Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The incidence of Brucella ovis in some Kenya flocks and its relationship to clinical lesions and semen quality.
(University of Nairobi, 1971)Three flocks (all Romney Marsh) out of 13 were found to be infected, suggesting the disease had been introduced through sheep importations from New Zealand. A study of clinical lesions in the genital tract and of seminal ... -
Whole Farm Economic Evaluation Of East Coast Fever Immunization Strategies On Farms In The Uasin Gishu District Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995-01)East Coast feve (ECF) is a major constraint limiting livestock production in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. The infection and treatment method (ITM) has proven effective in research station and field trials. The ... -
Tracing The Climate And Anthropogenic Influence On The Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Soil and sediment samples were collected from Lakes Rutundu (2500m), Sacred (2200m) and Nkunga (1800m) located on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. The samples were mainly composed of silty clay and clay fractions. A ... -
Economic Performance Of The ‘push–pull’ Technology For Stemborer And Striga Control In Smallholder Farming Systems In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)The ‘push–pull’ technology (PPT), developed in Africa, offers effective control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in maize-based cropping systems. It involves intercropping maize with desmodium, Desmodium uncinatum, ... -
The Potential Of Agroforestry In The Provision Of Sustainable Woodfuel In Sub-saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Woodfuel plays a critical role in energy provision in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and is predicted to remain dominant within the energy portfolio of the population in the coming decades. Although current inefficient technologies ... -
Chemical Composition, Digestibility And Feeding Value Of Maize Cobs
(University of Nairobi, 1983-08)The digestibility of treated maize cobs was studied using Romney Marsh wether sheep in a 2 × 3 factorial design; maize cobs were ground through a 10- or 6-mm screen and three chemical treatments were applied to each grinding: ... -
Dry Matter, Protein, Energy And Fibre Intake By Dairy Heifers Grazing A Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana) Pasture
(University of Nairobi, 1981-03)Dry matter (DM), protein, energy and fibre (ADF) intakes of Friesian and Ayrshire dairy heifers grazing a Rhodes grass pasture in Central Kenya were studied by indicator techniques for ten 22-day periods, each comprising ... -
Triple bag hermetic storage delivers a lethal punch to Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in stored maize
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Clean shelled maize was stored in woven polypropylene (PP) or triple layer polyethylene (PICS™) bags in the presence of Prostephanus truncatus Horn (PP1; PICS1) or absence of it (PP0; PICS0) at ambient conditions for six ... -
Public Health Measures: Challenges of Developing Countries in Management of Food Safety
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Developments in food safety pose challenges to developing countries in ensuring adequate supply of safe foods for domestic and international markets. Food scares and changes in international trade have alleviated food ... -
Occurrence of perforating and non-perforating teat injuries in dairy cattle in Kenya.
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Synthesis Of Results On Coffee [coffea Arabica L.] Agronomy Research In Rwanda On 31 March 1994
(University of Nairobi,, 1999)Arabics coffee plays an important role in the macro-economic performance of Rwanda. As a result, Agricultural Research Institutes have done research on coffee agronomy, aimed at improving coffee productivity. The ecological ... -
A Decision Support System For Rapid Assessment Of Lowland Rice-based Cropping Alternatives In Thailand.
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Kan Chai Chuara V-a Mycorrhiza Phoem Phonphalit Phut Trakun Thua.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985)VA Mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi could increase leguminous plant growth by enhancing nutrient absorbtion ability. The effectiveness of the VAM fungi was influenced by three main factors: (1) The different types of VAM fungi ... -
In vitro anthelmintic potential and phytochemical composition of ethanolic and water crude extracts of Euphorbia heterophylla Linn.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)In vitro studies were conducted to determine the anthelmintic activity of ethanolic and water extracts aerial whole plant parts of Euphorbia heterophylla. Efficacy and potency of crude extracts was determined using 70% ... -
Transient Hydraulic Modeling For Improved Canal System Operation
(University of Nairobi, 1990-09)A hydraulic model was developed to stimulate and help manage branching canal systems. Gate scheduling, one of the three operational modes available in the model, determines control structure and turnout settings with the ... -
Correlations between yield and malting quality in barley
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)Grain yield, three yield components and grain nitrogen and moisture contents were investigated in a diallel cross, without reciprocals, involving four two-rowed and three six-rowed varieties. Grain yield/plant and ears/plant ... -
Correlation and multi-regression analyses in populations of two Kenyan landraces of spiderflower Gynandropsis gynandra.
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)Information on correlation and multiple-regression is derived from data on 7 characters in 2 Kenyan landraces (E and M) of G. gynandra [Cleome gynandra], grown at Thika during the short-rain season, 1988, and at Kabete ... -
Isozyme variation among Amaranthus cultivars.
(University of Nairobi,, 1996)Electrophoretic variation of esterase (Est), peroxidase (Per), phosphoglucoisomerase [glucose-6-phosphate isomerase] (Pgi) and phosphoglucomutase (Pgm) was studied in seven Amaranthus populations, namely, Jumla, F1 Jumla, ... -
Feeding Structures And Associated Organs In The Cichlid Fish, Oreochromis Esculentus (graham)
(2014-04-30)Teeth anatomy and gut morphology are described in Oreochromis esculentus (Graham) and related to the food habits of the species based on existing information and diet and food utilization. Three rows of oral teeth of ... -
Thiabendazole resistance in a field population of H. contortus from sheep in Rongai Division, Nakuru, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)Representatives of 3 major groups of broad spectrum anthelmintics with different modes of action (thiabendazole (TBZ), levamisole (LVM) and ivermectin (IVM)) were used at the manufacturer's recommended dose rates against ...