CoANRE Students Publications: Recent submissions

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Apple flower-visiting insects’ diversity and abundance in selected central Kenya orchards

KARANJA, Josephine Muthoni (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2023-07-31)

Flower-visiting insects are essential in maintaining a healthy and productive agricultural landscape through ecosystem services such as pollination. Fruits are important sources of vitamins and micronutrients, and ...
Characterization and classification of soil resources of hittinahalli sub-watershed derived from basalt in Northern dry zone of Karnataka

Parameshgouda, Lavanagouda Patil (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2023-07-28)

Eighteen Typical pedons representing upland, midland, and lowland forms in a Hittinahalli sub watershed of Vijayapur district were studied for their morphological characteristics and physico chemical properties. The soils ...
Effects of different rangeland management practices on vegetation metrics and wildlife abundance in a semi-closed ecosystem in north-central Kenya

Kaaria, Timothy N (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2023-07-28)

Rangelands contribute at least 30% of terrestrial net primary productivity, making them an important part of natural ecosystems despite low and unpredictable rainfall regimes. Rangelands are sensitive to anthropogenic ...
Soil water repellency characteristic curves for selected agricultural soils with different ranges in total organic carbon in Murang’a, Kenya.

Monica Mwikali Ndolo, Home Patrick. G, Raude J. Messo (JKUAT-COANRE, 2023-03-02)

Soil water repellency (SWR) is a temporary property of the soil that changes the functionality of the soil across a soil-specific range in soil moisture content (W). The severity and persistence of soil water repellency ...
A review of the distribution, nutritional value and conservation status of wild harlequin quails (Coturnix delegorguei delegorguei) in Keny

Stephen Ogada, 2Jacqueline Lichoti, 3John Musina, and 1, 3Sheila Ommeh (2022-04-05)

Wild harlequin quails are a traditional source of protein in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Nonetheless, they are greatly underutilized to combat malnutrition and ensure food security. The current status of quail ...
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Poultry Pathogens: Challenges and Opportunities

1Philip M. Panyako, 2Jacqueline Kasiiti Lichotiand 1Sheila Cecily Ommeh (2022-04-05)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely considered a global public health threat, with the use of antimicrobials in poultry production considered one of the contributing factors. Antimicrobial agents are used for growth ...
Heat stress and poultry: adaptation to climate change, challenges and opportunities for genetic breeding in Kenya

Grace Moraa Kennedy, 2Jacqueline Kasiiti Lichoti and 1Sheila Cecily Ommeh (2022-04-05)

The Earth’s ambient climatic factors, such as temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and precipitation, vary through time and space due to climate change. Heat stress, one of the major factors affecting poultry production, ...
Factors affecting production and market performance of Guinea fowls and Quails in Kenya

Victor Kwesisi, 2Stephen Ogada, 2Stephen Kuria, 1Margaret Oloko, 3Philip Oyier, 4Phillista Malaki, 5Emmanuel Ndiema, 6Vincent Obanda, 4Bernard Agwanda, 7Kisa-Juma Ngeiywa , 7Jacqueline Lichoti, and 2Sheila Ommeh (2022-04-04)

Emerging livestock like guinea fowls and quails are important alternative sources of poultry meat and eggs to chicken. These poultry species are also a significant source of income, especially to poor rural farmers. The ...
Abundance and Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal (AMF) Spores Isolated from the Rhizosphere of papaya and other Different Cropping Systems in Central Kenya

1Jacinta Muiruri, 1Fredah K. Rimberia, 1Mwajita R. Mwashasha and 1Agnes Kavoo. (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2022-04-04)

Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF), obligate symbionts, are important in the majority of cultivated plant species in colonizing roots and supporting plant growth in adverse climatic conditions. However, the abundance and ...
Assessment of phenotypes, physiological and behavioural responses associated with heat tolerance among Galla goats in North Eastern Kenya.

