Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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A survey of human Taeniosis/Bovine cysticercosis in Northern Turkana District,Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Bovine cysticercosis IS a zoonosis of socioeconomic and public health importance. A survey was carried out in northern Turkana District to: 1) estimate the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis using serology and meat ... -
Interference of Mexican Marlgold (tagetes minuta l) on growth and yield of maize (zea mays l)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000)Damage caused by weeds and the cost of their control constitute one of the largest losses in production of feed, food and fiber. This study was conducted to determine whether application of recommeded fertilizer rate ... -
An evaluation of the bacteriological and some Physico-chemical qualities of water in the UpperAthi River Basin, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1997).Water, in its many forms, is used and abused in a variety of sectors of human society. By virtue of its unique capacity as a solvent, water can carry massive flows of solutes. The role water plays as the bloodstream of ... -
Honey market structure and pricing efficiency in the pastoral areas of Baringo District, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)A competitive market structure is a sufficient condition for the market pncmg efficiency. This in turn ensures that price provides producers with the incentives to enhance production depending on available resources. The ... -
Rapid mapping of hydraulic conductivity in tropical watershed
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi,, 2003)Modeling of water and solute dynamics in soils is a major focus in watershed management. In order to model the water flow, soil hydraulic properties have to be known. Spatial information on basic soil data such as ... -
Nutrition related risk factors in pregnancy in Siaya District Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1996)A hospital based 3 months prospective study was carried out on 160, randomly selected, pregnant mothers in four health facilities in Siaya District. The study aimed at establishing which of the selected risk factors, ... -
Adoption of soil fertility management technologies in the semi-arid areas of Kenya: the case of Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Districts'
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-04)Agriculture is the main economic sector in Kenya and contributes significantly to national development. For the sector to play this centra! role in a sustainable way, rapid growth in output and productivity is critical. ... -
Combining ability among early quality protein maize inbred lines under stress and non stress environments
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)The general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) are the main criteria for rapid genetic assaying of test genotypes under the line by tester analysis. Information on GCA and SCA has been well ... -
Factors Influencing Shift from Pastoralism to Irrigated Agriculture and its Impact on Soil Quality in Kajiado
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Crop cultivation in the arid and semiarid ecosystems is mainly constrained by inadequate and unreliable rainfall. Smallholder irrigation in such areas is therefore necessary to supplement l rainfall to meet crop water ... -
Effects of seed tuber storage condition and dormancy breaking treatments on growth and yield of ware potatoes (solanum tuberosum i)
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1997)Two experiment s were conducted between November 1994 and February 1995 at Field Station, University of Nairobi, Kabete campus, to investigate how different storage conditions and dormancy breaking treatment affect ... -
Potential health risks associated with urban livestock farming in Nakuru municipality: a case of bovine tuberculosis and aflatoxicosis.
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2007)The high rate of urbanization following rural-urban migration and natural population growth has led to increased food demands, more than the rural production systems can handle. The high population has also led to an ... -
Carrier status, antibiotic and disinfectant sensitivity patterns of Listeria Monocytogenes and other aerobic bacteria in scavenging chickens and ducks.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2003)The carrier status of Listeria monocytogenes organisms in indigenous chicken and ducks may have great impact on human health because of their zoonotic nature, particularly in an environment where humans, chicken and ducks ... -
An Assessment of potential Health hazards in sweetpotatoes (ipomoea batatas) / grown and consumed in urban areas" around Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study was carried out to investigate the safety of urban grown food crops with respect to contamination by heavy metals. Sweetpotatoes, grown and consumed around Nairobi, were used as the reference food crop. This ... -
Factors associated with household food security and nutritional status of children under five years: a case for urban and rural communities in Garissa District, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2007)This was comparative study of factors affecting food security and nutritional status of under fiveyears- old children in rural and urban community of Garissa District was conducted. A total of 302 children from 302 ... -
Childcare practices and psychomotor development in children 0-36 months in Mwea Division-Kirinyaga District-Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2005)In September-October 2002 a descriptive cross-sectional survey aimed at assessing the awareness of psychomotor stimulation practices in 0-36 months old children drawn from households under a Community Based Nutrition ... -
Phenotypic assessment and molecular diversity evaluation using simple sequence repeats of Kenyan sorghum germplasm under drought stress conditions
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)In terms of tonnage, sorghum is Africa's second most important cereal. The continent produces about 20 million tonnes of sorghum per annum, about onethird of the world crop. The crop is widely grown in the semi arid ... -
Childcare practices in relation to nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months in Mwembesongo and Mjimpy a wards - Morogoro, Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2004-06)A comparative cross sectional study was carried out in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania from July to September 2002. The purpose of the study was to establish whether the longterm implementation of the Child Survival ... -
The socio-economic factors influencing the adoption -of crop management technologies among smallholder maize farmers in Western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-11)This study focused on the adoption of CM techniques on maize crop considering that CM issues, apart from fertilizer adoption, have hitherto received scanty attention in Kenya. The CM practices considered were: Weeding ... -
An economic analysis of Rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)This study aimed at comparing the economics of rice production for two different groups of farmers in Mwea Irrigation Scheme (MIS). One group is under the management of Mwea Multi-Purpose Rice Growers (MMRG) and grows ... -
The nutritive value of zizyphus spina-christi (l.) wild. leaves to goats in the semi-arid area of Kalu District, South Wello, Ethiopia
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2002-10)Fifteen yearling goats weighing an average 18.7 kg were used to evaluate the potential of Zizyphus spina-christi leaves as supplement to growing goats fed on Cynodon dacty/on grass, in Cheleka catchments. South Wello, ...
