Browsing Department of Animal Science by Issue Date
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Performance of growing goats fed urea sprayed maize stover and supplemented with graded levels of Tithonia diversifolia
(THE ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL, 2017-07-01)A study was carried out to examine the effect of supplementing urea-sprayed maize stover with incremental levels of Tithonia diversifolia (Tithonia) forage on dry matter (DM) intake, digestibility and live weight ... -
Characterisation of physical egg qualities in indigenous chicken under free range system of production in Western Kenya
(2018)The study was conducted with the aim of characterizing the indigenous chicken (IC) egg production system to determine management practices and how they impact on external egg qualities. Opportunity was taken to identify ... -
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed efficiency in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)This study aims to determine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of net feed efficiency (NFE) traits namely Residual feed intake (RFI), residual gain (RG), and residual intake and gain (RIG) along the growth curve of ... -
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for feed efficiency in indigenous chicken in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2018-01-01)This study aims to determine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of net feed efficiency (NFE) traits namely Residual feed intake (RFI), residual gain (RG), and residual intake and gain (RIG) along the growth curve ... -
Determinants of Households’ Market Participation around Community Milk Cooling Plants, Western Kenya
(2018-02-09)Market participation in sub-Saharan Africa has been assessed mainly based on already producing households by looking at whether they sold or not, and if they sold, what quantities. The objective of this study was to determine ... -
Attitude of indigenous chicken farmers towards agricultural insurance in Nyanza, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2018-05-30)Indigenous chicken (IC) contribute significantly to income and food security of rural communities. However, the IC are kept in systems that are characterised by high risk conditions such as diseases, predation, inadequate ... -
Attitude of indigenous chicken farmers towards agricultural insurance in Nyanza, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2018-05-30)Indigenous chicken (IC) contribute significantly to income and food security of rural communities. However, the IC are kept in systems that are characterised by high risk conditions such as diseases, predation, inadequate ... -
Detection of circulating antigens for Taenia spp. in pigs slaughtered for consumption in Nairobi and surroundings, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2019)Taenia solium a zoonotic tapeworm, responsible for neurocysticercosis in humans is a major public health threat, being a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in endemic regions. Eastern and southern African nations have ... -
Adaptation of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in South Western Kenya to the Effects of Climate Change
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019-07-25)Despite great potential, Kenyan smallholder dairying faces diminishing land sizes, high input costs, poor extension contacts, non-responsive price policies, and new pests and diseases. Climate change will worsen the ... -
Dairy goat production in sub-Saharan Africa: current status, constraints and prospects for research and development
(Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP), 2019-08)This paper presents a review of dairy goat production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2010–2017, its current state, constraints and prospects for research and development. Since the introduction of dairy goats in SSA in ... -
Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Kenyan Smallholder Dairy Farmers’ Adaptive Strategies to Climate Change Effects
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019-09-10)Climate change (CC) impedes smallholder dairy industry in Kenya. Consequently, farmers’ adaptation to CC effects would greatly determine their resilience, profitability, and sustainable contribution to the economy. ... -
Describing Growth Pattern Using Gompertz Growth Function–A Case Study of Kuchi Chicken in Kenya
(Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 2020)This study was conducted to determine the growth patterns of the Kuchi ecotype of chicken in Kenya. Data was obtained from intensively reared Kuchi birds at Indigenous Chicken Improvement Programme (INCIP) facility at ... -
Digestibility and metabolizable energy intake equations of tropical ruminant forages using nutrient concentration of cattle faeces. Mazingira Center, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, September
(ILRI, 2020)smallholders use feeds of unknown or highly variable nutritive value undermining proper nutrition determination of feed intake and accurate nutritive value in grazing animals is resource-intensive faecal collection ... -
Nutritional composition, in vitro gas production and in sacco degradability of processed Croton megalocarpus nuts for ruminant feeding
(Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research, 2021)This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of processed croton nut on chemical composition, in vitro gas production and in sacco degradability. Four forms of croton nut namely: whole nut (WN), peeled nut (PN), ... -
Bridging the knowledge and skills gap in dairy husbandry
(Research Gate, 2021)Smallholder dairy production units account for over 80 per cent of total milk produced and marketed in Kenya (MoLD, 2010). Past efforts have been geared towards transformation of these units into market-oriented dairy ... -
vities of International Non Governmental Organizations ' in the Promotion of Human Security in Kakamega Count...
(Academia, 2021)Throughout the last quarter of the 20th Century, up until this day, there has been a gradual, yet enormous, qualitative and quantitative growth in International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Kenya. Amidst ... -
Genetic variability in registered Alpine dairy goat population in Kenya
(Ruforum, 2021)A total of 6893 individuals were used to evaluate the population structure and genetic variability of registered Alpine dairy goats in Kenya. Parameters estimated were pedigree completeness, maximum generations traced, ... -
Potential of Croton megalocarpus Nut as an Alternative Protein Supplement for Feeding of Ruminants in the Tropics
(University of Kentucky UKknowledge, 2022)Croton megalocarous is a tree native to the arid and semi-arid rangelands of East Africa that produces nuts reported to contain high crude protein (CP). However, they are often neglected as a potential feed due to lack of ... -
Effects of Organic Substrates on Development and Survival of Blattela germanica for Food and Feed in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)Entomophagy has gained popularity as a novel approach to addressing food and nutrition insecurity, particularly in sub-tropical and tropical countries. Cockroaches, for example, have the potential to alleviate nutritional ... -
Nutritional Value of German Cockroach Meal (Blattela germanica) as a SuperPRO Feed
(Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022-09-22)Evaluating animal feedstuff is a crucial aspect of animal nutrition and formulation. It provides basic nutritional value information on the quality of conventional feedstuffs and enriches the database with novel feedstuffs. ...