Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Manifestation in sheep and goats and its prevalence in in-contact herbivores in Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly devastating viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR was confirmed to be occurring in Kenyan goat and sheep populations in March 2006 in Turkana district. The disease has since ... -
Analysis of determinants of agricultural credit performance in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, 2010-06)The main research objective was to analyze the determinants of agricultural credit performance in Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Kenya. The specific objectives were to analyze the historical and current performance ... -
Pesticides residues in animal products in Kenya:organochlorine and organophosphorous insecticides in milk and body fat
(University of Nairobipublic health,pharmacology and toxicology, 1978)Organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides have been widely utilized for veterinary and agricultural purposes in Kenya, Undoubted usage of these chemicals have considerably benefited this country in controlling serious ... -
Study on outliers in factorial design of experiments
(University of NairobiDepartment of Commerce, 1984-06)In this dissertation, we discuss the sensitivity of optimum balanced 2m fractional designs of resolutiun V to outliers using the measure suggested by Box and Draper (1975). In addition, we define a new measure of robustness ... -
Studies on exposure to pesticides in Kibirigwi irrigation scheme,Kirinyaga District
(University of NairobiCrop science, 1996-08)Studies on household and agricultural exposure to pesticides were carried out at Kibirigwi Irrigation Scheme. A questionnaire based survey investigated the practices that farmers used in handling, storage and disposal of ... -
Acute and sub-acute toxicological studies of Rapanea Melanophloeos (L.) Mez. in laboratory rats
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Rapanea melanophloeos is a tropical tree that is extensively utilized in African traditional medicine to treat helminthoses, tuberculosis and heart-water. It is also used as an expectorant, emetic, astringent, as an ... -
The Economic Impact Of The 1964 Fair Employment Practices Act And Subsequent Executive Orders On Black Americans
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agricultural Economics, 1972-06)The economic status, of the Black Americans has lagged far behind that of non-Black Americans in the last four centuries. The major reasons are manifested in(1) discrimination in employment practices by: employers, public ... -
The supply responsiveness of wheat farmers in Kenya
(University of NairobiAgriculture, 1986)The major objective of the study was to show how wheat farmers respond to price incentives in Trans-Nzoia,Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, Narok and Nyandarua districts in Kenya. The Prices included in the analysis are the annual and ... -
Salmonella reservoirs in animals as sources of human infection
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology., 1982)Salmonellosis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic disease of considerable importance. In Kenya, salmonellosis may be more significant in terms of number of infections and mortality than typhoid fever and cholera. Animals and ... -
A histological study of the gonads and the pituitary of the african lungfish, protopterus aethiopicus
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1982)A histological study on the gonads and the pituitary of the African lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus was undertaken, aimed at determining the pattern of gonadal changes and changes in the st~te of the pars distalis ... -
Low cost optimization of the flavor,consistency and keeping quality of fermented milk with particular reference to consumer acceptability in Kenya
(University of NairobiFood science and technology, 1980)Fermented milks of differing aroma intensities were tested for acceptability by adult Kenyans. One homolactic culture CH:143, two BD cultures (CH:Ol and CR:02) and one B-CH:40 mesophilic lactic culture were used to ferment ... -
Some aspects of epidemiology and control of rice yellow mottle in Kenya
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An Economic Analysis Of The Small-scale Coffee-banana Holdings In Moshi Rural. District, Tanzania
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics Department, 1979)This study was undertaken with the major objectives of assessing resource availability and resource use by small-scale farmers in Moshi rural district of Tanzania, with the view to identifying the critical constraints ... -
Interference of kikuyu grass (Pennisetum Clandestinum. Hochst. Ex-chiov) and effects of herbicides on yield and quality of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum Cinerariaefolium. Vis.)
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Comparison Of Ayrshire X Sahiwal crossbred Cows with grade Ayrshires on Kilifi Farm, Coast Province of Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinery medicine, 1973)The main purpose of the present study was to compare the milk yields of crossbred ayrshire x sahiwal cows with those of high grade ayshires kept at Kilifi Plantations Limited in the coas province of Kenya. All lactations ... -
Studies on population dynamics of the yellow headed borer, Dirphya Nigricornis Olivier (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a pest of coffee in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1988)Studies were conducted in coffee plantations in Kenya and under laboratory conditions to determine whether durations and sessions of mating either impeded or enhanced both the ovipositional rate per day and fecundity of ... -
Structure conduct and performance of kitui local maize markets
(University of NairobiAgriculture, 1976-08)Maize is a staple food among nearly all urban and rural people in Kenya, and its effective demand has been rising. Kenya has distinct ecological zonee which marks clearly surplus and deficit areas of maize production. The ... -
Sheep pulmonary adenomatosis
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1970-04)The impetus for research on sheep pulmonary adenomatosis has been the recognition of its contagious and neoplastic nature and, of a possible relationship with certain cancers. Literature Review; A detailed review of the ... -
Effects of burning on diet quality and associated production systems of cattle and goats in acacia savannahs of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1985)A one-year study on the seasonal effects of burning on the dietary nutrition of cattle and goats was conducted at Kiboko from March 1982 to March 1983. Four esophageally fistulated heifers and two goats were utilized ...
