Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Dewatering and drying characteristics of water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes) petiole
(University of NairobiDepartment of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2008)Water hyacinth has become a sort of menace in several lakes, rivers and dams in Africa, especially Kenya. This has lead to the accumulation of large mounts with high moisture content and very low drying rates; hence there ... -
Contingent valuation of livelihood functions and socio-cultural values of cattle in smallholder farms: a case study Of Kakamega and Siaya Districts, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2005)Cattle production provides both marketable and non-marketable benefits. The potential of cattle to provide such outputs differs by breeds, besides other factors. Emphasis on valuation of marketable outputs of cattle such ... -
The effect of the national agriculture and livestock extension program (Nalep) interventions on the farm output in Kirinyaga district, central province
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 2004)The study seeks to establish the effect of the National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Program (NALEP) phase I interventions towards improving farm output in Kirinyaga District. Two focal areas, Nduini, Rwaithanga ... -
Nutritional and micronutrient (vitamin A, Iron, and Zinc) status of children aged 9-59 months: a comparative study of kitchen and non-kitchen gardening households in ngong division, Kajiado district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2004)The study sought to assess the potential of kitchen gardening on improving the nutritional and micronutrient status of the study population. The specific objective was to compare the nutritional and micronutrient status ... -
Effects of planting density and weeding regimes on forage and grain yield of maize
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture. University of Nairobi, 2005)Maize is a major food and forage crop in Kenya and planting density and weeding regime influence yield. The effects of weeding regimes and maize planting density on maize forage, grain yield and quality were evaluated ... -
Evaluation of selected synthetic insecticides, neem products and border crops in the management of aphids (aphis gossypii) in Okra (abelmoschus esculentus) in Eastern Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2006)Studies to evaluate the efficacy of two synthetic insecticides, imidacloprid 350g/1 (Gaucho FS ®) and Lambda- cyhalothrin 17.5g/1 (Karate 1.75 EC ®) and two neem products, 0.15%w/w azadirachtin (Achook®) and 0.6%w/w ... -
Effect of genotype and rhizobium inoculation on root nodulation, growth and yield performance of garde pea (pisum sativum l.) grow in two soils of contrasting ph
(University of NairobiDepartment of plant science and crop protection, 2009)The garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) is an important vegetable crop in the high potential areas of Kenya. However, yields realised locally are typically lower than those reported from other pea growing areas in the world. ... -
Food consumption patterns and dietary practices in relation to iron and salt intakes of the Timau community, Meru District in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 2004)A cross-sectional survey of consumption patterns and dietary practices was carried out in Timau Division, Meru Central District in Kenya from March to April 20()4. The main objective of the study was to determine the ... -
Efficiency of cattle marketing in Kajiado district, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 2009)Cattle production and marketing in Kajiado District is the main economic activity, with about 70 percent of the people depending on livestock and their products. Although livestock and their products are considered high ... -
Acute and subacute toxicity of nicandra physaloides (l) gaertn in mice and calves respectively
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 2008)The plant Nicandra physaloides (L) Gaertn, commonly known as the' apple of Peru' is a member of the solaneceae family. It has been widely associated with livestock poisoning in Kenya and elsewhere. The clinical signs ... -
Effects of fodder legume species on germination, infestation and parasitism of striga hermonthica (del.) benth. on maize (zea mays L.)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Crop Science, 2003)Striga hermonthica (del.) Benth, a parasitic weed reduces maize yields in western Kenya Striga infestation in maize can be reduced by use of legumes (i.e. Mucuna pruriens, Stylosanthes guyanensis and Desmodium intortum). ... -
Fungal and mycotoxin contamination of wheat from Nakuru and Nyandarua districts of Kenya and pathogenicity of fusarium species on wheat
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2006)Mycotoxin poisoning resulting from contaminated cereal grains has become rampant in Kenya. Understanding the fungal causes and management is important both to the farmers and the consumers of the cereal grains and their ... -
Factors associated with high calf morbidity and mortality in a dairy enterprise in Kilifi district of Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)A two part longitudinal study was carried out to investigate the causes of high dairy calf morbidity and mortality in Kilifi Plantations of Kilifi District, Kenya, with the aim of quantifying both morbidity and mortality, ... -
Dairy performance of Holstein-Friesian cattle and their crosses under semi-arid environment of Eastern Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 2006)A total of 1,338 records made by Kenya Holstein-Friesian (K-llF) and crossbred (CB) cattle during 1972 to 2000 were used to evaluate 305-day adjusted lactation milk yield, milk yield per day of calving interval, calving ... -
Evaluation of inoculation techniques and screening markers for smut (ustilago scitaminea syd) resistance in sugarcane
(Department of plant science and crop protection, 2008)Sugarcane smut 111 Kenya cause severe losses in susceptible varieties. Seedling smut screening may select for sugarcane genotypes with physiological resistance, and may therefore be of great use to the industry because ... -
An evaluation of the method of dairy bull dam selection in Kenya
(Department of animal production, 2008)5670 lactation records of 1,701 Ayrshire cows from 18 officially milk recording herds, made between 1990 and 2004, were used to evaluate the efficiency of the current bu II dam selection method in Kenya. The data was ... -
Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana (balsamo) and metarhizium anisopliae (metschnikoff) and potential of cultural and chemical control measures to cylas puncticollis (boheman) on sweetpotato tubers
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture. University of Nairobi, 2007)Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatasy is one of the most important staple foods in Kenya, covering around 75,000 ha each year. The potential to increase its production is limited by damage from sweetpotato weevils, Cylas ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing the intensity of use of improved fallows, indigenous rock phospha te and biomass transfer in food production in Western Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2004)Due to high population In western Kenya, farm sizes have dwindled over the vears. Most of the land has been farmed continously for years with little or no external inputs to replenish the used up nutrients Consequently ... -
Effect of different levels of poultry waste or mulberry leaves with or without formic acid or molasses on napier Grass silage quality
(Department of animal production, 2009)This study was done to determine the effect of poultry waste (PW) or Mulberry leaves (ML) with or without formic acid or molasses on Napier grass (NG) silage quality. Napier grass from an already established field was ... -
Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant escherichia coli isolated from wild and domestic rats trapped in and around Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2000)Drug-resistant micro-organisms belonging to the species F-',coli remain a major health problem worldwide. They are of particular importance in developing countries where few therapeutic choices are available for treating ...
