School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR)
Recent Submissions
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Evaluating poultry farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and farm-level practices contributing to antimicrobial resistance
(Makerere University, 2025)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious and growing global threat to both human and animal health, with the misuse of antibiotics in poultry farming identified as a major contributing factor. In Uganda, particularly ... -
Prevalence of subclinical mastitis and associated risk factors in lactating cattle in selected sub counties of Kakumiro District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)The development of the dairy industry in Uganda has been slowed down by many factors among which are diseases. Mastitis remains a frequent and economically important disease of dairy cattle (Kakooza et al., 2023). Subclinical ... -
Assessing the welfare of dairy cattle under different production systems in Gayaza Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)I conducted this study to assess the welfare of dairy cattle under intensive, semi-intensive, and extensive production systems across 49 dairy farms in Gayaza, Wakiso District, Uganda. However, during the study, I found ... -
Assessment of farmers awareness and practices on climate smart agriculture in livestock production in Ngogwe Subcounty- Buikwe District
(Makerere University, 2025)Climate change poses a growing threat to agricultural systems in Uganda, particularly the livestock sector, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This study assessed the awareness, practices, challenges ... -
Assessing consumer perception on eggs and meat from commercial chicken fed on black soldier fly larvae compounded feed in Mukono Central Division, Mukono Municipality, and Kitayunjwa Subcounty, Kamuli District
(Makerere University, 2025)The rising cost and environmental impact of conventional protein sources like soybean and fish meal in poultry production have driven interest in alternatives such as Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL). This study assessed ... -
Knowledge, practices among small-scale dairy farmers and antibacterial residue status of milk in Busana Sub-County, Kayunga District, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, and the misuse of antibiotics in livestock, particularly in developing countries, is a significant contributing factor. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and ... -
Farmers' knowledge, perception and practices on control of internal worms in local poultry, in Nawanende Parish, Bugulumbya Subcounty, Kamuli District
(Makerere University, 2025)Despite the socio-economic role of indigenous poultry farming in Uganda’s rural economy and their resistance to disease outbreaks, internal worm infestation remains a major challenge to increased production. This study ... -
Phytochemical composition and in-vitro acaricidal activity of crude fruit extracts of solanum incanum against rhiphicephalus appendiculatus from cattle
(Makerere University, 2025)Ticks, particularly R. appendiculatus which pose significant challenges to cattle production in Uganda are mainly managed using conventional acaricides but these have limitations among which is tick resistance which forces ... -
Phytochemical composition and in- vitro antihelmentic activity of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of abrus precatorius against ascaridia galli
(Makerere University, 2025)Helminthic infections, particularly those caused by Ascaridia galli (A. galli), are a persistent challenge in poultry production in Uganda, leading to reduced productivity and economic losses. Rising drug resistance and ... -
Prevalence and associated risk factors of rift valley fever in goats brought at Kalerwe Abattoir, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2024)Rift Valley Fever, a neglected zoonotic disease, is a significant global issue causing socioeconomic losses in livestock, especially in underreported developing African countries. Additionally, this hemorrhagic fever is ... -
Antibacterial activity of methanolic and aqueous crude plant extracts of Acanthus polystachyus Delile and Gymnanthemum amygdalinum Delile against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
(Makerere University, 2025)The escalating global health crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) necessitates the exploration of alternative antimicrobial agents. This study investigated the antibacterial activity of methanolic and aqueous crude ... -
Survey to establish the factors that predispose meat to contamination and unwholesomeness and the economic losses in butcheries in Kidera Town Council, Nkondo Sub County, Buyende District
(Makerere University, 2023-10-12)With an ever-increasing population, more food is needed which includes high-quality foods like meat. Unlike most of the well-developed western countries where different raw meat products are purchased from supermarkets, ... -
Drivers of livestock as an enterprise for Parish Development Model (PDM) in Masindi District – Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)The Parish Development Model (PDM) is a Uganda government initiative aimed at alleviating poverty and enhancing socio-economic transformation at the grassroots to improve the quality of life in local communities through a ... -
Assessing the sustainability of snail farming in Kampala Metropolitan Area
(Makerere University, 2025)Background: Snail farming (heliciculture) is increasingly recognized in Uganda, particularly within the Kampala Metropolitan Area, as a sustainable and alternative source of income and nutrition. However, empirical evidence ... -
Prevalence of indigestible foreign bodies in the rumen and reticulum of cattle slaughtered at Kalerwe Abattoir, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)Hardware disease is one of those diseases that affect cattle, and this relates to poor waste management, which exposes especially grazing cattle to ingesting indigestible foreign materials (IFMs), causing health and economic ... -
The prevalence and risk factors associated with Cysticercus tenuicollis among slaughtered sheep and goats in Kotido Municipal Council abattoir, Kotido District
(Makerere University, 2025)Cysticercosis is a disease of significant economic and underrated health importance especially in developing countries like Uganda. The disease is common in regions with poor sanitation, common practice of home/backyard ... -
On farm comparative evaluation of pelleted and concentrate mixed ration (mash) on the performance of broiler flock in Bunono Village, Katabi Subcounty, Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2025)This study was conducted to compare the performance of broiler flocks fed on pelleted feed versus those fed on a concentrate mixed ration (mash) under on-farm conditions in Bunono Village, Katabi Sub county, Wakiso District. ... -
Farm-level tick control practices and tick acaricide susceptibility profiles for smallholder farms in Bisheeshe Subcounty, Ibanda District
(Makerere University, 2025)Tick-borne diseases and acaricide resistance are increasing concerns among livestock keepers in Uganda. Despite widespread complaints from these farmers, there remains limited information regarding tick prevalence, farm-level ... -
Prevalence and risk factors associated with helminths infestation in small ruminants in Butemba Town Council, Kyankwanzi District
(Makerere University, 2025)Livestock production has a significant impact on the development of Uganda, based on its contribution to the country’s GDP. One neglected factor affecting the potential of the sector to develop fully is parasitic infestations. ... -
Prevalence of sub clinical coccidiosis among broiler chicken slaughtered at Kalerwe and Gayaza markets in Kampala Metropolitan Area
(Makerere University, 2025)Coccidiosis is a significant enteric protozoan disease of poultry that poses a major economic threat to the global poultry industry primarily through its subclinical form which impairs growth rate and feed conversion ...
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