Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Phytochemical screening and cytotoxicity of selected plants used as anthelmintics in Loitoktok sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The practice of traditional medicine is as old as the human race, and plants are an important source of research and development of new drugs. Anthelmintic resistance in human and animal pathogenic helminthes has been ... -
Social network analysis provides insights into African swine fever epidemiology
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pig movements play a significant role in the spread of economically important infectious diseases such as the African swine fever. Characterization of movement networks between pig farms and through other types of farm and ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices on rabies and socio-economic value of dog keeping in Kisumu and Siaya counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Rabies is endemic in all counties of Kenya. This study describes community knowledge, attitudes and practices that may influence the incidence and control of the disease. Semi-structured questionnaires and focus group ... -
Myiasis in dogs in the greater Accra region of Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Myiasis is the infestation of tissues of live vertebrate animals and humans with dipterous larvae. In sub-Saharan Africa, Cordylobia anthropohaga and Cordylobia rodhaini are known to be responsible for cutaneous myiasis ... -
Randomized controlled trial on impacts of dairy meal feeding interventions on early lactation milk production in smallholder dairy farms of central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)There is limited field-based research and recommendations on the effect of cattle feeding management practices on smallholder dairy farms (SDF) for the growing dairy industry in Kenya. This controlled trial aimed to determine ... -
Unpacking the impacts of ‘participatory’ forestry policies: evidence from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We evaluate the livelihoods of member and non-members of Community Forestry Associations under Kenya's participatory forest management (PFM) programme. We use propensity score matching of households based on recall based ... -
Legal setup and performance of post-privatization artificial insemination service providers in Nyeri county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study investigated the differences between the various legal entities of organizations which provide the privatized artificial insemination services in Nyeri County, Kenya. The findings were that 89.5% of the service ... -
What rights and benefits? The implementation of participatory forest management in Kenya: the case of Eastern Mau forest reserve
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study espoused the access analytical framework to investigate how introduction of Participatory Forest Management (PFM) in Kenya has changed the various actors’ ability to benefit from the forest resources of Eastern ... -
Baboon vaginal microbial flora.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the composition of vaginal microbial ecosystem is essential for understanding the etiology, prevention, and treatment of vaginal diseases. A baboon model has been used to provide detailed ... -
Efficacy of a capsular polysaccharide conjugated vaccine against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
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Field curing methods and storage duration affect the quality of hay from six rangeland grass species in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction Rangelands are important source of pasture for livestock in Kenya since time immemorial to pastoral households. However, seasonality on forage availability has been a big challenge in meeting animals’ feed ... -
Testing for cointegration and granger causality: evidence from selected indigenous egg markets in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Despite the increasing consumer demand for indigenous eggs, particularly among the urban rich in Kenya, empirical analysis of spatial market integration has received limited attention. This study is an attempt to analyze the ... -
Assessment of consumer awareness on environmental effects of charcoal production and use in Nairobi city, Kenya
(2016)This study investigated the awareness of the urban population on the effects of charcoal production and use on the environment. Specifically, the study evaluated the charcoal production techniques in Kenya, identified the ... -
Acquisition and management of Somali camel breed for pastoral resilience within peri-urban Isiolo and Marsabit counties of Northern Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)A baseline survey was conducted in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties of northern Kenya to document the acquisition and current management practices of Somali camel keepers. Data collection was done using participatory methodologies ... -
Irrigation levels affects biomass yields and morphometric characteristics of range grasses in arid rangelands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Production of range grasses under irrigation has been widely adopted in the arid environments of Kenya as a strategy for seasonal forage supply gap. However, their productivity has only been done under ... -
Experimental infection of peste des petits ruminants disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute viral disease of small ruminants caused by a Morbillivirus and characterized by fever, oculo-nasal discharges, stomatitis, diarrhea and pneumonia. The disease is relatively new ... -
Genetic relationships of indigenous goats reared by pastoralists in Kenya based on mitochondria d-loop sequence
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Kenya indigenous goat breeds (Capra hircus) have not been accurately described. Therefore, there is threat of erosion of unique genotypes such as those associated with adaptability and disease resistance, through indiscriminate ... -
Review Of Peste Des Petits Ruminants In Sheep
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Peste des petit ruminants [PPR] is an acute or sub-acute febrile, highly contagious and often fatal disease of sheep, goats and wild small ruminants. The disease is characterized by fever, erosive stomatitis, conjunctivitis, ... -
Agricultural extension approaches influencing uptake of improved sorghum technologies in Embu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Agricultural extension and technology transfer services play a vital role in disseminating research knowledge, skills and income generating strategies among the farming communities in Kenya. However, there exists a kind ... -
Detection of west Nile virus in wild birds in Tana river and Garissa counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: West Nile fever virus is a zoonotic arboviral infection maintained in a sylvatic cycle involving mosquito vectors and birds. It is one the arboviruses whose geographical range is expanding because of climate ...