Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Chemical evaluation of -bovine colostrum preserved by different methods in a hot climate.
(Departmeni of Animal Production, 2002)Colostrum of cows of the Sahiwal breed was preserved for I month at 28°C by 5 different methods viz, treatment with. formaldehyde at levels of 0.1% and 0.05%; acidification with formic acid at levels of 0.5% and 0.1%; and ... -
Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional feeding of Dairy Cows: \Vhich way to go?
(Departmeni of Animal Production, 2001)An importar.t nutritional management consideration to achieve and maintain high production in dairy cows is relted to the allocation of feeds during each day. One way of uoing this is to maintain a proper balance of ... -
Performance of Sahiwal and Friesian heifers fed on napier grass supplemented with graded levels of lucerne
(1999)Two experiments designated A and B were conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing napier grass with lucerne on dry matter intake (DMI) and weight gain (ADG) of Friesian and Sahiwal heifers. In experiment A which ... -
Effect of feeding napier grass, lucerne and sweet potato vines as sole diets to dairy heifers on nutrient intake, weight gain and rumen degradation
(ElsevierDepartmeni of Animal Production, 1998)Two experiments were conducted to assess the nutrient intake, weight gain (ADG) and rumen degradation of napier grass (NG), lucerne (L) and sweet potato vines (SPV) fed to growing dairy heifers. In the first experiment, ... -
Evaluating the impact of tsetse-repellent technology on the incidence of trypanosomosis in cattle managed under pastoral production systems in selected site in Kajiado and Narok districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2008)the study evaluated a tsetse repellent technology developed for the control of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle. The technology comprised a repellent, 2-methoxy 4-methylphenol. emitted from dispensers attached ... -
Economic evaluation of the competitiveness and trade-offs of enterprises in the intensification of market oriented smallholder dairying in Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, Department of agriculture, 2007)The study examines the nature of trade-offs that the smallholder farmers make while making decisions about the alternative enterprises. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate a framework for guiding choices ... -
Linkages between land-use, land degradation and poverty in semi-arid rangelands of Kenya: the case of Baringo District
(University of Nairobi, Department of agriculture, 2009-09)The study discusses land-degradation in pastoral communities and depicts land-use system and associated human and livestock population pressure as the major determinant of vegetation cover, surface run-off, soil erosion, ... -
Studies on antimicrobial consumption and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli in food animals in Kenya and public health implications
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007)The study was carried out to monitor antimicrobial consumption patterns for food animals in Kenya and to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in escherichia coli isolates from some food animals. -
Major Factors Associated With High Morbidity, Mortality and Poor Performance of Camel Calves, Kids and Lambs I the Rendille and Samburu Pastoral Herds in Marsabit District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007-05)This thesis describes a study on the major factors associated with morbidity, mortality and performance of camel calves, kids and lambs in Rendille and Samburu pastoral herds in Marsabit district, Kenya. The main objective ... -
Quality protein maize under stress environments: gene action and genotype x environment effects
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)The study used quality protein maize (QPM) materials representing tropical and sub-tropical germplasm available for utilization in QPM breeding programs in Eastern and Southern Africa. The materials were evaluated in ... -
Calf health and production under Maasai pastoral systems in Kajiado District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2007-07)The study examined factors associated with poor health and slow growth rate of calves in Maasai pastoral systems. -
Endemicity of newcastle disease virus in village indigenous chickens and the role of carrier ducks
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2008-10)While the epidemiology of Newcastle disease (ND) in commercial poultry systems is very well documented, the ecology of this disease in indigenous birds, especially in tropical environments, is not adequately reported. This ... -
Evaluation of Animal health care delivery systems in west Pokot and Turkana Districts of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2010)The study determined , described and assessed the animal health care delivery systems in Turkana and Pokot Districts, with the main goal being to provide the necessary information to inform the strengthening of animal ... -
An analysis of the returns to adoption of agricultural technologies in South Western Kenya
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Levels of Total Mercury in Farmed and Wild-caught Oreochromis Niloticus Niloticus (Nile Tilapia), Pond Sediments and Water in the Migori Gold Mining Belt, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 20/1/2020)Mercury is a well-known toxicant with a myriad of ill effects on human health. It occurs naturally in the environment at basal levels. Human activities, such as mercury use in artisanal and small scale gold mining is one ...
