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Microbial quality and safety of ready to eat vegetable salads vended in Kawempe Division, Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-12)
Raw vegetable salads are regularly implicated in foodborne illnesses globally. There is wide
consumption of vegetable salads, mainly comprised of onions, tomatoes and cabbages, along with
street vended foods in Uganda. ...
Assessment of the impact of animal welfare practices on pork safety and quality among growers from selected farms in Wakiso
(Makerere University, 2023-01-06)
In Uganda, pig production has dramatically increased over the last three decades owing to the growing demand for pork, but with little attention to the welfare of pigs. The study hypothesis was that pig welfare practices ...
Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in dogs in Nakawa and Kawempe Divisions of Kampala Capital City
(Makerere University, 2023-02)
GIT parasites are common in developing countries with the high prevalence and heavy infestation often reported in such countries is attributed to the fact that dogs are rarely treated for parasitic diseases. Among these ...
Prevalence of coccid parasites in chimpanzees of Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre
(Makerere University, 2023-01-02)
A cross sectional non-invasive study was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal coccid parasites in faecal samples of chimpanzees from Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC). 50 faecal samples were ...
The status of animal welfare practices among deep litter poultry farmers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-02-07)
Forty percent of Uganda’s population is engaged in poultry production to supply the growing population with poultry meat and eggs. From 2017 to 2020, Uganda’s population increased from 39 million to 41.6 million (National ...
Poultry pests, diseases, predators and associated ethnoveterinary practices by farmers rearing indigenous poultry in Namayingo District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)
Diseases, pests and predators are a major constraint of indigenous poultry industry. Farmers have tried to combat these constraints by using conventional approaches but these have limitations like being expensive, not ...
Prevalence of clinical fowl pox and associated risk factors in indigenous chicken in Kuluba sub county, Koboko district.
(Makerere University, 2023-08)
Fowl pox is a disease of economic importance in chicken resulting into retarded growth in young chicken, decrease in egg production and mortalities. This negatively affects the rural communities who partly derive their ...
Investigation of tick infestations and acaricide susceptibility of ticks among communally grazed cattle in Atiak sub-count, Amuru district
(Makerere University, 2023-07)
Uganda is currently faced with widespread tick resistance to commercially available acaricides. Acaricide treatment is the major if not the only measure of tick control in most Ugandan cattle raising communities. This study ...
The extend and burden of nematodes infection among goats slaughtered at Arua City Abattoir
(Makerere University, 2023-08-21)
Gastrointestinal parasite infection among small ruminants remains one of the major causes of economic losses to goat farmers. The losses could be attributed to reduced growth rate, stunted growth, reduced productivity and ...
Evaluation of cattle fetal wastage and associated economic loses among cows slaughtered at Kampala City Abattoir, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2023-08-23)
Slaughter of pregnant cows has remained a global challenge particularly in the developing countries like Uganda. This does not only impose a threat to the future of the National cattle herd size but also causes food security ...