University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Emerging Livestock: Current Status, Global Perspective With A Local Focus.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Livestock production in Kenya has largely focused on conventional domestic animals, largely ignoring the existing potential of emerging livestock species as sources of protein and other animal products. Emerging livestock ... -
Development Of Fermented Rabbit Sausage Product
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Development Of Frankfurter Sausage Using Spider Plant As An Alternative Filler And Extender
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This project seeks to develop a sausage rich in crude fibre and antioxidant levels. Sausages in the market are devoid of these important nutrients. The risk is accumulation of cholesterol which can lead to cardiovascular ... -
The Potential Of Stingless Bees As An Emerging Livestock
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Stingless bees are becoming important alternative pollinators to the honeybee, previously considered a universal pollinator, due to their abundance and adaptability, besides behavioural traits, which further enhance their ... -
Effect Of Osmotic Dehydration On Quality Of Mango Slices From Selected Locally Utilized Varieties
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Genetics of the mimetic African butterfly Hypolimnas misippus: hindwing polymorphism
(University of Nairobi,, 1989)The hindwing polymorphism in Hypolimnas misippus is autosomal but sex-limited to the female. It is characterised by three intergrading phenotypes, orange, low white (white in 1–3 intervein spaces) and high white (white in ... -
Development Of An Autofill Machine
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Wildlife-Livestock Interface In A Changing Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Wildlife-livestock interface defines the interaction between free ranging wildlife and livestock and livestock husbandry practices. This occurs as a result of belonging to the same or bordering ecosystems or sharing of ... -
Assessment of Integrated Pest Management options on reduction of pesticide residues and production cost of Snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) In Tharaka Nithi and Machackos Counties of Kenya
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Dielectric loss measurements on raw materials
(University of Nairobi,, 1980)This paper describes a relatively simple experiment which can be performed by undergraduate students to study the dielectric properties of materials. Values of the dielectric loss tangent can be determined at low frequencies ... -
Fertility Control: The Male Perspective
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Fertility regulation or contraception is a means of ensuring that individuals only give birth when necessary. It is an important instrument in controlling, not only the growth of human population, but also managing the ... -
Assessment and interpretation of the Spatial Distribution of CBD and CLR in Central Kenya
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Animal Products Quality Control And Veterinary Services In A Devolved Government
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Veterinary Services is one of the standardized structures in the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) system and, by extension, in the World Trade Organization. It is recognized that the “Competence” and “Organization ... -
Aflatoxin In Animal Feeds And Human Food In Changing Environments
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus species (fungi) under favorable conditions of temperature and humidity. Of late, aflatoxicosis has become important in Kenya because of its morbidity and mortality. ... -
Biotechnology And Animal Health: Which Way Forward For Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Biotechnology has become increasingly important for improving animal health worldwide. However, in Kenya, the application of this technology in animal health is not as established as in the field of crop science. Therefore, ... -
The Genetics Of The Butterfly Hypolimnas Misippus (l.): The Classification Of Phenotypes And The Inheritance Of Forms Misippus And Inaria
(University of Nairobi,, 1987)Hypolimnas misippus is a polymorphic and mimetic butterfly with a pantropicaP distribution. The polymorphism is autosomal and female-limited, the several female forms being generally regarded as Batesian mimics of the ... -
Molecular Characterization To Identify The Genotypic Diversity Within The Infection And Treatment Method (ITM) Vaccine For East Coast Fever Using Micro- And Minisatellite Markers
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)East Coast fever (ECF) is a fatal bovine disease caused by a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite Theileria parva. The disease causes high levels of mortality in cattle and results in vast economic losses. The Infection and ... -
Transboundary Animal Diseases In Relation To The Changing Environment: Current Status And Future Trends
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/ and the World Animal Health Organization define trans-boundary animal diseases as: “Those animal diseases that are of significant economic, trade and/or food ... -
The Montgenevre ophiolite (Hautes Alpes, France): Meta—morphism and trace-element geochemistry of the volcanic sequence
(University of Nairobi, 1980)The Montgenevre ophiolite near Briançon in the French Alps consists of pillow lavas, pegmatitic and flaser gabbros and serpentinite in tectonic contact. These rocks have been metamorphosed under prehnite—pumpellyite to ... -
Livestock Emergency Guidelines And Standards – A Tool For Livestock Emergency Response
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Climatic trends are causing more frequent and varied humanitarian crisis particularly among livestock keeping communities in developing countries which rely on livestock as a crucial livelihoods asset. Livestock interventions ...
