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Evaluation of the performance of livestock disease surveillance system on the farms in selected parishes of Nangabo Subcounty Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
A reliable disease surveillance system should detect changes in the health events whenever they occur. Such a system ought to be evaluated regularly to ensure it provides value information in an efficient. A total of 50 ...
A study of the pathological conditions of the liver of cattle slaughtered at Budadiri Town Council slaughter slab
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Budadiri Town Council has one slaughter slab that supplies meat to communities with in and around it. However, during the routine meat inspection of cattle at slaughter by the veterinary public health staff, there are many ...
Assessment of community knowledge, attitude and practices of livestock identification and perceived effectiveness in curbing livestock rustling in Karamoja Sub-Region
(Makerere University, 2022-11-21)
The Karamojongs are pastoral communities entirely reliant on livestock especially cattle, goats
and sheep for their livelihoods. Livestock rustling is however rampant sometimes involving loss
of whole herd and or human ...
Assessment of utilization of animal disease diagnostic laboratories in selected districts in Eastern region
(Makerere University, 2022-12-14)
Inadequate diagnosis of animal diseases is one of the drivers of increased emergency
of zoonotic diseases, Trans boundary animal diseases and the increasing rate of
antimicrobial resistance hence conducting laboratory ...
The trends and distribution of Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia cases in Napak District (2017-2021)
(Makerere University, 2022-12-07)
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a highly infectious and serious respiratory disease of goats characterised by coughing, respiratory distress and very high morbidity and mortality rates (Thiaucourt and Bolske, ...
Assessment of the factors affecting indigenous chicken production to farmers' livelihood in Ntara Sub County, Kitagwenda District
(Makerere University, 2022-11-09)
This cross-sectional study explored factors affecting indigenous chicken production to famers
livelihood in Ntare sub county. The specific objectives of the study were: to determine gender
participation in indigenous ...
Assessing the performance of black soldier fly larvae on selected organic waste in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-10-19)
The high cost of livestock feeds is greatly affecting the profitability of poultry and pig
enterprises in Uganda. The black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) has been identified as an alternative
cheap protein for these ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards animal welfare among personnel at wildlife captive animal facilities in Uganda – a post covid-19 assessment
(Makerere University, 2022)
Disease prevention and treatment, provision of appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, and humane handling are among the essential components of good animal welfare. However, the apparent knowledge related to wild ...
Assessing the effect of selected hatching media and hatching conditions on hatchability of black soldier fly eggs
(Makerere University, 2022-10-19)
Proteins sources consume over 75% of the costs on feed and they are increasingly becoming
scarce and expensive. The current protein sources (soybean and fishmeal) for livestock are
also consumed by humans hence unlimited ...
A survey to assess the knowledge and attitudes of students at Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB) towards the consumption of rabbit meat
(Makerere University, 2022-10-31)
As Uganda strives to meet the 40kg meat consumption per capita as recommended by the World Health Organization to minimize susceptibility to diseases and other malnutrition disorders, rabbit meat could be a good alternative ...