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Antibacterial and phytochemical properties of selected poultry ethnomedicinal plants in Masaka District
(2010-12)Poultry farmers have problems of poor production, poultry diseases and the publica is vulnerable to zoonoses. Indigenous practices such as the use of herbal medicines and concoctions have been a form of therapy for poultry ... -
Comparison of reverse line blot and β-tubulin targeted nested pcr techniques in the detection of tick-borne heamoparasites of ruminants
(2010-04)In this study, Reverse Line Blot assay and Beta-tubulin targeted nested PCR were compared in detection of tick-borne piroplasms in areas around L.Mburo in Western Uganda. A total of 300 blood samples were collected from ... -
Comparison of reverse line blot and β-tubulin targeted nested pcr techniques in the detection of tick-borne heamoparasites of ruminants
(2010-04)In this study, Reverse Line Blot assay and Beta-tubulin targeted nested PCR were compared in detection of tick-borne piroplasms in areas around L.Mburo in Western Uganda. A total of 300 blood samples were collected from ... -
Conception rates of estrus-synchronized indigenous Ugandan goats by cervical artificial insemination
(2010)The conception rates of estrus-synchronized indigenous Ugandan goats with fresh semen cervical artificially inseminated were not known. The study aimed at establishing the effects of synchronization technique, type of ... -
Factors affecting livestock restocking projects in South Teso of Eastern Uganda
(2008)This study was undertaken among the restocked beneficiaries of Kumi and Bukedea Districts in Eastern Uganda. Kidongole in Bukedea district and Kobwin and Mukongoro in Kumi district were chosen for the study. Fourteen key ... -
Factors influencing milk production in Cankuzo Province, Burundi
(2009-12)Burundi is a country with ancient pastoral farming tradition where animal husbandry particularly of cattle, has always played an important role in the economy. The objective of this study was to find out how milk production ... -
Frequency of markers of resistance to antifolates used as preventive therapy for placental malaria in pregnant women, Tororo District
(2010-07)Antifolates are currently being used in Africa as intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) to prevent malaria in pregnant women. It is recommended that HIV-uninfected pregnant women receive at least two doses of sulfadoxine ... -
Inventory and analysis of medicinal and nutritional plants in Oyam District, Northern Uganda
(2009-11)An ethnobotanical study was carried out in six villages in the Ngai and Otwal sub counties in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, where insurgency has been prevalent for the past 20 years. Information was obtained mainly from ... -
On-farm study of the growth performance of toggenburg goat and its crosses with the small East African goat in Mount Elgon area of Uganda
(2009-07-17)Dairy goat production is considered one of the viable enterprises in poverty reduction and in the improvement of the health and nutrition of the rural poor. Pure exotic dairy goats such as the Toggenburg from the temperate ... -
Pathological lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in the free ranging mountain gorilla
(2009-06)The study was done to assess the pathological lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in the free-ranging mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Virunga Volcanoes of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic ... -
Production, breeding practices and physical traits of economic importance in Ugandan goats
(2009-07)Two studies were conducted in the districts of Sembabule, Soroti and Arua in Uganda to characterise the goat production and breeding practices and to determine the variability in body measurements. In the first study a ... -
Research – extension – farmer linkage system in the dairy sector in South-Western Uganda
(2011)The study was conducted in South-western Uganda in the districts of Mbarara, Kabale and Kisoro to analyze the research – extension – farmer linkage system with the key focus on the dairy sector. Cross sectional survey ... -
Serological and virological investigations on an emerging Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus infection in sheep and goats in Tanzania
(2009-11)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV, genus Morbillivirus), which causes a severe disease in sheep and goats, has only recently been officially declared to be present in Tanzania. An exploratory cross-section study was ...