Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
Now showing items 1201-1220 of 1902
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Importance Of Environmental Hygiene In Reducing Bacterial Load Exposure To Night-housed Indigenous Chickens
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2008) -
Challenges of Partnerships in Tourism Projects: The Case of Kimana and Golini-Mwaluganje Sanctuaries in Kenya
(25-07-13)The partnership approach (also known as collaborative management) has increasingly become important because it seeks to create negotiated agreements between state and local communities (other stakeholder groups may also ... -
An assessment of adoption of seed and fertilizer packages and the role of credit in smallholder maize production in western Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1999)Data from informal and formal surveys in Kakamega and Vihiga districts were analyzed to describe maize farmers' circumstances and practices, identify socioeconomic and technical factors affecting the adoption of improved ... -
The Sensitivity And Specificity Of Clinical Signs, Post-mortem Findings And Isolation Of Escherichia Coli In Diagnosing Edema Disease Of Swine.
(uVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2008)Commonly used diagnost ic techniques for edema disease in Kenya were tested for their sensitivity and specificity on 84 pig carcasses submitted to Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology between June 2004 ... -
Factors Influencing Landowners' Participation in Wildlife Co-Management in Kenya
(2002)"Co-management of wildlife and other natural resources has increasingly become important because it seeks to create negotiated agreements between state and local communities (other stakeholder groups may also be included) ... -
Incentives, Opportunity Costs and Contract Design for On-farm Conservation in Ethiopia
(2003)Among the in-situ and ex-situ conservation options available to conserve crop genetic resources (CGRs), on-farm conservation has recently attracted massive attention from concerned organizations. To make this option ... -
Various Manifestations Of Ovarian Carcinoma, Mareks Disease/Leucosis Complex And Rhabdomyoma In Chickens:
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2008)Like any other diseases of poultry, tumours are important to poultry keepers. This is because farmers keep poultry mainly for commercial purposes and are affected by any condition that would cau se death of the chickens ... -
Tetrameres Species Infestations In Different Age Groups Of Village Free-range Chickens In Embu And Mbeere Districts
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2006)One hundred and five free - scavenging indigenous chickens were bought from different smallholder farms and villages in Embu and Mbeere districts. Of these, 77 were ad ult chickens, 21 grower birds and 7 chicks. On ... -
Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Preferences for Coffee Variety Traits — Lessons for on-Farm Conservation and Technology Adoption in Ethiopia
(2003)The knowledge to-date recaps Coffea arabica to have originated in Ethiopia and its genetic diversity in the country is proved to be high. On top of its role in the national economy, Ethiopia’s coffee diversity is important ... -
Postweaning Diarrhea, Meningitis And Infertility Are Emerging Threats To Pig Industry In Kenya
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2006)In Kenya, protecting pig health is a major challenge to diagnosticians, practitioners and farmers alike due to lack of efficient information on pig diseases in the region. This presentation aims at providing such ... -
Analysis Of Stakeholder Organizations Involved In On-farm Conservation Of Indigenous Leafy Vegetables In Western Kenyatype Or Paste Your Content Here
(2003)This paper analyses the various stakeholders involved in promoting the utilization of indigenous vegetables in Western Kenya and classifies them into stakeholder organizations depending on how they related with the farmers. ... -
Training of agricultural economists in Eastern and Southern Africa
(Dartmouth Publishing Co. Ltd., Aldershot (United Kingdom)Department of Agricultural Economics, 1995) -
Modelling the value of local cattle breeds – the case of the Borana cattle in East Africa
(25-07-13)The Borana cattle, originated in the southern lowlands of Ethiopia, have been exported to various neighbouring countries as well as to Western countries such as USA and Australia due to the breed’s outstanding reputation ... -
Weed control in double-crop soybeans with herbicides applied alone and in combination with paraquat or glyphosate.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant & Crop Protection, 1977) -
Proceedings of the Tenth East African Weed Science Society Conference, 27-31 May 1985, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant & Crop Protection, 1987) -
Fall Panicum Control In Corn With Several Postemrgence Herbicides 1
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant & Crop Protection, 1979) -
Clinical Signs Of Fowl Cholera In Experimental Immunosuppressed And Non-immunosuppressed Kenyan Indigenous Chickens And Ducks
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2003)P. multocida causes peracute, a cute and chronic fowl cholera in poultry. Twenty chickens and ducks were inoculated int ra - tracheally with 0.5 ml of 10 8 colony forming units of laboratory maintained str ain ... -
Weed Control In Soybeans With Dinitroaniline Herbicides Followed By Preemergence Herbicides
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant Science & Crop Production, 1976) -
Bacterial Species Recovered From Ducks Sampled From Peri-urban Villages Of Kenya
(University of NairobiVeterinary Panthology and Microbiology, 2000) -
Deparment of Crop Science University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant Science & Crop Production, 1987)
