Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Impacts of policy reforms on the livestock industry in Kenya: The case of the dairy sector
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2009)This article analyses the impact of liberalization on the dairy industry in Kenya. Much debate rages over the effects of this policy. This debate is, however, not well informed; it lacks recent studies to show events and ... -
The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(Academic JournalsDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2011-03)Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or threaten to disrupt ... -
A Review of African Pastoral Production Systems: Approaches to Their Understanding and Development
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2002)Pastoralism is a system that has been in existence for a long time. Scholars have come up with a cornucopia of definitions related to what entails this centuries old art. Many of these scholars agree, though, that ... -
Rural livelihoods in the arid and semi-arid environments of Kenya: Sustainable alternatives and challenges
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2005)Abstract The improvement of the welfare of inhabitants of arid and semi-arid lands, either through the enhancement of existing livelihoods or the promotion of alternative ones, and their potential constraints are ... -
Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2005-03)For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley ... -
Seedbed preparation influence on morphometric characteristics of perennial grasses of a semi-arid rangeland in Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011-08)Semi-arid rangelands in Kenya are an important source of forage for both domestic and wild animals. However, indigenous perennial grasses notably Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail grass), Eragrostis superba (Maasai love ... -
Price response of herd off-take under market liberalization in a developing cattle sector: panel analysis applied to Kenya's ranching
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2009-04)The influence of price, in view of macro-economic policy change and a set of other factors, on herd off-take rates from ranches in Kenya over a period of 17 years was assessed. An AR(1) equation, based on Nerlove's classical ... -
Common Range, Different Tribes: Explaining Resource Use, Management and Productivity among the Akamba, Orma and Somali in the former Eastern Statelands of Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2004)This paper describes the major livelihood activities of three ethnic communities who use in common the former Kenyan Eastern Statelands. It also looks at how the livelihoods and the range could be improved while maintaining ... -
Household Data Collection for Socio-Economic Research in Agriculture: Approaches and Challenges in Developing Countries
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)In this article, household data collection procedures for socio-economic research in agriculture under conditions prevalent in developing countries are described. Using relevant examples for Kenya, the sources and types of ... -
Guidelines for emergency livestock off-take handbook
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)Kenya’s agricultural sector accounts for 20–30% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Of this, the livestock sector alone makes a contribution of about 50%. Thus, livestock contributes heavily to the GDP and food security ... -
Effect of Rhizobia farm yard manure and nitrogen fertilizer on nodulation and yield of food grain legumes
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The role of gren manure legumes in smallholder farming systems in Kenya: the legume research network project
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2003)Low soil fertility is a major constraint hampering the productivity of Kenyan smallholder farms. Green manure (GM) legume technologies were introduced in 1994 by the Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) as an accessible ... -
Hydro-economic evaluation of rainwater harvesting and management technologies: Farmers’ investment options and risks in semi-arid Laikipia district of Kenya
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2005)Smallholder farmers in Laikipia district of Kenya, like their counterparts in water scarce semi-arid environments, are facing the challenge of improving agricultural productivity and livelihoods. A number of viable options ... -
African game animals as a source of protein.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1965-10) -
Energy metabolism of the red deer.
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1968-01) -
The distribution of nerves, monoamine oxidase and cholinesterase in the skin of the red deer (Cervus elaphus).
(Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1969-09) -
Sensory evaluation of dried beef strips treated with acetic acid or brine and monosodium glutamate
(WileyFood Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010-01-25)Loss of characteristic meat flavor in dried beef, because of biochemical degradation of flavor-enhancing nucleotides, raises concern over the taste of meat products made in the home. Preservation effects on beef taste, ... -
Prevalence of gastrointestinal protozoa and association with risk factors in free range pigs in kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Micribiology and parasitology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010) -
Preliminary Study of the prevalence of helminths and their associated pathological lesions in four fish species from River Tana
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Micribiology and parasitology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008) -
Control of gastrointestinal nematodes in goats on pastures in South Africa using the nematophagus fungi Duddingtonia flagrans and selective anthelmintic treatments
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Micribiology and parasitology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)
