Browsing College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and BioSecurity (CoVAB) by Subject "Tick-borne diseases"
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Assessing the use of agro-chemicals in controlling acaricide-resistant ticks in Mbarara District, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Ticks have been reported as a major challenge in the livestock sector in Uganda. They cause financial losses directly through reduced production or indirectly through costs incurred on their control. Several control measures ... -
Evaluation of acaricidal activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of Ricinus communis against Rhipicephalus decoloratus ticks
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle keeping communities is one of the leading economic constraints to productivity. Significant losses are incurred by farmers through control of ticks and treatment of tick-borne ... -
Evaluation of the in-vitro acaricidal activity of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Annona muricata on Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(2018-10)ABSTRACT In Uganda tick-borne diseases (TBD)are responsible for almost 90% of the total disease control costs and over 60% of total farm inputs which is a big loss to farmers and the economy at large and the principal ... -
Knowledge attitude and practices of controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases among cattle farmers in Wakiso Subcounty in Wakiso District
(Makerere University Library, 2023-11)Subsistence farmers in Uganda who lack resources depend heavily on livestock rearing for their livelihood. Ticks and their associated diseases (TBDs) have a detrimental impact on both health and productivity, making them ... -
Ticks infesting cattle in Pallisa Town Council and Pallisa Sub-county
(Makerere University, 2022-11)In north-eastern and mid-eastern Uganda where Pallisa district is located, inadequate information on tick diversity is available. A study was conducted in Pallisa Town Council and Pallisa subcounty to identify the tick ...