Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Micro environmental influences of Acacia Etbuica and Acacia Tortilis on herbaceous layer production Inimukogodo Rangeland, Laikipia District
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1996-09)The influence of the canopy cover of mature Acacia etbaica and A. tortilis, on micro-environment was studied by measuring the ground layer Above ground Net Primary Productivity (ANPP), cover, species composition, soil ... -
Evaluation of anti-inflammatory drugs by orthopaedic surgery in dogs
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987)Both traditional and modern surgery have emperically given importance to various anti-phlogistic measures, following the rationale that the inflammatory process often overshoots its objective as a defense and repair process ... -
Impact of land use on vegetation resources with emphasis on woody vegetation in the semi-arid area of Abala district, North Afar, Ethiopia
(University of NairobiDEPARTMENT OF RANGE MANAGEMENT, 1999)This study aimed at investigating changes in vegetation resources with emphasis on the woody component in relation to land use changes (i.e. settlements, cultivation and grazing). It also made an attempt to understand ... -
Species identification of fresh meat, heat-treated meat and internal organs using antisera to thermostable antigens
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1987)Unequivocal identification of fresh meat and heat-treated meat is of special concern to food analysts and game conservation authorities. The food analyst has to provide proof of fraudulent substitution of more expensive ... -
Studies on caprine coccidiosis
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The effect of nitrogen application and deflowering on vegetative growth, yield and quality; and postharvest storage stability
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1993)Two experiments were cond~c~ed between August, 1990 and April, 1991, at the Faculty of Agriculture Field Station, Kabete Campus, Universi~y of Nairobi to study the effects of nitrogen rates (0, :"3, 26 and 52 kgN/ha) ... -
Prevalence of obesity, its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics and associated morbidity with respect to hypertension and glycosuria in an urban population of Tanzania
(Department of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)This study served to determine the prevalence of obesity, morbidity Obesity, morbidity its determinants and its associated in an urban population of Tanzania. its determinants and accompanying in a randomly selected ... -
The role of desmodium uncinatum (JACQ) D.C. in the improvement of uncultivated grassland of western Kenya
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Factors influencing modern family planning acceptance in a family health programme area, Bagamoyo District, Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1994-09)The survey culminating in this thesis was carried out in a National Family Heal th Proj ect (NFHP) area, Bagamoyo district where a total of 240 randomly selected women of reproductive age, 15-49 years were studied. The ... -
Adaptations of the flight Muscles in Birds exhibiting differing light characteristics
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, 2001)The adaptations of the wing and muscles of flight in several species of birds exhibiting differing flight patterns have been investigated. Sixty two specimen of birds belonging to seventeen species were used. They ... -
Observations on the qualitative and quantitative structural characteristics of the reptilian kidneys
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Investigation of systems ecologic models of human African Trypanosomiasis epidemic: A case of Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)An investigation of the use of systems ecologic models in developing a general theory of the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or human sleeping sickness epidemics has been carried out. The study problem has successfully ... -
Erosion hazard assessment in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro basin of Kenya: Application of GIS, USLE and EUROSEM
(SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, 1999)A methodology was developed for assessing soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro basin of Kenya, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the European Soil Erosion ... -
Effect of litter type on growth and nutrient content of perennial grasses
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1984)Biomass, cover, density, height and concentrations of N, P, C, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn were evaluated in Sporobolus crvptandrus and Eragrostis lehmanniana at flowering and at seed ripening stage to determine whether these ... -
Studies on fertilization, plant density, training, replacement methods of established coffee and intercropping food crops with goftea arabica l. Cv. 'Ruiru 11
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Formulation of high protein weaning food using local raw materials
(Department of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1982) -
The effect of copper fungicides upon the bark microflora of coffee Arabica with particular reference to the pathogenic strain of colletotrichum coffeanum
(1970)In recent years many coffee growers in Kenya have expressed the view that Coffee Berry Disease caused by a pathogenic strain of Coil etotri chum coffeanum Nook has been aggravated by the use of copper fungicides. Evidence ... -
The influence of tillage implements and practices on soil and moisture conservation of a crusting soil
(University of NairobiDepartment of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2006)Soil crusting and hard-setting conditions limit agricultural productivity of most semi-arid lands of Kenya. Hydrological conditions of these soils are negatively influenced by the development and occurrence of soil ... -
The use of tropical root starches in bread making
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1985)The physico-chemical properties of tropical root starches from arrowroot, cassava, sweet potato, taro, and yam were studied in order to clarify their possible incorporation and role in a bread making formulation. ... -
Factors associated with the prevalence of anaemia among Maasai and non-Maasai women attending antenatal clinic in Kajiado district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2008)Anaemia in pregnancy is a Public Health problem globally and particularly in many developing countries like Kenya. Kajiado District has a high prevalence (58.4%) of anaemia among the Maasai pregnant women. The main ...
