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 ...

The research work was designed to determine the predisposing factors to bovine mastitis disease in Gayaza Wakiso District. The study design was observational in nature and through use of an interview guide. The study sample ...

A case study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes and coccidia in broiler chicken at Royal Farms in Bombo, Luweero. A total of 100 faecal samples were collected from the cloaca of ...

The study was aimed at bacteriological analysis of rooftop harvested rainwater in Luvumbula Parish, Kiringente Sub County, Mpigi District in Central Uganda, where most of the people about 84% rely on rooftop harvested ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of tannery effluent to the environment and human health at selected tanneries in Jinja District, to determine strategies for handling of tannery effluent. The research was ...

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 ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile pathogen capable of causing a wide range of diseases. In recent years, the emergence of resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains to many antibiotics has been observed worldwide. Indigenous ...

Helminthiasis has been ranked among the first ten major health constraints of livestock production in Uganda. Animals harbor helminths in their body which causes clinical and subclinical illness. It affects the health ...

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by infection with the rabies lyssavirus, which causes 55,000 human deaths annually worldwide with 95% occurring in Africa and Asia. Diagnosis of rabies started way back in 1880 ...

Brucellosis is one of the endemic zoonotic diseases in Uganda and of a great public health and economic significance world wide. Because of the associated abortion, the disease causes high economic losses to livestock ...