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Assessing bacterial safety and quality of drinking water served to students in selected schools around Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2021-01)The aim of the present study was to assess the bacterial quality and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria in water provided to students in selected schools around Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. A ... -
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 pathological lesions of respiratory diseases in cattle and goats slaughtered at Nebbi Municipal Abattoir
(Makerere University, 2024)An abattoir assessment was conducted on 184 cattle and 200 goats slaughtered at Nebbi Municipal abattoir from July to August 2023. The objective was to determine the prevalence of respiratory conditions in cattle and goats ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the burden of gastrointestinal nematodes and their susceptibility to Ivermectin in goats slaughtered in Uganda Meat Industries Limited,Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections are one of the major causes of production losses in commercial goat farms worldwide, the deadliest in goats being Hemonchus contortus because of its blood sucking nature. Recent ... -
Assessing the effect of delay in transit and processing on pathogen recovery from blood cultures in the bd bactectm fx system at Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Blood culturing is still considered as the gold standard done by microbiology laboratories with aim of detecting microbial pathogens related to blood stream infections, in turn guide antibiotic therapy. The Clinical and ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the effects of feed presentation on weight gain on intensive broiler production among selected farms in peri-urban areas of Kampala
(Makerere University, 2019-08)This was a case study done on a selected commercial broiler production farm to assess the effect of feed presentation on weight gain of intensive broiler birds in the peri-urban areas of Kampala. Other surrounding farmers ... -
Assessing the factors affecting feed intake and efficiency of lactating cows on selected farms in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)This research work assessed the factors that affect feed intake and efficiency in lactating cows. The study conducted at selected farms in wakiso district. A questionnaire was administered to a total of 50 randomly selected ... -
Assessing the factors influencing milk production among small scale dairy farmers in Buyana village in Gomba district
(2019-07)The dairy industry in Uganda contributes to about 9% of the country’s GDP and the dairy sector contributes to the nutritional, economic and employment opportunities of the rural communities with dairy farming being a major ... -
Assessing the impact of management practices on the quality of hides and skins in Wadelai Sub-County, Pakwach District
(2023)The quality of hides and skins plays a significant role in the leather industry. Defects on hides and skins can result in reduced value and marketability of leather products. The study aimed at assessing the major causes ... -
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 ... -
Assessing the performance of broiler day old chicks from day one to week six on selected farms in Wakiso district Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)This study was designed to assess the performance of broiler day old chicks from day one to week six on selected farms in Wakiso district and to document broiler management practices done by the farmers in the district, ...