Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Birds Of Prey In Relation To Poultry Production And Health
(University Of Nairobi, 2013-07-03)Birds of prey play important but differing roles in relation to the poultry industry. On one hand some of the like the kites and the hawk prey on the chick of indigenous birds and other birds kept in the open while others ... -
Birds Of Prey: Status And Threats In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07)Kenya has over70 diurnal birds of prey (raptors) in addition to 19 nocturnal birds of prey (owls). They are classified into 4 distinct families –Falconidae (falcons), Acciptridae (diurnal birds of prey except falcons), ... -
Poisons And Toxicants Of Birds Of Prey And Poultry Poultry
(University Of Nairobi, 2013-07-03)Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily via flight, using their keen senses, especially vision. They primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds and their talons and beaks are large, powerful and adapted ... -
Composition, distribution and abundance of banana thrips (hercinothrips bicinctus) and their management in Embu county, Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Collection, charcterization and evaluation of vegetable cowpea accessions and response of selected accessions to organic and inorganic sources of Nitrogen in Coastal Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Impact of Participatory Integrated Community Development (PICD) tools in pastoral research and development.
(2012)Though it has long been acknowledged that the eventual consumption of research outputs and realization of sustainable development is rooted in the active involvement of beneficiaries along all phases of research and ... -
Using research outputs for sustainable community development: Lessons learnt in camel milk studies in Kenya.
(2012)World all over, it has been common practice to chastise animal science research workers (an indeed all researchers) for doing excellent work but only hemming their findings, conclusions and recommendations in well bound ... -
Tick species on cattle and African buffaloes in the Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya
(2012)A total of 25 cattle and 62 African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Tsavo Conservation Area in Kenya were sampled for ticks. The ticks that were collected were identified and counted under a stereoscopic microscope. ... -
Dimorphic yeast fungi infections in beef cattle.
(2012)In an investigation primarily to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in slaughter cattle in Kenya, smears of tuberculous lesions and of cultures in BBLTM MGITTM Mycobacterium growth indicator tubes were stained ... -
Dairy goat health problems affecting milk production in Meru, Nyeri and Embu counties
(2012)In Kenya, about 80,000 dairy goats are reared and about eighty percent of these are reared in Mt Kenya Region. They provide a quick source of milk for consumption or sale and are thus of immense value especially to poor ... -
Fish Production In Kenya – Opportunities, Challenges And Way Forward?
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Kenya has 13,600 square kilometers of inland lakes and 640 km of coastline. Ninety five percent of the fish landings are from fresh water lakes, 3% from marine sources, and 1 % from aquaculture. Ninety two percent of fish ... -
Emerging Livestock: Current Status, Global Perspective With A Local Focus.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Livestock production in Kenya has largely focused on conventional domestic animals, largely ignoring the existing potential of emerging livestock species as sources of protein and other animal products. Emerging livestock ... -
The Potential Of Stingless Bees As An Emerging Livestock
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Stingless bees are becoming important alternative pollinators to the honeybee, previously considered a universal pollinator, due to their abundance and adaptability, besides behavioural traits, which further enhance their ... -
Wildlife-Livestock Interface In A Changing Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Wildlife-livestock interface defines the interaction between free ranging wildlife and livestock and livestock husbandry practices. This occurs as a result of belonging to the same or bordering ecosystems or sharing of ... -
Assessment of Integrated Pest Management options on reduction of pesticide residues and production cost of Snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) In Tharaka Nithi and Machackos Counties of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Fertility Control: The Male Perspective
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Fertility regulation or contraception is a means of ensuring that individuals only give birth when necessary. It is an important instrument in controlling, not only the growth of human population, but also managing the ... -
Assessment and interpretation of the Spatial Distribution of CBD and CLR in Central Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Animal Products Quality Control And Veterinary Services In A Devolved Government
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Veterinary Services is one of the standardized structures in the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) system and, by extension, in the World Trade Organization. It is recognized that the “Competence” and “Organization ... -
Aflatoxin In Animal Feeds And Human Food In Changing Environments
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus species (fungi) under favorable conditions of temperature and humidity. Of late, aflatoxicosis has become important in Kenya because of its morbidity and mortality. ...