Browsing School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR) Collection by Issue Date "2019-09"
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Analysis on rural chicken performance under free range system in Kapchorwa district, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)The traditional understanding that chicken production can only be produced through exotic systems like constant vaccination and boosters being given all time around forgetting that natural medication can raise birds properly ... -
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 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 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, ... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among livestock farmers on anthrax in Buremba Sub - county, Kiruhura Ddistrict
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Several anthrax outbreaks in animals and humans have been reported in Kiruhura district in the recent times, and a few sporadic cases in Buremba Sub County. These may be attributed to paucity of information on knowledge, ... -
Exploring market opportunities, current practices and uses of propolis ("Bee glue") in western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)In Uganda one 1% of the population is reported to have ventured into production and processing of propolis. This is low compared to the level of exploitation in Europe and Asia. Therefore, there is need to promote utilization ... -
Prevalence of faecal entamoeba, microsporidium and cryptosporidium in habituated mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
(2019-09)Infectious diseases pose one of the major threats to endangered species such as mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and a risk of gastrointestinal parasites transmission from humans to wildlife has been considered ... -
Seroprevalence of hepatitis e in domestic swine from Amuria and Napak Districts
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Hepatitis E (HEV) is a zoonotic disease and cross-species infection occurs for example between humans and pigs. Swine are regarded as the major reservoirs of zoonotic HEV and there is a high prevalence in developing countries ... -
Spatial and temporal patterns of priority bacterial zoonoses between 2009-2018 in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Anthrax and brucellosis remain a significant burden to the public and veterinary health globally. By far, the biggest challenge is faced in the rural communities, in developing nations. In Uganda, anthrax and brucellosis ...