Browsing College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) by Title
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Management Practices, Farmers' Knowledge of Diseased Fish, and Their Occurrence in Fish Farms in Nyeri County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In this study, fish farmers' management practices, occurrence, and knowledge of fish diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya, were evaluated. Fish farming management practices for small-scale farmers in Kenya have numerous challenges ... -
Marker Assisted Selection for Drought Tolerance and Striga Resistance: Introgressing Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Farmer Preferred Varieties of Sorghum
(LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2012-02)In Sub-Saharan Africa, sorghum is the second most widely grown cereal crop after maize. Sorghum is largely grown in the marginal, arid and semi-arid areas where annual rainfall is very low, erratic, poorly distributed and ... -
The Nairobi Pork Value Chain: Mapping and Assessment of Governance, Challenges, and Food Safety Issues.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Nairobi pork food system is a growing livestock sub-sector which serves as a source of food and livelihood to its inhabitants. The study aimed to map Nairobi's pork value chains, assess their governance, operational ... -
Phytochemical Screening of Medicinal Plants of the Kakamega Country, Kenya Commonly Used Against Cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Phytochemical constituents of 35 selected anticancer medicinal plant extracts were analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) for alkaloids, anthraquinones, xanthines, valepotriates, cardiac glycosides, ... -
Prediction of dose-dependent in vivo acetylcholinesterase inhibition by profenofos in rats and humans using physiologically based kinetic (PBK) modeling-facilitated reverse dosimetry.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are known to inhibit acetylcholine esterase (AChE), a critical effect used to establish health-based guidance values. This study developed a combined in vitro–in silico approach to predict ... -
Preliminary Study on Disinfectant Susceptibility/Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated from Slaughtered Village Free-Range Chickens in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Disinfectants are regularly used for cleansing poultry slaughterhouses to control microorganisms. However, the microorganisms such as bacteria are developing resistance to disinfectant(s) and complicate control of bacterial ... -
The regulation of ovulation in the tsetse-fly, Glossina pallidipes Austen
(University of Nairobi, 1971-10)The tsetse-fly female matures a single oocyte at a time. It ovulates this into the uterus, where it hatches, develops into a fully-grown larva, and is later larviposited by the mother. It is only then that the next mature ... -
A Retrospective Study of the Incidence, Age, Breed Predisposition and Types of Fractures in Household Dogs in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A retrospective study was conducted between January 2014 and September 2016 within Nairobi County, Kenya and its environs to determine the prevalence of appendicular bone fractures in household dogs. Dogs being popular ... -
Sero-prevalence and Risk Factors of African Horse Sickness Among Donkeys in a Highland Area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for African Horse Sickness (AHS) in donkeys in the highland area of Kiambu County, Kenya. Data on the risk factors was collected using semi-structured ... -
Short and Long-Run Impact of Trade Liberalization on Agricultural Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020-05-11)Purpose: The focus of the study was on establishing the short and long-run impact of trade liberalization on agricultural growth in Kenya. Emphasis was on the influence of tariffs, foreign direct investment and trade ... -
Socio-economic and Institutional Factors Influencing Uptake of Improved Sorghum Technologies in Embu, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Farmers’ socio-economic status and institutional support play a complementary role in influencing adoption of various improved agricultural value chain technologies. Despite considerable research efforts towards improving ... -
Spatiotemporal hydro-chemical and isotopic dataset of the tropical Nyando river basin in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This article presents hydro-chemical and isotopic (δ15N-, δ18O‒NO3−, δ11B) data of water samples and potential nitrate sources from the Nyando river basin, a tributary of the Lake Victoria in Kenya. The data collection ... -
Statistical Regression Model of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Treatment Coverage; and Environmental Influences on School-Level Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Schistosome Prevalence in Kenya: Secondary Analysis of the National Deworming Program Data.
(American Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, 2021)According to the Kenya National School-Based Deworming program launched in 2012 and implemented for the first 5 years (2012–2017), the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis substantially reduced ... -
Whole genome sequence analysis of porcine astroviruses reveals novel genetically diverse strains circulating in East African smallholder pig farms.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Astroviruses (AstVs) are widely distributed and are associated with gastroenteritis in human and animals. The knowledge of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of AstVs in Africa is limited. This study aimed to characterize ... -
Willingness to Pay for Hexanal Technology among Banana Farmers in Meru County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)From the perspective of food categories, fresh produce are the leading sources of food loss and waste globally. Their highly perishable nature shortens their shelf-lives leading to high postharvest losses if not properly ...