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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 ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from selected commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero Town Council, Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
This baseline study employed a purposive random sampling strategy from 18th to 24th October, 2021 on commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero town council, Luwero district. The objectives were; to identify the most common ...
Determinants of the uptake of turkey farming in Muwanga Sub County, Kiboga District
(Makerere University, 2022)
Turkey farming is a branch of agriculture which deals with raising, breeding and caring for turkeys either on a small scale or large scale and a survey was conducted to finding out the determinants for the uptake of turkey ...
Famer’s knowledge of using insects as an alternative protein source for poultry production in Kazo Sub-County, Kazo District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
This study explored farmers knowledge of using insects as an alternative protein source for poultry production. The specific objectives were: to determine the varieties of insects reared by farmers, farmers willingness to ...
Prevalence of coccidiosis in layer chicken of selected farms in Kajjansi Town Council, Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Poultry farming is one of the most important agricultural economic activities done in peri-urban areas where its done under intensive production system. The enterprise is rather risky due fact that disease outbreak can ...