Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions

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    • Effects of Ripe Carica Papaya Seed Powder on Testicular Histology of Boars 

      Kipyegon, A N; Mutembei, HM; Tsuma, VT; Oduma, JA (Department of Clinical StudiesDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, 2012)

    • Comparative healing of untreated and saline bandage treated skin wounds of cattle 

      Mbithi, Peter Mulwa F (1991)
      Equines are particularly susceptible to infection withTrypanosoma evansi andT. brucei, but rarely is naturalT. congolense andT. vivax infection seen in horses. An outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in a herd of horses ...

    • Community-based energy Briquette Production from urban organic waste at Kahawa Soweto:Informal Settlement, Nairobi 

      Mary, Njenga; Nancy, Karanja; Gordon, Prain; John, Malii; Patrick, Munyao; Kuria, Gathuru; Beatrice, Mwasi (International Potato Center,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
      Solid waste management presents a major challenge for many municipal authorities in Sub-Saharan African cities, where rapid growth, social and cultural change, widespread poverty, inadequate and weak local enforcement ...

    • An overview of postgraduate training in veterinary clinics worldwide 

      Mbithi, PMF (Kenya Veterinary JournalDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1998)

    • Comparative description of land use and characteristics of belowground biodiversity benchmark sites in Kenya 

      E.M, Muya; N, Karanja; P.F. Z, Okoth; H, Roimen; J, Munga’tu (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research LaboratoriesTropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF), Institute of CIAT, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
      The Kenyan below-ground biodiversity (BGBD) team selected two benchmark sites for the inventory of soil biota which were the Irangi and Ngangao forest sites located in Mount Kenya region of Embu District and the Taita Hills ...

    • Reaction of Some Coffea arabica Genotypes to Strains of Colletotrichum kahawae, the Cause of Coffee Berry Disease 

      Omondi, C.O.; Ayiecho, P.O.; Mwang'ombe, AW; Hindorf, H. (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2000-01)
      Pathogenicity tests were performed on 11 genotypes of Coffea arabica using single-isolate suspensions of Colletotrichum Kahawae obtained from 90 monoconidial isolates. The objective of this study was to estimate the ...

    • A comparison of the clinical hematological values of healthy adult beef and dairy cattle at Kabete 

      Mbithi, PMF; Mulei, CM (The Kenya VeterinarianDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 1998)
      Clinical hematological values have been established for healthy cattle of several breeds in various parts of the world. However, values of some blood components differ between laboratories (Schalm 1980) creating a problem ...

    • Nematode community structure as influenced by land use and intensity of cultivation 

      J.W, Kimenju; N.K, Karanja; G.K, Mutua; B.M, Rimberia; P.M, Wachira (Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
      This study was conducted to determine the effect of land use and intensity of land cultivation on the nematode community structure. The land use types represented in the study sites were natural forest, plantation forest, ...

    • Benefits and Selected Health Risks of Urban Dairy Production in Nakuru, Kenya 

      Erastus K, Kang’ethe; Alice, Njehu; Nancy, Karanja; Mary, Njenga (International Potato Center,Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)
      Health risks from food production in urban areas are attracting increased international attention, especially in poor countries with rapid urbanization where urban farming is widely practiced to mitigate hunger and poor ...

    • Short-term economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in large dairy farm in Kiambu District, Kenya 

      Mbithi, PMF; Mulei, CM; Wabacha, JK (The Kenya VeterinarianDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2001)
      The short term farm level economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak in a large scale diary farm was assessed during quarantine period (35 days) and 60 days after lifting the quarantine. Direct and indirect areas ...

    • Crop–Livestock–Waste Interactions in Nakuru’s Urban Agriculture 

      Nancy, Karanja; Mary, Njenga; Kuria, Gathuru; Anthony, Karanja (International Potato Center,Urban HarvestDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture University of Nairobi, 2010)
      As a complement to the research in Nairobi presented in the previous chapter, which mapped materials and market flows of nutrients in Kenya’s capital city, this chapter presents a more in-depth picture of sources and ...

