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Occurrence of passion fruit dieback in Uasin-Gishu county and reaction of passion fruit varieties to inoculation with dieback pathogens.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Dieback is the most important fungal disease of passion fruits causing over 70% of crop loss. The disease is difficult and complex to manage due to the complexity of symptoms exhibited diversity of causal organisms and the ...
Occurrence of subclinical mastitis and effectiveness of dry cow therapy in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Bovine mastitis is a very important production disease in cattle dairy herds in Kenya. The objectives of this thesis were to determine: 1) the types of bacterial infections in dairy cows using the California Mastitis Test ...
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pathotypes, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of escherichia coli from food, water and livestock in selected informal settlements in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Escherichia coli (E.coli) are globally recognised as important causes of diarrhoeagenic infections
as well as other extra-intestinal infections in both animals and man. In developing countries,
E.coli is the most important ...
Influence of digital communication platforms on uptake of financial services and dairy production technologies in Uasin Gishu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Dairy farming in Kenya was introduced in mid-1950’s during the colonial era. Today the sector accounts for 14% of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product and is dominated by smallholders who are characterized by subsistence ...
Assessing the influence of feeding management on milk production in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Two studies were done to evaluate feeding management practices, challenges, and coping strategies in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia, and the types and quantities of feeds on offer and profitability ...
Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years and Associated Risk Factors in Banadir Hospital Mogadishu, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Young children and newborns are especially more susceptible to malnutrition because of their high dietary demands for growth and development. Many child survival programs by the Somalia Government, bilateral agencies and ...
Effect of Land Use Types and Soil Macrofauna on Soil Aggregate Stability and Carbon Storage in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Uon, 2021)
Changes from natural forests and bush lands to various land use types has been shown to have great influence on soil structure and carbon storage. However, little is still known about how these changes affect soil aggregate ...
Influence of Smallholder Farmers’ Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Declining soil organic carbon (SOC) content among smallholder farmers is mainly attributed to different agricultural management practices. A plethora of literature is available on research that has been done on the effect ...
Sustainable Water Storage Infrastructure for Irrigated Agriculture: a Case of Gatundu Sub-counties, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Water stands as the ultimate limiting factor to Kenyans. Besides, it stands as the primary force that exacerbates soils degradations and significant land degradation. Drought and prolonged periods of dryness are the most ...
Factors Determining Choice and Impact of Hermetic Maize Storage Technology Adoption on Smallholder Farmers’ Income in Gatsibo District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The growing food demand occasioned by the rising global population is a major issue of global concern. It calls for an increase in food production to meet the global food demand. Studies have revealed that over 33% of the ...