Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Organochlorine pesticides in Kenyan mothers milk: levels and sources
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 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 ... -
Dairy cattle husbandry among women farmers in Vihiga District: prospects and constraints
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)The purpose of this study was to examine the role of women in livestock production, and in particular dairy production, as a complimentary, income-generating activity which significantly contributes to the overall ... -
Studies on the microflora in suusac, a Kenyan traditional fermented camel milk product
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2004)The purpose of the study was to determine the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts associated with the traditional fermented camel milk product (suusac) of the Somali community in Kenya. The traditional method of suusac ... -
Environmental transmission pathways for cryptosporidium parvum in urban small holder dairy
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2009)A study was carried out to obtain an understanding of the role of environmental transmission pathways for Cryptosporidium parvum from dairy farming households to humans in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi. Household questionnaires ... -
Potencial health risk posed by calves in transmission of zoonotic cryptosporidium in urban small holder dairy production in Dagoretti division of Nairobi Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2009)Cryptosporidium parvum , commonly referred to as Crypto, is a protozoan parasite (a one- celled organ ism) that cause diarrhea in calves (as we ll as other animals) .This extracytoplasmic organism invades enterocytes ... -
Transcriptional regulation of the nos3 gene in pulmonary myofibroblast differentiation and implications for this in pulmonary fibrosis
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Animal Physiology, 2011)Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial cells via the catalytic action of nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) represents an antifibrotic mechanism in the body. Previous studies suggest that nitric oxide (NO)-mediated signals ... -
An analysis of microfinance services and their effects on smallholder farmers' incomes in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Microfinance In Rwanda is considered as one of the most important and effective mechanisms in the implementation of the government program to reduce poverty and to increase economic growth. However, little is known ... -
A study of the applicability of steam distillation as a potential tool in determination of pesticide residues
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1981)The present study has involved many pesticides and various analytical techniques characteristic for analysis of pesti- cide residues. A brief description of pesticides, termino- logy and some general analytical principles ... -
Organochlorine pesticides residues in fish and sediment from lake Naivasha
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011)The main objective of this study was to identify and determine the levels of organochlorine pesticides residues in fish and sediment from Lake Naivasha and to evaluate the toxicological implications of their presence. A ... -
A study of factors associated with potential human exposure to pesticides and levels of lead, copper and organochlorine residues in fish and soil sediments in Kirinyaga South district
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals and other chemical residues poses health risk to human beings and farm animals. This may occur directly or indirectly especially during pesticide application by farmers when carrying ... -
The epidemiology and immunodiagnosis of hydatid disease in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1991)Hydatidosis is a cosmopolitan cyclozoonosis which occurs with varying intensity in different parts of the world. The disease is caused by the larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786). This zoonosis is endemic ... -
Prevalence, intensity and pathological lesions associated with helminth infections in farmed and wild fish in upper tana river basin, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)Fish have become major source of protein and essential fatty acids for many Kenyans. Thus, many farmers are venturing into fish farming but have challenges due to fish diseases and parasites. This study examined the ... -
Impact of transaction costs on the marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Makueni district, Kenya.
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)This study aimed at identifying and analyzing the performance of the major marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Kenya. Makueni District was used as a case study. As such, the various marketing intermediaries in ... -
Prevalence, intensity and pathology of ecto and haemoparasites infections in indigenous chickens in eastern province of kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2009)Indigenous chickens constitute over 81% of poultry in Kenya and produce 71% of eggs and poultry meat. Ecto- and haemoparasites limit production of these birds in the rural areas. However, no previous studies have been ... -
Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of helminths and Haemoparasites infections in pigs in homabay district, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2010-08)A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity and risk factors associated with the transmission of helminths and haemoparasites of pigs in Homabay District, Kenya. A questionnaire survey ... -
Effects of Gibberellic Acid (GA,) on Sprouting and Quality of Potato Seed Tubers in Diffused Light and Pit Storage Conditions
('Department of plant Science and Crop Protection. University of Nairobi'Internalional Potato Centre, Sub-Sahara Region, Kenya'Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Potato Research Centre, Kenya, 2006)Abstract: Effects of gibberellic acid (GA,) on dormancy termination, sprouting and quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum) seed tubers stored for 12 weeks in Diffused Light Store (DLS) and for 2 weeks in pi: were determined ... -
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in free range pigs and Associated risk factors in homa-bay district, kenya.
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2011-08)The present study was conducted in the year 2010 in Homa Bay District to investigate the status of T. solium cysticercosis, and its potential risk factors. Prevalence of infection was determined by ante-mortem lingual ... -
A physiological study of the oploid receptors in the naked mole rat (heterocephalus label)
(Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2003)The aim of the study were to investigate the following,antinociceptive effects of opioid receptor selective drugs on thermal pain(hot plate test)and chemical pain(formalin test and modified acetic acid test)and behavioural ... -
Ethnopharmacology and toxicology of antimalarial plants used traditionally in Msambweni, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011)Historically, compounds containing novel structure from natural origin represent a major alternative source for the discovery and development of new drugs for several diseases. This study was undertaken in order to compose ... -
Khat-induced reproductive dysfunction in male rabbits
(Master of Science in Comparative Mammalian Physiology of the University of Nairobi., 2006)The psychostimulating herbal drug khat (Catha edulis Forsk) is habitually used by inhabitants around the horn of Africa, including East Africa and Arabian Peninsula, but is also imported in other countries. Khat has been ...
