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Fish feeds and feed management practices in the Kenyan aquaculture sector: Challenges and opportunities
(Aquatic Ecosystem health & management society, 2021)
Feeds and feed management practices are key to the development of the aquaculture sector. To achieve high levels of aquaculture production, fish farmers need nutritionally adequate and cost-effective feeds, which are coupled ...
Effect of Tick Control on Milk Revenue of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Kapseret Sub-County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS), 2021)
Milk production is a viable economic enterprise in Kenya. It supports the livelihood of approximately four
million Kenyans through food provision, income generation and employment. However, milk production per
individual ...
Sustainable Management of Rangelands: An Assessment of Invasion Co asion Cover Trajectories and Their Contribution t ories and Their Contribution to Invasion Management in Marigat Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Kentucky UKnowledge, 2021-10)
Invasive alien species have complex spatiotemporal patterns of spread beyond geographical and
jurisdictional boundaries. This calls for a coordinated management approach that is spatially explicit,
extends beyond individual ...
Effect of Substituting Fishmeal with Oilseed Meals on Diets Fatty AcidandProximate Composition for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS), 2021-09)
The study aimed to evaluate the fatty acid and proximate composition of diets for Nile tilapia containing
soybean meal (SBM), canola meal (CM) and sunflower meal (SFM) as replacements of fishmeal (FM). A
control diet ...
Mycotoxins in Poultry Feed and Feed Ingredients from Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Impact on the Production of Broiler and Layer Chickens: A Review
(MDPI, 2021-09)
: The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with feed insecurity, associated
with high cost of feeds, and feed safety, associated with locally produced feeds often contaminated
with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins, ...
UTILIZATION OF ALATE TERMITES (Macroterme Spp) TO IMPROVE NUTRITIONAL SECURITY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN VIHIGA COUNTY-KENYA.
(Journal of Agriculture Science & Technology, 2021)
Among key food nutritional concerns all over the globe is the rising demand for high-value protein,
which is projected to double by 2050 due to the rapidly growing population in developing
economies, such as Kenya. To ...
Multi-Mycotoxin Occurrence in Dairy Cattle and Poultry Feeds and Feed Ingredients from Machakos Town, Kenya
(MDPI, 2020-12)
Mycotoxins are common in grains in sub-Saharan Africa and negatively impact human and
animal health and production. This study assessed occurrences of mycotoxins, some plant, and bacterial
metabolites in 16 dairy and 27 ...
Factors Affecting Profitability of Agribusiness Activities: A Case Study of Smallholder Pig Farming in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2020)
Aims: There have been concerted efforts to commercialize the pig sub-sector so as to make it more
profitable to farmers, especially smallholder farmers. Despite the development, the profitability in the
sector has not ...
Assessment of the Effect of Solar Powered Milk Cooling Technology on Small Holder Dairy Farmer Earnings, Siaya County, Kenya
(IAR Journal of Agriculture Research and Life Sciences, 2020)
The dairy industry in Kenya is dominated by small-scale farmers and is
the most developed of the livestock sub-sectors. Yet, 85% of the approximately
850,000 small-scale dairy farmers have no access to electricity. The ...
KEY LIMITATIONS OF FISH FEEDS, FEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA’S AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2021-04-30)
Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers
to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced
nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed ...