Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Chicken Meat Derived From Chicken Fed on Insect-based Feed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Poultry production in Kenya is faced by a major hindrance of feed deficiency, especially protein source. This has resulted in less supply of poultry products which does not match the current growing consumer demand for ... -
A Socio-economic Analysis of the Role of Indigenous Knowledge and External Interventions in Pastoralists’ Livelihood Resilience in West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pastoralists face many shocks, which increase their vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty. In West Pokot county of Kenya, such shocks include prolonged seasons of drought that leads to acute shortage of forage ... -
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Communication Channels Used to Create Awareness About Plant Clinics: Case of Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Plant clinics were modeled to bridge the gaps in access to extension services besides providing real-time plant health diagnostic services to farmers in timely and appropriate ways. However, studies show that awareness ... -
Assessing the Economic Efficiency of Milk Production Among Small-scale Dairy Farmers in Mukurweini Sub-county, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya boasts of having the best dairy sector in the region. The sector is the best performing in the agricultural sector, contributing 17% to the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) annually. It is dominated by ... -
Evaluation of Indigenous Grass Species Suitability for Rehabilitation of Degraded Semi-arid Rangeland in Suswa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Increasing soil erosion in Africa’s arid and semi-arid rangelands calls for requisite measures to reverse the trend. Although physical soil and water conservation (SWC) structures are effective in controlling soil erosion, ... -
Producer Perceptions, Economic Value and Incentives for Promotion of Potential Geographical Indications in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Product differentiation can be a means to contribute to economic growth and development through increasing rural incomes and thereby enabling agricultural producers to contribute towards sustainable environmental management. ... -
Inheritance and Selection for Yield Components and Multiple Disease Resistance in Snap Bean
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation has gained popularity in East and Central Africa and more particularly in Kenya due to its potential as an alternative source of food and income generation. However, snap bean ... -
An Assessment of the Effect of Gendered Decision-making and Access to Institutional Support Services on Maize Production Efficiency in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The need to effectively integrate gender in agriculture is a topical issue in research and policy debates. Previous studies have shown that women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges in accessing productive resources ... -
Assessment of Drought Tolerance, Earliness and Grain Yield in South Sudan Sorghum Germplasm and Icrisat Lines
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Sorghum production is highly constrained by drought stress in semi-arid tropics leading to grain deficit, higher consumer food-commodity prices, food insecurity and malnutrition. The goal of the current study was to ... -
Analysis of Pastoralists’ Perception on Challenges and Opportunities for Sheep and Goat Production in Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Small ruminants’ production contributes to livelihood of pastoral communities, but this faces myriad constraints. This study aimed at identifying challenges facing producers of small ruminants, prioritizing diseases and ... -
Assesment of Methods for the Diagnosis of Malignant Catarrhal Fever (Mcf) and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Mcf at Kapiti Plains Ranch
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a sporadic but severe viral disease that affects cattle and is transmitted from wildebeest calves following the wildebeest calving period. Up to now, an effective vaccine or treatment ... -
Effect of Seed Source and Post-harvest Handling Techniques on Seed Quality and Yield of Soybean
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Soybean (Glycine max) is a multipurpose crop which is utilized for food, livestock feed, industrial raw material and a source of bio-energy. However, its production is constrained by use of poor quality seeds from informal ... -
Effect of Lablab (Lablab Purpureus L.) Green Manure on Population of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Soil Microorganisms and Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Crop Establishment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use green manure as soil amendments stimulates the growth and activity of soil microorganisms, with subsequent mineralization of nutrients and increase in fertility. However, undecomposed plant residues have been ... -
Relationship Between Serum Igm Levels And Liver Function In Rubella And Measles Virus Infection In Children Below Five Years Attending Maternal Child Health Clinics In Selected Hospitals In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rubella and measles virus are important diseases of children under five years of age which are preventable through immunization. Despite intervention through immunization, outbreaks of rubella and measles in Kenya are still ... -
Estimates Of The Seroprevelance And The Associated Risk Factors Of Brucellosis In Sheep And Goats In Benadir Region Of Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2018)A cross sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to June 2018 to estimate the seroprevelance of brucellosis in sheep and goats and determine the associated risk factors in Benadir region of Somalia. A total of 400 ... -
Increasing Kavuko Community’s Appreciation of Bee Conservation as a Food Production and Security Strategy
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The research project was carried out at a small village in Makueni County, Kenya, where bee keeping has been practiced for a long time. The concern was that bee keeping practice was not linked, at least consciously to ... -
Efficacy Of 10% Emulsifiable Concentrate (Ec) Of Sypertix® For Tsetse Fly Control In Kiboko Makueni County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Controlling tsetse flies remain an integral part of trypanosomiasis management. Pour on insecticides have been used in controlling tsetse flies in cattle. Efficacy studies of various pyrethroid insecticides have shown to ... -
Transmission of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Viruses and the Effect of Co-infection With Maize Chlorotic Mottle and Sugarcane Mosaic Viruses
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize is the most important staple food for about 90 % of the Kenyan population who depend on the crop directly or indirectly for food, employment and income generation. The outbreak of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease ... -
Occurrence and Risk Factors Associated With Foot and Mouth Disease in Smallholder Dairy Farms of Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly transmissible viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals caused by an Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae. In Kenya, the disease is endemic with outbreaks typically occurring ...
