Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Performance and Water Productivity of Selected Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L) Varieties Intercropped With Common Beans in Katumani - Kenya
(UON, 2021)The main deterrent factors for achieving sustainable agricultural production in Eastern Kenya are irregular rainfall and low available water capacity. Knowledge on crop performance, water needs and optimization of deficit ... -
Assessment of Nutrition Care, Food Service Quality, and Nutrition Status of Hospitalized Patients at Nakuru Level Five Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Hospital malnutrition is a significant problem in both developed and developing countries. Globally, 462 million adults are undernourished (World Health Organization, 2014) whereas, malnutrition among adult patients within ... -
Ethnobotanical Documentation, Phytochemistry, and Cytotoxicity of Anti-snakebite Envenomation Plants of Mwingi West Sub- County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a life-threatening Public health problem affecting over 2.7 million persons annually globally, and the greatest burden lies in the developing world. Despite the successful management of SBE ... -
Effect of Pithecellobium dulce extract on vector competence of Aedes aegypti to chikungunya virus
(UON, 2021)Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is among re-emerging arboviruses that affect human health globally. The spread has been associated with lack of sustainable vector control and viral preventive measures. Studies of the biology and ... -
Factors Affecting the Design of Integrated Strategies for the Control of Taenia Solium Infections in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Taenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: - Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs.The life cycle is entirely dependent on the transmission between humans and pigs ... -
Effect of Land Use Types and Soil Macrofauna on Soil Aggregate Stability and Carbon Storage in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(UON, 2021)Changes from natural forests and bush lands to various land use types has been shown to have great influence on soil structure and carbon storage. However, little is still known about how these changes affect soil aggregate ... -
Molecular Detection and Risk Factors Analysis of Coxiella Burnetii and Chlamydia Abortus Infections in Sheep and Goats in Kajiado, Kenya
(UON, 2021)Chlamydia abortus (C. abortus) infection and Q fever caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. brunetii) are zoonotic diseases caused by obligate intracellular bacteria. The infections cause economic losses in sheep and goat ... -
Improving Aquaculture and Fisheries Productivity by Reducing Impacts of Pesticides Contamination in Ahero Fishponds, Kisumu County
(UON, 2021)Pesticides contamination in water, sediments, soil and Tilapia zili from fishponds in Ahero were investigated to assess the extent of pollution and likely health hazards from fishpond environment. The use of pesticides in ... -
Prevalence of Cassava Bacterial Blight in Kenyan Coast, Its Characterization and Early Management in Planting Materials
(UON, 2021)Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is one of the major crops among the roots and tubers consumed in Kenya and Africa at large. It is one of the strategic food security crops in rural livelihoods. The crop is faced by biotic ... -
The Effect of Fermentation, Spent Coffee Grounds and Juices of Lemon Fruits and Rosemary Leaves on Quality of Whole Wheat Bread
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Whole wheat bread is increasingly consumed in Rwanda. Bread wheat is among the top priority crops that Rwanda has promoted to boost the national economy. However, bread made from locally produced wheat varieties has been ... -
Analysis of Governance on Cross-border Livestock Trade Between Kenya and Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Cross-border livestock trade between African nations is becoming an important area of analysis for understanding transboundary peace and business in major trade corridors in Africa. The Kenya – Somali corridor, which is ... -
Impact of Land Use/cover and Climate Change on Surface Water Resources in Semi-arid Lokok and Lokere Catchments, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Globally, the need to conserve and sustainably manage freshwater resources has become a major goal due to concern over the increasing impact of land use and land cover (LULC) and climate change on water resources especially ... -
Farmer Perception and Soil Factors Influencing Tissue Culture Banana (Musa X Paradisiaca) Adoption and Production in Smallholder Farms in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rate of adoption of tissue-culture banana at smallholder farmer level in Uganda has been low since the technology was introduced over 20 years ago. This study assessed farmer perception, soil biotic and abiotic factors ... -
Refining Fertilizer Recommendations for Smallholder Maize Production Systems in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In western Kenya, soil nutrient depletion is one of the main problems that has led to declining crop yield. Agricultural intensification through the judicious application of fertilizers has been considered amongst ... -
Influence of topography and vegetation cover on soil organic carbon stocks, soil loss, water balance and greenhouse gas fluxes in wooded grasslands of Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Soil carbon stocks (SOCs), soil water balance and greenhouse gas fluxes measurements in wooded grassland are often done in a single assessment. This is oblivious of its heterogeneous nature and asymmetric distribution that ... -
Effectiveness of Selected Postharvest Handling Practices and Technologies to Preserve the Postharvest Quality of Mango Fruit
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) is one of the major fruits produced in Kenya mainly for the domestic market. Production of mango is dominated by the smallholder farmers, majority of whom depend on it for their livelihoods. ... -
Child Care Practices and Nutritional Status of Young Children Admitted at Gaalkacyo General Hospital, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)More than 34% of Somali children are in need of treatment for acute malnutrition. Chronic malnutrition rates, food insecurity limited livelihoods strategies have remained persistently high throughout Somalia (Somaliland, ... -
Production, Utilization and Processing of Kenyan Guavas: Development of Nutrient-enriched Guava Nectars From Local Varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a neglected nutrient-dense fruit that grows from randomly dispersed seeds. Despite being highly nutritious, the industrial processing of the fruits is non-existent in the country, ... -
Characterization and Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for the Management of Tomato Leafminer (Tuta Absoluta Meyrick)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of most known and grown vegetable globally. However, its production is constrained mainly by insect pests among them Tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyrick.) that causes yield losses ... -
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ...
