Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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A temperature resistant needle free vaccine against tetanus
(2012)All human beings and most animal species require vaccination against tetanus. The current tetanus vaccine is injectable and requires cold storage significantly reducing coverage in developing countries. The development ... -
Association between virulence and specific genomic characteristics of predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda genotypes
(2012)Background & Problem Statement: Recent studies have shown that certain strains of M. tuberculosis are more virulent than others because these strains have been isolated from both immuno-competent and immuno-compromised ... -
Environmental impact of traditional gold mining in Tigray province, Ethiopia: Some effects on health of animals and human beings
(2012)Intensive traditional gold mining activities is ongoing in Tigray province of northern Ethiopia. Such mining works are generating a lot of income for poorly educated unemployed youths of the country and subsidizing the ... -
A one health approach to infectious disease outbreak investigation and response: An overview of the USAID/RESPOND project
(2012)Infectious diseases of grave concern to human health are emerging from wildlife and livestock populations in regions of the world where boundaries between human, wildlife and livestock populations are undergoing rapid ... -
One health East and Central Africa: current status
(2012)Faced with complex patterns of global change, the inextricable interconnection of humans, pet animals, livestock and wildlife and their social and ecological environment is evident and requires integrated approaches to ... -
Combination adjuvants: The next generation of adjuvants?
(2012)Adjuvants are critical components of many vaccines. The majority of existing vaccines contain only a single adjuvant. Due to their inherent limitations, no single adjuvant is capable of inducing all the protective immune ... -
Screening of maize single cross hybrids for tolerance to low phosphorus
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world's most important staple food crops; however, its productivity is limited by phosphorus (P) deficiency in acid soils. The objective of this study was to develop single cross hybrids ... -
Teaching and learning approaches that promote the achievement of vision 2030 for the agriculture sector
(2012)Transforming agricultural education in Universities in Kenya is critical to enable them to contribute to the realization of Vision 2030 for the agriculture sector. Since the mid 1980’s, faculties of agriculture and ... -
A model for good veterinary governance: overview of draft veterinary policy
(2012)The new Kenya Constitution 2010 provides revolutionary frameworks in governance and also assures Kenyans of various basic rights. Among the values and principles elaborated are patriotism, human dignity, good governance, ... -
Identification of a reference crop to estimate nitrogen fixed biologically by pigeonpeas
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Knowledge of quantifying N fixation by pigeonpeas is useful in assessing its nitrogen contribution to sustainable crop production. An experiment was conducted in the greenhouse at Kabete, University of Nairobi to identify ... -
Continuing Professional Development for Veterinarians Working in Africa
(2012)Livestock production in Africa makes a vital contribution to livelihoods, food security, income generation and gross national product. With its enormous forage production potential and current livestock population of ... -
Veterinary forensic medicine: an emerging and important discipline
(2012)“Forensic veterinary medicine” can be defined as “the applied use of veterinary medical knowledge to the purpose of the law.” In recent years, there has been an increase in many parts of the world in lawsuits concerning ... -
Assessment of the effect of feeding prosopis pod flour based rations to layer chickens on laying and egg quality
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)To assess utilization of prosopis based diets in layer chickens, four iso-caloric iso-nitrogenous layer rations were formulated in accordance with KEBS standards, and fed to groups of six layers replicated three times. ... -
Development of a flat-plate solar milk pasteuriser for arid pastoral areas of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Milk marketing is an important income earning opportunity for people in arid pastoral areas of Kenya. To minimise losses along the milk chain, traders boil milk using scanty wood fuel which negatively affects the ... -
Tolerance of maize varieties to infection by aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin accumulation
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Recurrent outbreaks of aflatoxin poisoning in Kenya pose a major food safety concern considering that maize is the main staple food in the country. A study was conducted in Mwea and Waruhiu over two growing seasons to ... -
The potential of cassava value chain in enhancing food security and income generation by small holder farmers in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Africa is the biggest user and producer of cassava (Manihot Esculenta), the World's fourth ranking energy crop and staple food for around one billion people in 105 different countries of the World. However, despite ... -
Efficacy of nicosulfuron in the control of weeds in maize
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Maize is the main staple food for majority of Kenyans. Weeds are the major constraint in maize production. In search of an effective weed control method, a trial was carried out at the University of Nairobi farm, Kabete, ... -
Soil fertility status and nodulation of selected legumes in farmers' fields in south-eastern Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)A field study was conducted to determine the soil fertility status and root nodulation of selected legumes in farmers' fields in upper and lower midlands agro-ecological zones (AEZ) of south-eastern Kenya. Soils collected ... -
A paradigm shift in curricula development processes in public universities: Towards a responsive and participatory multistakeholder approach
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)The mandate of public universities is teaching, research and outreach. To fulfil this mandate, it is incumbent upon the universities to develop and deliver curricula that are current, relevant and responsive to the needs ... -
Incentives and constraints of financing mechanisms for compliance to globalgap standards among smallholder horticultural farmers in Kenya
(2011-09)This study draws on the case of smallholder fresh produce production and marketing in Eastern and Central Kenya to analyze incentives and constraints of financing mechanisms for compliance to GlobalGAP standards. ...