Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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A Study Of Follicular Dynamics In The Kenyan Boran Cow
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 2013)Although ovarian follicular dynamics has been documented in some Zebu cows, literature on the same for the Boran cow is scarce. The current study aimed at providing this information so as to optimize capacity of this ... -
An Assessment Of The Factors Affecting Contract Farming: The Case Of Sugarcane Production In Migori County, Kenya
(University of NairobiAgricultural And Applied Economics, 2013)This study is an empirical analysis of the factors that influence participation in a contract farming scheme and the impact of contract participation on sugarcane farm households. The study characterizes the nature of the ... -
Knowledge, Perception And Practices Associated With Rickets: A Comparative Case Study Of Rickets And Non-rickets Cases In Naivasha District Hospital
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture,, 2013)Rickets is a disease that first appears in children at the age of six to twenty four months caused by a deficiency in vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus. It is characterized by bone pain, muscular tenderness, hypocalcemic ... -
Trypanasoma Infection Rates In Glossina Species In Mtito Andei Division, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartrment of Agriculture And Applied Economics, 2013)This study was carried out to determine the infection rates of trypanosomes in Glossina species in Mtito Andei, Makueni County, Kenya. Tsetse species, G. longipennis and G. pallidipes were trapped and DNA isolated from ... -
Scanning and transmission electron microscopic study of the tracheal air sac system in a grasshopper Chrotogonus senegalensis (Kraus)--Orthoptera: Acrididae: Pyrgomorphinae
(University of Nairobi,Veterinary Anatomy, 1989)The morphology of the trachea-air sac system in a species of grasshopper Chrotogonus senegalensis has been studied by using scanning and transmission electron microscopes. Capacious air sacs were formed as dilatations along ... -
Morphological evaluation of spermatogenesis in Lake Magadi tilapia (Alcolapia grahami): A fish living on the edge
(University of Nairobi,Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2013)Spermatogenesis in Lake Magadi tilapia (Alcolapia grahami), a cichlid fish endemic to the highly alkaline and saline Lake Magadi in Kenya, was evaluated using light and transmission electron microscopy. Spermatogenesis, ... -
The characteristics of children aged one month to 14 years with tuberculosis in public health faciities in juba city, south sudan
(University of NairobiDepartment of Health Sciences, 2013)Tuberculosis is a specific, chronic, infectious, debilitating disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis characterised by night sweats, fever, weight loss, chronic cough, and chest pain. The site for ... -
Evaluation Of Performance Of Doe Genetic Groups Of The Domestic Rabbit At The Ngong Farmers Training Center, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 2013)The domestic rabbit in Kenya is considered a non conventional livestock species despite the country having many rabbits of both local and pure exotic breeds and their crossbreeds. The Government through the Ministry of ... -
Prevalence And Intensity Of Infection With Gastrointestinal Parasites In Thomson’s Gazelles On Marula Ranch In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Science, 2013)Thomson gazelles are an important part of wildlife in Kenya. Gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites may, however, be a limiting factor to their management. Gazelles also act as reservoir hosts for helminth infections, and any ... -
Food Production And Diet: A Case Study At Githunguri
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1972)The basic concept of food production to produce adequate nutrient supplies is a seemingly simple equation. A simplicity which makes one of the most intriguing problems that confronts a nutritionist today. This thesis is ... -
Nutritional Patterns (dietary And Eaxtra-Dietary) In Pregnancy, Lactation' And Childhood Among The Abasamia.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1974)Experimental investigations have indicated that though some compounds contained in natural products used s food or medicine do not show any acute poisoning symptoms, they may produce illness in the subject a long time ... -
Investigations On The Susceptibility Of Common Cereal Grains In Kenya To The Angoumois Grain Moth, Sitotroga Cerealella Olivier (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) And Some Aspects Of Its Ecology
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1978)The susceptibility of 10 varieties of wheat, 16 varieties of maize and 12 varieties of sorghum cultivated in Kenya to the Angoumois Grain Moth, Sitotroga cerealella Olivier was investigated. The depth of infestation by the ... -
The Role Of Termites In Litter Decomposition And Soil Translocation With Special Reference To Odontoterms In Arid Lands Of Northern Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1982)This research work on the role of termites in an arid ecosystem covered elev~n months (August 1981 to June 1982). It was conducted at the site of the UNESCO Integrated project in Arid Lands (UNESCO - IPAL). This area is ... -
A Histological Study Of The Larval Salivary Glands Of The Sheep Nasal Bot Fly Oestrus Ovis Linnaeus (Oestridae - Diptera) With Observations On The Larval Distribution
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1976)The larvae of Oestrus ovis are well known parasites inhabiting the nasal passages and adjoining cavities in sheep. Besides causing myiasis of the nasal cavities of sheep, these larvae are also known to attack man occasionally ... -
Social Complexity In A Large And Small Group Of Olive Baboons
(University of East Africa,, 1969)As part of the over all and increasingly comprehensive study of primates other than men , considerable interest is now being paid to members of prosimii. Fundamental studies of their locomotors habits are now being /undertaken ... -
Social Complexity In A Large And Small Group Of Olive Baboons
(1995)Group size is known to correlate with various indices of brain size in the primates. The possibility that increases in group size foster social complexity forms the central empirical topic of this thesis. A ten month ... -
The SCID/SCID.bg/bg Mouse Infected With My Cobacterium Paratuberculosis For The Study Of Paratuberculosis
(University of GuelphFaculty of Graduate Studies, 1994-03).The goal of this study was to evaluate the severe combined immunodeficient! beige (SCID bg) mouse infected with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis as a laboratory animal model for the study of paratuberculosis. Mice injected ... -
A Preliminary Immunogenetics Study Of A Kenyan Population Of Came1us Dromedarius
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 1985)The study consisted of developing camel blood typing reagents using non-immune, isoimmune and heteroimmune sera. Of the. three, only heteroirrmunization using rabbits as recipients produced antisera designated as anti-193, ... -
The General Morphology And Histochemistry Of The Nervous System Of Siphonosia Species ( Sipuniculoidea ) Of Dar- Es Sa Laam Coast.
(University of Dar - es- aalam, 1970-09)The appreciation of an interdependence between structure and function in nervous tissues has made the application of Histochemical pertinent in the study.The study of sipuniculide , siphonosoma australe and S Cumanense ... -
Natural Manuring By Elephants In The Tsavo National Park, Kenya
(University of Oxford,Department of Zoology, 1977-07)Elephants 1n the Tsavo (East) National Park make up about 70% of the large mammal biomass and have been estimated to consume approximately 10% of annual primary production. In the first part of this thesis the role of ...
