Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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The effect of substituting Kenyan Serena sorghum for maize in broiler starter diets with different dietary crude protein and methionine levels
(ElsevierDepartment of Animal Production, 1996)the semi-arid regions to help alleviate a feed and food shortage. Sorghum is well suited to cultivation in areas that are too dry or too hot for the production of other cereals. Although sorghum is similar in composition ... -
Thermal performance of some flat plate solar water heaters
(Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, 1986)Efficiency tests were carried out on four water-heating flat-plate solar collectors (at Kabete campus) using a simple installation. The curve of efficiency (the percentage of solar energy received by the collector that ... -
Pharmacokinetics of albendazole in children with hydatid disease
(Department of Pharmacy. University of Nairobi,Department of clinical pharmacology,University of Nairobi, 1993)The pharmacokinetics of albendazole were investigated in five children who were hospitalized at the Kenyatta National hospital for the treatment of hydatid disease. unchanged albendazole was below detectable level in ... -
The effect of feeding diets containing intact or partially detoxified lupin on voluntary intake and milk production by Friesian dairy cows
(British Society or Animal ScienceDepartment of Animal Production, 1995)The study determined the effects of partial removal of alkaloids (detoxification) ill crushed lupin seed (CLS) 011 voluntary food intake, and yield and composition of milk from dairy cattle. Twenty multiparous Friesian ... -
Magnitude and determinants of stunting in children under- five years of age in food surplus region of Ethiopia: The case of West Gojam Zone
(2009)Background: Child malnutrition is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Surprisingly, the highest level of stunting is found in food surplus areas of the country. Objective: To identify the determinants of stunting ... -
Nutrient contents of cured potatoes from kenyan highland varieties
(Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, 1987)Cured potatoes from nine Kenyan highland varieties were analysed for proximate composition, ascorbic acid and the minerals sodium, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Considerable variations between varieties were observed ... -
Ion-pair and Ion-suppression High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Alkaloidal Constituents of Artabotrys monteiroae
(Kobe Women's College of PharmacyDepartment of Medicine. University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacy. University of Nairobi,, 1993)lon-pair and ion-suppression mode high performance liquid chromatography was conducted on the alkaloidal constituents of the rools of Artabotrys monteiroae, an lmportant medicinal plant in Kenya having analgesic and ... -
Mitogenic Activities in African traditional herbal medicines
(Kobe Women's College of PharmacyDepartment of Biology, College of Liberal Arts science, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of medical Pharmacology. University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmacy. University of Nairobi., 1992)Mitogenic activities in African traditional herbal rued icines were examined using protein fractions obtained from their extracts by precipitation with am¬monium sulfate. Potent mitogenic activities for human and mouse ... -
Drug quality control work in Daru: observations during 1983-1986
(Drug analysis and research unit Department of pharmacy ,University of Nairobi, 1992)During a 4 year period (January J 983 to December J 986), 418 requests for drug analysis were received in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit, Department or Pharmacy, University or Nairobi. or these requests, 212 were from ... -
Influence of organic and mineral fertilization on germination, leaf nitrogen, nitrate accumulation and yield of vegetable amaranth
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2012)The influence of manure and diammonium phosphate (DAP) mineral fertilizer on germination, leaf nitrogen content, nitrate accumulation and yield of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) was investigated. Field ... -
Development, acceptability, and nutritional characteristics of a low-cost, shelf-stable supplementary food product for vulnerable groups in Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2012)Background. Food-based approaches have been advocated as the best strategies to curb hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. The use of low-cost, locally available, nutritious foods in the development of supplementary ... -
Finger millet production and utilization in Kenya
(Mohan Primlani for Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Department of Animal Production, 1993)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an important subsistence cereal grown mainly in the relatively dry areas of Western and Lake Basin regions of Kenya. The cereal is traditionally used for making foods like thin ... -
The influence of dietary energy intake during successive lactations on sow prolificacy
(Department of Animal Production, 1988-03)From selection prior to the production of their first lifters, 101 Yorkshire x Landrace sows were allocated to be ad libitum fed either a control (CE) or high energy diet (HE) during each of four successive lactations. ... -
Nutritive value of reconstituted sorghum grains for weanling pigs
(American Society of Animal ScienceDepartment of Animal Production, 1984)Grains from a high and low tannin sorghum were reconstituted by adding distilled water at a 30% level (w/w) and stored for 20 d at 25 C with an acetic-propionic acid mixture added to deter fungal growth. Another batch ... -
Comparison of the effects of dark and yellow rapeseed hulls, soybean hulls and a purified fiber source on growth, feed consumption and digestibility of dietary components in starter pigs
(Department of Animal Production, 1985)A trial involving a total of 56 weanling pigs was conducted to investigate the effects of including dark (Tower) and yellow (R500) rapeseed hulls, soybean hulls and a purified fiber source (Celufil) as l}Vo of the diets ... -
Diversity and characteristics of supplementary foods sold and consumed by vulnerable groups in Kenya.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology., 2011)Objectives: The study was designed to contribute to knowledge about supplementary foods available in Kenya, with the view of helping consumers make informed choices when selecting health-promoting foods for vulnerable ... -
Tannin and fiber contents of rapeseed and canola hulls
(Department of Animal Production, 1982)Hulls from rapeseed and canola seed were analyzed for tannins, and the ability of these tannins to inhibit a-amylase in vitro was determined. Extractable tannin content ranged from 0.02 to O.22Vc. The a-amylase inhibition ... -
The Binding of Dietary Protein by Sorghum Tannins in the Digestive Tract of Pigs
(Department of Animal Production, 1984)The effects of reconstitution of sorghums on dry matter, energy, pro tein and amino acid digestibilities, and the nature of protein binding by sorghum tan nins during digestion were investigated. Grains from a high and ... -
Effects of Rosemary Spice (Rosmarinus Officinalis L.) and Nitrite Picking Salt Combination on Keeping and Organoleptic Quality of Beef Sausages
(Department of Food Technology and Nutrition., 2012)The potential use in foods as antioxidants and antimicrobials coupled by increasing interest in the use of natural preservatives (for safety reasons) motivated the demonstration of the possibility of substituting rosemary ... -
Effect of allocation of fixed amounts of concentrates on milk yields and fertility of dairy cows
(Departmeni of Animal Production, 2001)Nine Friesian (405+21 kg) and nine Ayrshire (394+ 18 kg) lactating dairy cows were used to determine the effects of reallocation of afixed amount of concentrate feed to different phases of lactation on milk yield. They ...
