Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Assessing the influence of feeding management on milk production in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Two studies were done to evaluate feeding management practices, challenges, and coping strategies in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia, and the types and quantities of feeds on offer and profitability ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ... -
Influence of digital communication platforms on uptake of financial services and dairy production technologies in Uasin Gishu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dairy farming in Kenya was introduced in mid-1950’s during the colonial era. Today the sector accounts for 14% of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product and is dominated by smallholders who are characterized by subsistence ... -
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pathotypes, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of escherichia coli from food, water and livestock in selected informal settlements in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Escherichia coli (E.coli) are globally recognised as important causes of diarrhoeagenic infections as well as other extra-intestinal infections in both animals and man. In developing countries, E.coli is the most important ... -
Occurrence of subclinical mastitis and effectiveness of dry cow therapy in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bovine mastitis is a very important production disease in cattle dairy herds in Kenya. The objectives of this thesis were to determine: 1) the types of bacterial infections in dairy cows using the California Mastitis Test ... -
Occurrence of passion fruit dieback in Uasin-Gishu county and reaction of passion fruit varieties to inoculation with dieback pathogens.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Dieback is the most important fungal disease of passion fruits causing over 70% of crop loss. The disease is difficult and complex to manage due to the complexity of symptoms exhibited diversity of causal organisms and the ... -
Effect of intercropping sorghum with cowpea and nitrogen application on growth and yield of sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) moench).
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Intercropping is an important sustainable cropping system in which two or more crops are grown in the same piece of land. Despite the development of high yield varieties, sorghum yields have remained low due to low soil ... -
Determinants of household dietary diversity among smallholder maize farmers in Uasin Gishu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Kenya’s economy is highly dependent on agriculture with maize being grown nearly in all parts of the country mainly under rain fed environmental conditions and is a food for 98% of the population in Kenya. With most of ... -
Diversity and performance of egg parasitoids occurring on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda j.E smith) on maize in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an insect of economic importance, indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions of America. This pest mainly attacks maize crop and it also has ... -
Assessment of woody plants species diversity in Rusinga island, Homa bay county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Land degradation is a major environmental problem as manifested in global decline in woody vegetation and loss of biodiversity. Understanding the dynamics of plant communities is imperative in developing appropriate ... -
Effectiveness of Patrolling Protected Areas Against Bushmeat Poaching Through Snaring in the Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bushmeat poaching - illegal hunting of wildlife for their meat - is seen as a severe threat to wildlife by both the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and managers of Kenyan protected areas. Protected areas must therefore be ... -
Effectiveness Of Patrolling Protected Areas Against Bushmeat Poaching Through Snaring In The Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Bushmeat poaching – illegal hunting of wildlife for their meat – is seen as a severe threat to wildlife by both the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) and managers of Kenyan protected areas. Protected areas must therefore be ... -
Genetic Diversity And Effectiveness Of Elite Indigenous Nodulating Rhizobia On Soybean Productivity In South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic Of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) is an important crop in South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but its productivity has been limited by poor soil fertility. Inoculation of rhizobium is touted ... -
Prevalence And Management Of Viral Diseases And Associated Vectors In Hot Pepper (Capsicum Spp.) Production In Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) is a source of income, employment and foreign exchange in Rwanda. However, production of the crop is constrained by diseases and pests, mainly viruses and their vectors. Reports on presence of ... -
Ethnopharmacological and Toxicological Study of Medicinal Plants Used Against Respiratory Infections in Kisumu East Sub- County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Respiratory diseases are a major cause of mortality in developing countries. Poor access to healthcare in rural areas makes many people in such communities to rely on traditional medicine. The current study was designed ... -
Governance and Management of Farming Landuse Practices in Rwanda: Case Study of Mukimira Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Poor land use practices have negative effects on environment and food security because they degrade land resources.Despite Rwanda having policies and laws to regulate landuse farming practices it has been observed that ... -
Prevalence, Risk Factors and Geospatial Distribution of Giardia Duodenalis Infection in Dogs in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Giardia duodenalis, the causative agent of mammalian giardiasis is a zoonotic parasitic infection that poses a serious public health risk. It is associated with diarrhea or loose stool in man and animals. The dog is as a ... -
The Occurrence of Cystic Echinococcosis and Molecular Characterization From Livestock in Isiolo, Garissa and Wajir Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, spread worldwide and caused by the larvae of wild and domestic canids tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. Its prevalence in livestock has been reported in the wider African ... -
Post Harvest Handling Knowledge and Practices Among Food Handlers Under School Meals Programme and Intake of Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Salima District, Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The natural occurrence of molds in foodstuffs produces mycotoxins. Aflatoxins and fumonisins are the most common mycotoxins in foods. Exposure to mycotoxins contaminated foods pose serious threats to human health. The ...
