Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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A Region-based Histogram and Fusion Technique for Enhancing Backlit Images for Cell Phone Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Many cell phone cameras perform poorly in backlighting situations due to low dynamic range, which then leads to the creation of low-quality pictures known as backlit images. Conventional image enhancement algorithms are ... -
Adoption of Improved Forage Technologies and Its Effect on Household Income Among Dairy Farmers in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Promoting the adoption of improved forage legumes among dairy farmers is pertinent to improving protein intake by the animals and hence increasing dairy productivity. This study characterized dairy forage technologies, ... -
Development of a Ready-to-eat Sorghum Snack Supplemented With Sesame and Baobab Fruit for Nutritional and Sensory Quality
(university of nairobi, 2022)Orphan crops of sorghum, sesame and baobab fruit remain underutilized despite their nutritional and commercial advantages to modern high value food products that can address food and nutrition security in majority of ... -
Occurrence and Risk Factors of Endoparasites and Associated Lesions in Donkeys in Selected Abattoirs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The donkey is a significant animal species in the arid and semi-arid areas, it serves as an important means of transport and provision of draught power. Gastrointestinal parasites and hemoparasites have been reported to ... -
Yield improvement of Kenyan sesame varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In an effort to improve the yield of Kenyan sesame cultivars the seeds of three cultivars, SPS SIK6, SIK 096 and SPS SIK 50/1 were subjected to 300Gy, 400Gy and 600Gy of gamma rays. A first batch of seeds were subjected to ... -
Integrating local communities into the management of human-wildlife conflicts
(University of Nairobi, 2013-09)The overall objective of this project is to contribute to reduction of human-wildlife conflicts and improve community livelihoods in the Tsavo West buffer zone. The project aims to build the capacity of Taveta District ... -
Controlling infectious bursal disease through development of local vaccines and establishing ffective vaccination program
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Diagnostic and Control Tools and Strategies for Taenia solium cysticercosis (ASARECA/AB/2009/01)
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Herders' knowledge on mineral nutrition and implication on sheep and goat productivity in Marsabit South District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Merille location, Marsabit South district of northern Kenya to assess indigenous knowledge on mineral nutrition of sheep and goats. Questionnaires were administered to herders ... -
Enhancing resilience to climate change in the Horn of Africa
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Enhancing Resilience to Food Security Shocks
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Characterizations of livestock manure market and the income contribution of manure trade in Mukogodo, Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The use of livestock manure in African agriculture supports a market system that links pastoral and agricultural communities, but has been little studied. We investigated this market in central Kenya. Out of 60 households ... -
The effects of tillage systems on soil physical properties and water conservation in a sandy loam soil in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the appropriate ways of addressing soil moisture constraints in rainfed agriculture. A field experiment was conducted for 6 seasons (2007 to 2009) to ... -
Incidence and severity of potentially toxigenic Aspergillus flavus in maize ( Zea mays L.) from different major maize growing regions of Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Maize is grown in most regions of Uganda. Aflatoxin contamination of maize occurs in Uganda but there is lack of information on the distribution of Aspergillus flavus in major maize production regions of the country. ... -
The impact of climate change on the incidence of cattle diseases in a pastoral area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Participatory epidemiological methods were used to establish local perceptions and livestock owner’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of risk factors of climate variability, the seasonal variations in incidences ... -
Helping Pastoralists to Help Themselves
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Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
