Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Mineral Nutrition On Settlement (manyatta)-based Milk Camel Herds Among The Rendille Community Of Northern Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2004)A study was done to investigate the sources of minerals and mineral status of the manyatta-based camels in Marsabit district of Kenya. To document the existing indigenous knowledge on mineral nutrition in camels in ... -
Drying of Pyrethrum Flowers
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agriculture, 1974)Pyrethrum is the fourth largest export commodity, for Kenya and one which today earns the country £5 ,000,000 annually. It is grown at high. altitudes in Nyanza, Central and Rift Valley Provinces, picked and dried on ... -
Toxicity Of Prunus Africana And Its Effects On The Prostate Gland In Rats
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Veterinary Pathology & Microbiology, 1995)The present study reports on the acute and chronic toxic effects of Prunus africana in rats. The gross pathology, histopathology, haematological and biochemical findings are reported.Barks of old trees were collected, dried ... -
Toxicity studies of ajuga remota benth in rats (Rattus r et t usi and goats (Capra bircus
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1989)A.iuga remota Benth. (Labiatae or Lamiacea) is a Bmall shrub found in many areas of Kenya. especially where land has been disturbed by human activities. The plant is known to have therapeutic activities. It is used for ... -
Distribution emphasis on of non-farm the role inputs in Kenya with special of agricultural cooperatives
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Pathogenesis and immune response to Caseous Lymphadenitis in goats
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The role of stress inducible protein chaperones (HSP70) in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) hepatocellular functions
(University of Nairobi.Department of Public health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2004)Aquatic animals inhabit very unstable natural environments, and are also always in danger of exposures to intermittent variable toxic man made chemical substances, which often impair their normal tissue and cellular ... -
Reducing Nitrogen Losses During Composting Of Poultry Manure Using The Natural Zeolite Clinoptilolite
(University of Nairobi.Department of Soil Science, 1998-03)Loss of N via NH3 volatilization during composting of poultry manure reduces the agronomic value of the end-product and contributes to environmental pollution. The objectives of this study were to evaluate N losses via ... -
Interactions Between The Black Bean Aphid Aphis Fabae Scopoli (homoptera: Aphididae) And The Host Plant Phaseolus Vulgarys L
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1983)Aspects of the biology of Aphis fabae Scop on the host plant Phaseolus vulgaris L. were investigated. Greenhouse studies were also conducted to assess the influence on the performance of common beans of the' levels of A. ... -
Breeding for resistance to Fusarium wilt of pigeon pea (Cajanus Cajan /-L. / MILLSP) in Kenya
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An Evaluation of the Impacts of Transaction Cost and Market Outlet Risks on Market Participation of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2002-09)The objective of this study is to characterise the marketing system in which smallholder dairy farmers (SDF) in Kenya operate and to examine how transaction costs (TCs) and market outlet risks (MORs) influence market ... -
Growth and composition of Eucalyptus and maize on Kenya soils fertilized with phosphate and indole acetic acid
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1981) -
Organochlorine pesticides in Kenyan mothers'- milk: levels and sources
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1988)Human milk samples were collected from eight areas in Kenya with different agricultural activities. All the mothers had lived within the area for the last five years. They were healthy and breast feeding their first or ... -
Pre emergence Herbicide Weed Control In Beans (phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Their Soil Persistence And Effects On Nodulation
(University of Nairobi.Department of Crop Science, 1985-09)Field experiments were established at two locations in Kenya; Kabete under rainfed conditions during the 1982 and 1983 long rains and 1983/84 short rains, and Perkerra during the latter two seasons under irrigated ... -
Characterization of Fusarium Udum butler isolates and wilt resistance in pigeon pea in Kenya
(Department of Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2001)I he present study was undertaken to determine the variability among pathogenic isolates of Fusarium udum causing Fusarium wilt of pigeonpea in Kenya using various techniques, and to find out the nature of mechanical ... -
Immunodiagnosis of Bovine Cysticercosis using selected antigens
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1984)Despite significant advances in the development of cestocidal agents and improved understanding of the epidemiological factors affecting the transmission of tapeworms, there has been in fact an increase in human taeniasis ... -
An Economic Analysis Of Smallholder Dairy Productjon In Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1999-10)The purpose of this study was to analyze the economics of smallholder dairy production in Kiambu District, Kenya. As high potential agricultural land sizes diminish in Kenya, it is critical that farmers attain high levels ... -
Dual purpose goat production
(Department of Veterinary Services, University of Nairobi, 2007-08)protejn_rich forages (PRFs) could be cheaper alternative crude protein supplements for ruminants compared to commercial concentrates which are unaffordable to many smallholder farmers. However, effect of supplementation ... -
Effect Of Cereal/grass And Legume Cover Crop Monocultures And Mixtures On The Performance Of Fall Planted Cover crops, Soil Mineral Nitrogen And Short-term Nitrogen Availability
(University of Nairobi.Department Of Soil Science, 1998-07)Winter cover crops have potential to be a valuable tool in efficiently managing N while providing biological N accumulation and green manure for subsequent summer crops. This may help to conserve N within the agricultural ... -
The ecology of large herbivores in Simanjiro plains, Northern Tanzania
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1976-03)In his pioneer ecological study of the then Tarangire Game Reserve in northern Tanzaniat Lamprey (1964) found out that while wild ungulates •pent the dry season concentrated in the Tarangire at a high density of up to about ...
