animal Genetic Resources from the wild through domestication as a strategy for sustainable use. A case of the larger grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus)
(University of nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005)With the ever-increasing human population, th e need for efficient utilization of natural resources will always remain a challenge for both scientists and development workers. Land sizes are constantly decreasing with ... -
Assessing stated preferences through the use of choice experiments: valuing (re)production versus aesthetics in the breeding goals of Ugandan Ankole cattle breeders.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2006-08)Home Help Thesaurus Okeyo AM Advanced Search Tools Marked records Mark this record Search History Print this record Email this record Export citation Download MARC21 Record ... -
Challenges in goat improvement in developing rural economies of Eastern Africa, with special reference to Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 1997-12) -
Growth, survival and milk production performance of Toggenburgs and their crosses to East African and Galla goat breeds in the Eastern slopes of Mount
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2003-02) -
Statistics made alive
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2002)This paper examines briefly some of the problems of teaching statistics to agriculture students in the traditional manner. The current teaching has consisted of foundation courses on the statistical concepts at undergraduate ... -
Severe parasitism-a himrance to effective Newcastle disease control in village chickens
(University of Nairobi,Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology,, 2012)