Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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An abattoir survey on the occurrence and prevalence of swine parasitic helminths of public health and economic importance in kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)Although there have been systematic and well coordinated efforts in documenting the prevalences of parasitic diseases of the pig in several countries of the world, very little has been done in Kenya. Parasitic helminths, ... -
Development and performance of a toolframe for mechanical sugarcane stool destruction
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1990)A toolframe on which a pair of disc gangs, two mouldboard plough bottoms and four disc coulters could be attached, was designed and fabricated. The design was based on estimated draught and power requirements as given ... -
Knowledge and practice of nutritional principles and their association with nutritional and morbidity status of people with HIV/AIDS. Case for a home based care centre in ongata rongai of Kajiado district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2009)People with the human immunodeficiency virus need good nutrition to sustain their health and minimize morbidity episodes. Appropriate health care at the hospital level is unaffordable and care has shifted to home based ... -
Genotypic identification of tetracycline resistance genes in Salmonella Typhimurium from man and bovine
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1991)Tetracyclines are still the second most commonly used antibiotics worldwide, after penicillins. However, their efficacy against a variety of bacterial and rickettsial disease agents has been reduced by the high frequency ... -
An operational system model for raw material flow in the sugarcane mlll yard of Mumias sugar company
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, 1993)A study was conducted at Mumias Sugar Company to identify the parameters that determine the flow rate of cane into and out of the factory's Cane Yard between November, 1991 and May, 1992. The study utilized current as ... -
Diallel analysis of metric traits in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1994)Sesame in Kenya is mainly produced by peasant farmers. Production has mainly been limited by poor soils, erratic rainfall amounts, pest and disease attack, poor agronomic practices and use of unimproved cultivars. This ... -
Health risks associated with wastewater used for irrigation in urban agriculture, in Nairobi Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2011)Wastewater can be defined as any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It is used extensively for irrigation in Kenya, and in other countries where water is scarce. Risks involved ... -
Groundnut growth and yield response to fertilizer application
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2009)Groundnut is an important food, feed and cash crop in Eastern Africa but in Kenya it has a yield gap of 2.5 t ha-l and this is attributed to low soil fertility, diseases, poor seed quality and poor husbandry practices. ... -
Economics of simsim production among .smallholder farmers in Kwale District, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)This study looked into the economics of simsim production among small-holder farmers in Kwale district by considering all the competing enterprises within the farming system. The study was prompted by the ~resent ... -
Effects of liming and phosphorus application on the growth and nodulation of soybeans (glycine max (l.) merr.) cv "hill" in acid soils
(University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Science, 1994)A study on the effects of lime and phosphorus application on the growth and nodulation of soybeans (Glycine max (L.) merr.) cv "Hill" was conducted in a factorial experiment under greenhouse conditions using two strongly ... -
Efficacy of phosphoric acid and stinging nettle extract in the management of late blight of potato
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2010)Late blight of potato caused by P. infestans is the major disease constraint to potato production in Kenya. Knowledge on sensitivity of late blight pathogen (Phytopthora infestans) to metalaxyl and different fungicide ... -
The role of woodfuel saving cookstoves in coping with fuelwood shortages, with a focus on food preparation patterns in Kisii district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1995)A cross sectional study was carried out in Kisii District to compare fuelwood consumption and food preparation patterns of households using improved cookstoves with those using traditional cookstoves. A sample of 196 ... -
Antibiotic activity of some plant extracts on pseudomonas syringae pv. Phaseolicola and Xanthomonas Campestris pv. Phaseoli.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1994)Several plant extracts were screened for antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli in vitro. Extracts from Eucalyptus citriodora Hook, Nothoscordum ... -
Physical properties of crude oil from indigenous oilseeds in kenya compared tothose of petroleum and conventional Vegetable oils
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agricultural Engineering, 1994)Physical properties of crude oil from five indigenous oilseeds were determined together with their formulations based on their mixture with diesel. The effects of temperature and methods of extraction on some of the ... -
The effects of maturity stage at harvest, sex, harvest date and postharvest treatments on the keeping quality of stored papaya fruits (Carica Papaya L.).
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1991)Fruits of the variety sunrise were collected from a experimental design was a factorial experiment of ~4 x 4 and commercial plantation at the Mwea Prisons farm for the study. x 3 in first and second harvest, respectively, ... -
Studies of the dissipation of p,p'-ddt in Mtwapa, Kilifi district, of the coast province, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1994)The rate of disappearance of the insecticide, p,p'-DDT, [l,l,1-trichloro-2,2'-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane], in Mtwapa, Kilifi District, Coast Province, Kenya, was carried out using nuclear techniques. A plot was prepared by ... -
Breeding for resistance to bean common mosaic virus, halo bllght, pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose, colletotrichum lidemutttlenum in common bean (phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 1991)Five popular bean cultivars susceptible to bean common mosaic virus, halo blight Pseudomonas phaseolicola and anthracnose Colletotrichum lindemuthianum were crossed in a dial lei with two other cultivars resistant to ... -
Nutrient and antinutrient contents of raw, cooked, sundried and stored vegetable amaranth grown in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1999)Amaranthus hybridus was grown for leafy vegetables in four sites in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Freshly harvested leaves from each of the growing sites were analyzed for proximate composition, ascorbic acid. beta-carotene, ... -
Influence of browse availability on goat diets in an acacia Senegal savannah of south-central Kenya
(Graduate College of Texas A&M University, 1985)Seasonal effect of bush canopy on dietary selection and nutrition of goats was evaluated at Kiboko, south-central Kenya from June through November, 1982. Three mature esophageally fistulated East-African goats were used ... -
Rovenance variation of salt tolerance and seedling nutrition in acacia Tortilis (Forsk.) Hayne
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1994)Variation of growth and salt tolerance was studied at increasing external salinity in sevenseed provenances of Acacia tortilis from saline (Sigor, Katilu, Mwatate and Isiolo) and nonsaline (Kibwezi, Wamba and Kitui) ...
