Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
Now showing items 1841-1860 of 1902
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Immunohistochemical diagnosis of rinderpest
(University of Nairobi, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 1994) -
Growth And Flowering Patterns Of Liatris Corms In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 1985)Terminal and axillary buds of Liatris corms require cold treatment for flower induction and release from dormancy. The terminal and a few axillary buds closest to the terminal one develop into flower buds after chilling. ... -
Flower Bulb Forcing In Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1986)Cut flowers are among the most important horticultural produce in Kenya for domestic and export markets. Other than carnations, roses, statice, mollucela etc., bulbous plants such as liatris, arabicum, tuberose, ornithogalum, ... -
Carbohydrate Traffic During Opening Of Gladiolus Florets
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2001)The opening of gladiolus florets was accompanied by a substantial increase in fresh and dry weight and carbohydrate content of the perianth. The principal soluble carbohydrate was fructose, with substantially lower ... -
Application Of Plant Tissue Culture In Horticultural Production
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1988)The term 'plant tissue culture' is normally used as a 'blanket' term to cover the cultivation of all plant parts whether a single cell, a group of cells or an organ on an artificial medium. The in vitro cultures are now ... -
Breeding beans for smallholder farmers in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa: Constraints, achievements, and potential
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001)Serious declines in food security and income in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades have resulted in widespread poverty and malnutrition, especially among resource-poor smallholders and the urban poor. The common ... -
Mechanics of running of the ostrich (Struthio camelus
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)Ostriches have been filmed running fast in their natural habitat. A female ostrich has been dissected and the principal bones, muscles and tendons in a leg have been measured. It is calculated that stresses up to 240 kN ... -
Performance of weaner sheep fed wheat straw ensiled with caged layer waste
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1993)The performance of weaner lambs fed for 90 days Rhodes grass hay alone (A) or supplemented with silages containing 0, 20 or 40% (B, C, D) caged layer waste (CLW) was examined. Weaver sheep on the diet of hay supplemented ... -
Illustrations For Development
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The role of the marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Lesson)) in Kenya in the spread of echinococcosis from the abattoir.
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1975-03)In experiments, adult marabou storks were fed with hydatid fluid of viable Echinococcus cysts obtained from sheep and goats. On microscopic examination of the birds' faeces no scolices were found, the only remaining ... -
Comparative returns from livestock and crops among the agro-pastoralists of Magadi division, Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2009)A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kajiado District in August 2003 to estimate incomes from livestock and crop agricultural enterprises, and assess important factors associated with them. Purposive and random selection ... -
Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2003)Risk factors for sero-prevalence of Theileria parva, Theileria mutans, Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina were investigated in 729 calves from Maasai herds in Kajiado District, Kenya. Study herds were selected using ... -
Agro-ecosystems, natural resources management and human health related research in East Africa
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1998-05)The paper briefly describes the application of agro-ecosystem health framework for characterization of an agro-ecosystem in central Kenya, and identification of the indications of its health. The lessons learnt from the ... -
Effect of trypanosomosis and tick borne diseases on productivity of Orma / Zebu cattle in an (ASAL) area of south western Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Trypanosomosis and tick-borne diseases (TBD’s) have a profound impact on the livelihoods of agro-pastoralists in the ASAL areas of Kenya whose transhumance nature exposes livestock to tsetse-infested areas and also new ... -
Capacity Development For Agricultural Transformation: Making Postgraduate Level Training Relevant To Africa’s Agricultural And Rural Sector Development
(2009)While modest success has been realized in agricultural development in Africa, food insecurity and challenges brought about by global changes continue to impact greatly on human health, energy and environment. As Africa ... -
Levels, causes and factors affecting mortality in a herd of small East African goats on a semi-arid thornbush Savannah
(Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1986)Kenya comprises vast arid and semi-arid areas and at the present level of technology and economic infrastructure in the country, the only feasible way to prod-:&z food for human consumption from these areas is ... -
Seedling vigour as a selection criterion in breeding maize under water stress
(1995)The study was carried out between 1986 and 1988 to investigate the relationships between flowering habit, plant phenotypic appearance, seedling vigour and grain yielding ability while breeding early maturing maize. Four ... -
Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011-04)In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there is significant inefficiency ... -
Application of Chow test to improve analysis of farmer participation in markets in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-08)High population growth rates and emergence of urban settlements provide opportunities as well as challenges to economic development in many countries. While the supply of labour and markets are potential positive outcomes ...
