Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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New perspectives on natural resource development in developing countries
(University of Nairobi, 1981)The link between natural resources and economic development is more and more regarded as a fact today even though the whole process of development is only partially understood. The awareness has now spread to the developing ... -
Fasciola gigantica Cobbold 1856 in the snail
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The development of Fasciola gigantica from miracidial penetration to the 85th day was observed in experimentally infected Lymnaea natalensis reared and kept in a laboratory in Kenya at ambient temperature. Contrary to ... -
Development of cercaria in Fasciola gigantica.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The rediae and cercariae of Fasciola gigantica in experimentally infected snails are illustrated and described. Two generations of cercariae are said to be produced. -
The life cycle of Fasciola gigantica Cobbold, 1856. II. Redial generations
(University of Nairobi, 1974)Experimental infection of Lymnaea natalensis with Fasciola gigantica miracidia revealed the absence of a sporocyst in the life-cycle and the presence of 4 generations of rediae and 2 of cercariae. The first generation of ... -
The suitability of locally produced milk for human consumption: Investigations into quantity, composition and quality profiles of milk at Njoro, Kenya
(2001)The basic premise of this paper is that the supply of milk and milk products from the Guildford Dairy Institute (GDI) at Egerton University (EU) in Kenya decreased drastically over the recent past as a result of a nearly ... -
The use of cassava starch in breadmaking
(1985)A breadmaking-quality wheat gluten was used in a composite flour formula of 85 percent starch and 15 percent vital gluten to assess the feasibility of using cassava starch in breadmaking. Some cassava starch technological ... -
Effects of a brief, intense infrared radiation treatment on the nutritional quality of maize, rice, sorghum, and beans
(1997)Maize, sorghum, rice, and beans were subjected to a temperature of 22,000°C for 0.5 minute in an infrared radiator 3 m long. The uncharred grains exited the radiator at a temperature of 140° C and were cooled to room ... -
Utilization of fresh cassava and sweet potato pulps in baking
(Taylor and Francis, 1995)Cassava and Sweet Potato fresh pulps were characterized for their physico‐chemical properties and were tested in cake making with the addition of little or no wheat flour. The pulps consisted of water (64.3, 69.13), starch ... -
Impaction of the Stomachs in Farmed Ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Botswana
(1998)Impaction of the proventriculus, gizzard, and sometimes intestines due to sand was confirmed at postmortem in 25 cases involving ostriches (Struthio camelus). Al- though there was no age predisposition, impaction was ... -
Eucalyptus citriodora - essential oil content and chemical varieties in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)The essential oil content of leaves of E. citriodora from several locations in Kenya was 2.2-8.3%. The chief constituents of the oil were citronellal (65-88%) citronellol (2-25%) and isopulegol (2-19%). The presence of 2 ... -
Camel pastoralism in Kenya
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Grower adoption of an integrated pest management package for management of mango-infesting fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Embu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a well-recognized fruit of economic and nutritional importance to smallholder farmers across Africa. Production and marketing of this fruit is, however, severely hampered by fruit fly infestation ... -
Isolation and properties of Mycoplasma from the respiratory tract of sheep with jaagsiekte in Kenya
(1970)Sixteen isolates of Mycoplasma were recovered from 10 out of 14 sheep suffering from jaagsiekte. They were classified into three serological groups. The first consisted of fast growing non-fermenters, the second fastidious ... -
The ultrastructure of sheep pulmonary adenomatosis
(1971)Eight sheep with pulmonary adenomatosis provided lung tissues for a study of the ultrastructure of the lesions. Abnormalities observed in cuboidal or columnar tumour cells were an enlarged polymorphic nucleus, a multiple ...