1E. Mutindi, 2I. Ogali, 1S. Kuria, 1G. Moraa, 2E. Too, 3J. Kingoo, 1S. Ommeh (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2022-04-04)

Galla goats have great adaptation vigor to different environments. However, the outcomes of the ongoing climate change have subjected livestock including the Galla goats to harsh environmental conditions like high ambient ...
Risk factors predisposing dromedary camels and pastoral communities to zoonotic diseases in Kenya

1S. Kuria, 2B. Agwanda, 1S. Ogada, 1P. Panyako, 3E. Mungube, 4M. Masika, and 1S. Ommeh (JKUAT-COETEC, 2022-04-04)

Dromedary camels have coexisted with humans throughout civilizations providing versatile life-sustaining benefits and serving as heritage in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa belt. Like other livestock that show ...
Effect of mineral N fertilizer and organic input on maize yield and soil water content for assessing optimal N and irrigation rates in Central Kenya

Stephen Okoth Aluoch a, Zhuoting Li b,c,*, Xiaoxin Li a, Chunsheng Hu a, David M. Mburu d, Jingyi Yang e, Qiangsheng Xu b,c, Yuanzheng Yang b,c, Hongxin Su (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2022-03-17)

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in Kenya, while low and erratic rainfall, and low nutrient input mainly result in low maize yield. This study were to assess optimal nutrient and irrigation management ...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Response to Fertilizer Application and Soil Moisture in Dry Agricultural Uplands of Central Kenya

Peter Semba Mosongo 1, 2, David E. Pelster 3,† , Xiaoxin Li 1, Gokul Gaudel 1,2, Yuying Wang 1, Suying Chen 1, Wenyan Li 1,2, David Mburu 4 and Chunsheng Hu (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2022-03-17)

n sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture can account for up to 66% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Unfortunately, due to the low number of studies in the region there is still much uncertainty on how management ...
Apparent Digestibility and Gut Integrity of Chicken Fed a Diet Supplemented with African Safou (Dacryodes edulis)

Tangomo A.N., Mathew Gitau Gicheha, John Maina Kagira and Christian Keambou Tiambo, (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-03)

Background and Objective: In the present study, which is the second in a series of three publications on a project aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of utilizing African Safou (Dacryodes ...
Acceptability of cereal-cricket porridge compared to cereal and cereal-milk-porridges among caregivers and nursery school children in Uasin Gishu, Kenya.

Kinyuru, J., Kipkoech, C., Imathiu, S., Konyole, S., Roos, N. (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-03-05)

Crickets have been promoted as a possible animal protein source in child feeding by enriching porridge with cricket powder due to its nutritional contribution and affordability. The aim of this study was ...
Effect of a nutrition education programme on the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a level 5 Hospital in Kenya: “a randomized controlled trial

Ann Watetu. Thuita, Beatrice Nyanchama Kiage, Arnold N. Onyango and Anselimo O. Makokha (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-03-04)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), is a life-threatening condition of global public health concern. It worsens in the presence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), a complex disorder characterized by co-occurrence of at least ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL (HbA1c) IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS ATTENDING THIKA LEVEL FIVE HOSPITAL, KENYA

Thuita AW1*, Kiage BN, Onyango AN and AO Makokha Thuita Ann (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-02-04)

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to relative insulin secretion deficiency and insulin resistance. It is a global public health concern with increasing prevalence each ...
Characteristics of Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Their Association with the Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Thika Level Five Hospital in Kenya

Thuita Ann Watetu*, Kiage Nyanchama Beatrice, Onyango Arnold N., Makokha Anselimo (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-03-04)

Type 2 diabetes is a public health problem and one of the most common life threatening conditions globally, due to its related complications that are usually very costly to treat, with increasing number of people being ...
Physico-chemical properties of selected Irish potato varieties grown in Kenya

Evelyne N. Gikundi, Daniel N. Sila, Irene N. Orina and Ariel K. Buzera (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-02-23)

Potatoes have attracted great interest as a feasible solution to food insecurity and climate change in Kenya. Many varieties have been developed but their nutritional value and suitability for domestic and industrial use ...
Water productivity and its allometric mechanism in mulching cultivated maize (Zea mays L.) in semiarid Kenya

Xiao-Feng Zhanga, 1, Chong-Liang Luoa,1, Hong-Xu Renb, David Mburuc, Bao-Zhong Wanga, Levis Kavagid, Kiprotich Weslya, Aggrey Bernard Nyendec, You-Cai Xionga (JKUAT-CoANRE, 2021-01-28)

Allometry is extensively used to describe the scaling relationship between individual size and metabolite allo-cation. Micro-field rain-harvesting system can improve soil water availability and thus alter the allocation ...

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