Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The influence of surface residue on soil loss and runoff
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering) in the, 1989)The study was conducted on sixteen runoff plots installed at the erosion control research station, Department of Agricultural Engineering, at the Kabete Campus of the University of Nairobi, on a 16.4% slope of a humic ... -
Impact of the African elephant (loxodonta African) on woody vegetation in a savanna ecosystem in Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Land. Resource Management and Agricultural Technology in the University of Nairobi,, 2010-09)The impact of elephant utilization on woody vegetation was investigated on Mpala Research Center and Conservancy, in Laikipia savanna ecosystem. Elephant sightings were recorded using hand-held GPS devices and were used ... -
Tannins in tropical legumes
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Effects of different bean varieties on oviposition behaviour and fecundity of acanthoscelides i obtectus say (coleoptera: bruchidae).
(Agriculture, 1995)The interactions between the bean bruchid Acanthoscelides obtectus and six bean varieties (Red haricot, Mwitemania, Rose coco, Nyayo, Canadian wonder and Mwezi moja) under cultivation in Kenya were studied under ... -
Investigation into causes of gullying and gully control in Kandara division of Muranga district.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1980)Gullying is intense in many arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya due to erosive climatic conditions, rugged terrain, development projects like roads and overgrazing. The same problem of ... -
Milk production potential of free ranging shall East African goats.
(University of NairobiCollege Of Agriculture And Veterinary Sciences, 1984)Analyses of milk production ability of the Small East African goats were performed on data collected at Isiolo Animal Production Station in Isiolo District of Kenya. The data were collected from 93 does which kidded in ... -
Assessing the relative erodibility 0f some kenyan soils using a rainfall simulator vasses using the relative erodibility 0f some kenyan soils using a rainfall simulator
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A study of the occurrence of avian salmonellosis in some farms and a slaughter house in Kenya
(Agriculture, 1979)Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease which causes severe gastroenteritis and septicemia in man and animals. In chickens, the disease causes high losses by death during the first three weeks after hatching, reduced ... -
Studies on the hatching growth and energy metabolism of ostrich chicks struthio camelus var.Dometicus
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labour in the kenya coffee industry:an economic analysis
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1973)The Kenya Coffee Industry is in a paradoxical situation where it experiences labour shortage problems in a labour surplus economy. Problems exist both on the demand side and supply side. On the whole, the author feels ... -
An investigation of prevalence and risk factors of Porcine Cysticercosis and human Taeniosis in Teso district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2005)Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium is a disease of both public health and economic importance, which has been reported in developing countries of Africa, Asia and America. Infection in humans and pigs is a disease of the ... -
Genetic analysis of yield traits and malting quality characters in barley (hordeum vulgare)
(Agriculture, 1980)Barley (Hordeum Valgae L.) is grown in Kenya mainly for malting purposes. The established malting cultivars are Proctor, Research and Tumaini The cultivar amani is grown on a limited scale for livestock feed. Barley ... -
Assessing the relative erodibility of someKenyan soils using a rainfall simulator and the prediction of relative erodibility
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Science, 1982)This study was an attempt to assess the relative erodibility of some Kenyan soils using a rainfall simulator, and to develop a regression equation based on easily measured soil properties that would predict relative soil ... -
Soil Mineralogy, Slope And Soil And Water Conservation Effects On Infiltration, Seal Formation, Erosion And Crop Yield Under Semi-arid Conditions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2001-08)Soil erosion and runoff are serious and widespread land degradation problems in many parts of the world especially in in arid and semi-arid regions, where water is the main limiting factor for crop production. This thesis ... -
The Effects Of Input Subsidies On Maize Productivity In Malawi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2011-07)The role of subsidies as an effective tool to get agriculture moving in developing nations after years of stagnation or decline have recently and widely been voiced. As a result, several countries in Africa have implemented ... -
Fusarium yellows of beans caused by Fusarium Oxysporum f. sp. Phaseoli in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1989) -
Prevalence Of Bovine Tuberculosis In Slaughter Cattle In Kenya: A Pathological And Microbiological Study.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2011-01)Bovine Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium bovis primarily in cattle is one of the most important zoonotic diseases with a worldwide distribution. M bovis is the principal agent of tuberculosis in a wide range of ... -
Outcropping and yield prediction studies in grain amaranths
(Agriculture, 1989)Outcropping and yield prediction study.. were conducted in four populations of grain amaranth, populations 1008 and 1024 ( hypochondriacs) nd 1034 and 434 (cruentus). The studies were conducted at Kabete Campus ot the ... -
Dairy Cattle Breeding Policy For Kenyan Smallholders: An Evaluation Based On A Demographic Stationary State Productivity Model
(University of NairobiCollege Of Agriculture And Veterinary Sciences, 2001)A study was done based on records generated in the periocl 1980- 1992 in 398 smallholder herds in 23 districts located in the high and medium potential areas at low, medium and high aItitudes to evaluate two long term ... -
Combining Ability Of Chilo Partellus Resistant Maize Inbred Lines For Mid-altitude Ecology Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important staple food crop in the developing world. The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe is an important stem borer causing significant maize yield losses in the mid-altitude ecology ...