    • Studies On The Interaction Between Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) And Meloidogyne Spp. In Potato 

      Ateka, E.M; Mwang'ombe, AW; Kimenju, J.W. (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2001)
      A survey was undertaken to determine population density of Meloidogyne juveniles (J2) in 90 fields randomly selected from three potato-producing districts in Kenya namely Nyeri, Meru and Nyandarua. Mean nematode densities ...

    • Recycling Nutrients from OrganicWastes in Kenya’s Capital City 

      Mary, Njenga; Dannie, Romney; Nancy, Karanja; Kuria, Gathuru; Stephen, Kimani; Sammy, Carsan; Will, Frost (International Potato Center,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
      The question how much of the potential soil nutrients contained in urban wastes are being used and what processes are involved led to this study in the early 2000s. The issue is of central importance to understanding the ...

    • Pathophysiology and clinical management of degenerative joint disease 

      Mbithi, PMF; Mande, J D; Mbugua, S W; Buoro, I B; Gathumbi, P K (Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005)
      Degenerative joint disease is a common and important disease that affects humans as well as domestic animals, especially dogs and cats. The etiological factors for the disease in humans and animals are similar. The disease ...

    • Recycling Nutrients from OrganicWastes in Kenya’s Capital City 

      Mary, Njenga; Dannie, Romney; Nancy, Karanja; Kuria, Gathuru; Stephen, Kimani; Sammy, Carsan; Will, Frost (International Potato Center,Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)
      The question how much of the potential soil nutrients contained in urban wastes are being used and what processes are involved led to this study in the early 2000s. The issue is of central importance to understanding the ...

    • Abundance and Diversity of Legume Nodulating Rhizobia in Soils of Embu District, Kenya 

      G. M, Mwenda; N.K, Karanja; H., Boga; J.H.P, Kahindi; A, Muigai; D, Odee (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyUnited States International UniversityKenya Forestry Research InstituteDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
      A major strategy towards addressing soil fertility depletion is the conservation and sustainable use of rhizobia that are able to fix nitrogen in the soil in association with legumes. The study assessed abundance and ...

    • Bacterial contamination of Kale(Brassica oleracia acephala along the supply chain in Nairobi and its environments 

      E. K, Kutto; M.W, Ngigi; N, Karanja; E, Kange’the; L. C, Bebora; C. J, Lagerkvist; P. G, Mbuthia; L. W, Njagi; J. J, Okello (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and ParasitologyDepartment of Agricultural economicsDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011)
      To assess the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala) produced from farms and those sold at the markets with special focus on coliforms, E.coli and Salmonella. Design: A cross sectional study. Setting: ...

    • Community-based wastewater farming and its contribution to livelihoods of the urban poor: Case of Nairobi, Kenya 

      Mary, Njenga; Nancy, Karanja; Gordon, Prain; Kuria, Gathuru; Diana, Lee-Smith (Urban Harvest–International Potato Centre, Lima OfficeWorld Agroforestry CentreMazingira InstituteDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technologies,University of Nairobi and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), 2011)
      No current and reliable estimates of the number of people participating in urban agriculture exist; however, Smit and Nasr roughly estimated the number to be about 800 million (Smit, Ratta, & Nasr, 1996). Other estimates ...

    • Gender mainstreaming in organisational culture and agricultural research processes 

      Mary, Njenga; Nancy, Karanja; Gordon, Prain; Diana, Lee-Smith; Michael, Pigeon (Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      Despite increased attention to gender issues in the international development arena since the rise of feminism in the 1970s, few agricultural research organisations have integrated gender in their problem diagnosis and ...

    • Occurrence of Root Rot Disease of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) In Association with Bean Stem Maggot (Ophyiomia sp.) In EMBU District, Kenya 

      Mwang'ombe, AW; Thiong'o, G.; Olubayo, F.M.; Kiprop, E.K. (Asian Network for Scientific InformationDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2007)
      Two surveys were carried out in October 2001 (season 1) and April 2002 (season 2) in five divisions of Embu district during the short and long rains, respectively. Ten farms were randomly selected per division and fifteen ...