department of Animal Production

The Department of Animal Production has a staff welfare to cater for the general staff welfare like staff hospitalization,staff bereavement and general staff welfare.

The University of Nairobi has a collaboration with Maseno University.Currently we have a student doing a masters research project in Animal production Nutrition Laboratory.

The Animal Production Department in the Faculty of Veterinary medicine has a poultry unit used for students practicals demonstrations and research work for both the Postgraduate and undergraduates students and also for the individual researchers.

The Unit is currently brooding broiler chicks from Ken chick. 

Invitation to an online MSc proposal and PhD progress presentation in Animal Production Department University of Nairobi on 28th July 2021 from 2.00 to 3.30 pm.

Check the link provided for joining the presentations.

Students on attachment in the Animal Production Department doing Feed analysis on Invitro Dry Matter Digestibility experiment.

An ongoing online short course training on  Postharvest Food Loss and Waste Reduction Towards Sustainable Food Systems from 3-5 th May 2021 attended by Benjamin Kyalo Senior Technologist together with Dr.Everlyne Nawiri and Dr.Chepkirui Naum post graduate students.

Under Capacity Building in Food Security (CaBFoodS-Africa) Project

Dates: 3-5 May 2021

Delivery Mode: Virtual(13 Lecture Modules& 2 practical sessions)

An Ongoing masters project in the Department of  Animal Production Poultry Unit on "Effects of inclusion of  Mango by products on layers chicken feeds on performance and egg quality" by Dr.Everlyne  Akong'o Nawiri supervised by Prof Joyce Maina.

The department of Animal Production wishes everyone Happy Easter holidays.

Sale of broilers at the Animal Production Department Poultry Unit on  29th March,2021.