Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
Now showing items 1681-1700 of 1902
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Metabolic Responses To Temperature With Observations And Diurnal Variations In Metabolic Rate In Vulturine Guinea Fowls (acryllium Vulturiuum).
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatimy and Pysiology, 1992) -
Nutritional Impact of a Food for Work Project and its Participants (A Case Study from Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,Department of food Science, nutrition and technology,, 1990) -
Adaptive Thermoregulatory Strategies In Commercial And Indigenous Chicken From Two Ecological Zones In Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatimy and Pysiology, 1990) -
Does use of ICT-based market information services (MIS) improve welfare of smallholder farm households: Evidence from Kenya
(2010)The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICT-based MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and ... -
The Prevalence of Under-Nourished Child Obese Mother Phenomenon in Rural Areas: Evidence from Central Province of Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)Attainment of nutritional security is a major focus of the Millennium Development Goals. Despite efforts, Sub- Saharan Africa countries are yet to make significant progress in becoming nutritionally secure. Over the ... -
Can Smallholders Continue To Effectively Participate In Global Commodity Chains? The Case Of French Bean Production In Kirinyaga Region Of Kenya
(2010)The participation of smallholders in global commodity chains such as export horticulture has often been characterised as problematic given the high transaction costs that these farmers face. The involvement of small holders ... -
Factors that contribute to occurrence of water intoxication in calves.
(1996College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 1996) -
Stratified Goat Production In The Kenyan Rangelands
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 2006) -
Evaluation Of The Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine Dairy Cattle Herd Disease Status And Trends For The Period 1998 To 2005
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 2005) -
Determinants of Commitment to Agricultural Cooperatives: Cashew Nuts Farmers in Benin
(International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Niamey, Niger;University of Copenhagen, DenmarkUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, BeninUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Forming and using cooperatives as marketing channel is usually advised to African smallholder farmers for overcoming the constraint of market access. However, limited evidence of cooperative behavior in marketing has been ... -
Prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen-mediated geneflow in sorghum: implications for biosafety regulations and policy in Kenya
(ICRISAT, Nairobi, KenyaNairobi University, Nairobi, KenyaKARI, Muguga, KenyaKARI, Embu, Kenya, 2009)This paper uses a random sample of 881 farmers drawn from eastern and western Kenya to examine the prevalence and drivers of seed and pollen mediated geneflow in the two major sorghum growing regions. It employs both ... -
Enhanced Productivity Indexing Of Goats.
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 2004) -
Livestock Versus Wildlife Ranching In Kenyan Rangelands: A Case Study Of Laikipia District Ranches.
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 2004)Past research has shown that livestock ranching per se has failed to sustain economic development in Laikipia district. Exploratory study results of livestock-wildlife mixed ranching in the district over the last two years ... -
Herd-level Modeling Of Steady-state Livestock Productivity; Approaches, Applications And Prospects
(University of NairobiPublic Health Phamacology & Toxicology, 2004)This paper reviews the approaches applications and Prospects for herd-level modeling of steady-state livestock productivity. It includes an assessment of currently used logarithms, an outline of the scope for applications ... -
Are There Significant Welfare Outcomes For Farmers Who Participate In Global Commodity Chains? The Case Of Export Horticultural Farmers In Kirinyaga Region Of Kenya
(2010)The aim of this study was to determine whether farmers participating in export horticulture were better off than farmers who did not. This study is informed by debates on how globalisation and specifically global trade ... -
Effect Of Method And Level Of Milk Feed And Level Of Concentrate Feed On Growth Performance Of Sahiwal Calves
(University of NairobiDepartment of Range Management, 1988) -
Role of Farmers’ Personal Values in Soil Fertility Management Decisions: Evidence from Means-End Chain Analysis of Peri-urban Leafy Vegetable Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Upsalla, Sweden, 2012)Peri-urban areas play a major role in the supply of vegetables consumed in urban areas. In order to meet high demand for aesthetic quality characteristics, peri-urban farmers use intensive production practices characterized ... -
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Nairobi: The Case of Fresh Vegetables
(2011)Large urban areas in developing countries represent currently the most dynamically growing markets for food products. This study investigates the willingness to pay of consumers in Nairobi for safer leafy vegetables. We ...
