Browsing School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR) Collection by Type
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Acute and subacute dermal toxicity of Dudu-Acelamectin in wistar albino rats
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Dudu-acelamectin is a crop pesticide misused by some farmers in Uganda for tick control. The farmers who use it allege that it causes adverse effects on livestock and on human who get exposed to it during the spraying. ... -
Agro-pesticides and acaricide use practices in the control of ticks from the 3 selected sub-counties of Kiboga district
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Ticks present a significant threat to the livestock industry in Uganda, vectoring diseases that cause economic losses and negatively affect animal welfare. The persistent use of acaricides, often accompanied by poor ... -
Analysis of selected veterinary Hippocratic Oaths in Africa
(Makerere University, 2022-04)Veterinary Hippocratic oaths are important tools that express values and commitments to the profession, public and animals. They aide translation of these commitments and values into practice. The contents of these oaths, ... -
Analysis of the morphological structure of Ankole cattle horns in relation to their market status in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)Ankole cattle horns are economically valuable if effectively utilized. However, limited research in Uganda has hindered their comprehensive understanding and utilization. This study aimed to analyze Ankole cattle horn ... -
Analysis on rural chicken performance under free range system in Kapchorwa district, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)The traditional understanding that chicken production can only be produced through exotic systems like constant vaccination and boosters being given all time around forgetting that natural medication can raise birds properly ... -
Animal welfare
(Makerere University, 2019-11)Animals interact or cope comfortably with its environment, resulting in satisfaction of both its physical and mental state. This satisfaction enhances expression of normal behavioral patterns by the animal. This study was ... -
Antimicrobial resistance profiles of selected mastitogenic bacteria on smallholder farms in Buyanja Sub-county, Rukungiri district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-09)This study investigated antimicrobial resistance patterns of four most incriminated bacteria in mastitis infections in cattle, i.e., Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella and Streptococcus spp. The ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and practices relating to pork handling at Wambizzi Abbatoir, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Antimicrobial resistance has become a global public and animal health threat. Its development is demonstrated by microorganisms such as bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from selected commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero Town Council, Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This baseline study employed a purposive random sampling strategy from 18th to 24th October, 2021 on commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero town council, Luwero district. The objectives were; to identify the most common ... -
Assessement of acaricide use and susceptibility of ticks infesting cattle in Napak District, Karamoja Subregion
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Livestock farming especially cattle keeping plays an important role in supporting the livelihoods of farmers in Napak district, Karamoja sub region. However, ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) have been identified as one ... -
Assessing antibiotic use patterns of Wakiso Health Centre IV and selected sympatric poultry farms in Wakiso Town Council, Wakiso District
(Makerere university, 2022-03)Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to both animal and public health. Irrational antibiotic use has been identified among the drivers of antibiotic resistance in both animal and human populations. This study was to ... -
Assessing cattle farmers’ knowledge and practices towards foot and mouth disease transmission and control in Nkozi Sub-county, Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals (artiodactyls). The disease is on the list of notifiable diseases by the world organization for animal health (OIE) and is regarded ... -
Assessing community knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards tourism development: a case study of Ibanda District
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Understanding what communitys of a particular location know about and perceive of any development that has an impact on their livelihood is key prior to project implementation. This study focused on assessing the knowledge, ... -
Assessing farmers’ knowledge, attitude and practices in managing mastitis in Katabi Towm Council, Entebbe
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Diseases among dairy cattle are a great hindrance to the profitability of the dairy sector of which mastitis produces significant economic losses. This study assessed farmers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding ... -
Assessing microbial safety of milk obtained from raw milk sellers in Makerere Kikoni and Nankulabye, Kampala District between August and November 2021
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Milk consumption and demand continues to increase drastically in many areas around the country due to increased population. The University students residing in Makerere Kikoni and Nakulabye obtain their milk from neighbouring ... -
Assessing of the level of knowledge, attitude and practices in communities co-existing with bats around Queen Elizabeth conservation area
(Makerere University, 2021-02)For conservation efforts to succeed it is imperative that people’s knowledge, attitude and practices are well understood and comprehensively addressed. The purpose of this study therefore was to establish the level of ... -
Assessing on farm feed storage and possible sources of contamination among selected farms in Gayaza,Wakiso District
(2019-09)The resolution for taking up this study was owing to the fact that nowadays most livestock farmers are complaining of serious losses resulting from over expenditure on feed input and less or no returns on output. Animal ... -
Assessing survival rates of chicks of indigenous chicken and the factors associated with their survival in Vurra Subcounty, Arua District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Indigenous chicken are common livestock kept in homesteads in Uganda. However, their numbers per household are low due to frequent deaths. Chicks are always the most affected because of their low immunity and limited ability ... -
Assessing the adoption of Artificial Insemination technology among pig farmers in Wakiso and Buikwe Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This study was aimed at assessing the adoption of artificial insemination technology among pig farmers in selected areas of Buikwe and Wakiso Districts. The specific objectives included identifying farmer characteristics, ... -
Assessing the awareness of selected veterinary drugs' stakeholders regarding veterinary drug counterfeits in Luwero District, Central Uganda
(2019-09)Treatment of animals with different forms of veterinary drugs has always been the major approach to prevention and control of various animal diseases and parasites in livestock farming. However, there are many media reports ...