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Production and productivity constraints of free-range chicken in Oyam District.
(Makerere University, 2008)
The study was conducted in Oyam district among free range chicken keeping households who were mixed crop–livestock farmers keeping mainly cattle, goats and chicken with a mean number per household of 2.7±0.6, 3.6±0.3 and ...
Performance of two commercial immunochromatographic assays for rapid detection of antibodies specific to human immunodeficieny virus types 1 and 2 in serum and urine samples in a rural community-based research setting (Rakai, Uganda)
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007-06)
Rapid detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is of great importance in developing and developed countries to diagnose HIV infections quickly and at low cost. In this study, two new immunochromatographic ...
Caprine ovarian and uterine lesions: An abattoir survey
(Makerere University, 2009-08)
Goat rearing is popular among Ugandan farmers especially the small scale farm holders. However, very limited information is available on the defects of the female reproductive organs despite their significance in guiding ...
Heavy metal loading of wetlands around Lake Victoria in Uganda and its implications to antibiotic resistance in environmental E.coli
(ANSTI-UNESCO ROSTA, 2007)
The effect of heavy metal loading on wetlands to the build up of antibiotic resistance among bacteria (pathogenic and environmental) in the Northern part of Lake Victoria within Uganda was carried out using Escherichia ...
Participatory livestock farmer training for improvement of animal health in rural and peri-urban smallholder dairy herds in Jinja, Uganda
(Springer Verlag, 2007-01-13)
Within the framework of a research project investigating methods to decrease mastitis incidence, farmer groups for participatory training in a modified Farmer Field School approach were initiated in order to improve animal ...
Heavy metal loading of wetlands around lake victoria in Uganda and its implications to antibiotic resistance in environmental E. coli
(ANSTI - UNESCO ROSTA, 2009-01)
The effect of heavy metal loading on wetlands to the build up of antibiotic resistance among bacteria (pathogenic and environmental) in the Northern part of Lake Victoria within Uganda was carried out using Escherichia ...
Detection of mutant P2 adenosine transporter (TbAT1) gene in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense isolates from northwest Uganda using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
objective To assess the application of allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) as a fast, cheap and reliable method for detecting mutant TbAT1 associated with melarsoprol relapse in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense isolates from northwest ...
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Transmitted by a Single Tsetse Fly Bite in Vervet Monkeys as a Model of Human African Trypanosomiasis
(Public Library of Science, 2008-05)
We have investigated the pathogenicity of tsetse (Glossina pallidipes)-transmitted cloned strains of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in vervet monkeys. Tsetse flies were confirmed to have mature trypanosome infections by ...
Socio-economic factors influencing control of vector-borne diseases in the pastoralist system of South Western Uganda
(Springer Verlag, 2008)
Research in control of tick-borne diseases and trypanosomosis, and their vectors, namely, ticks and tsetse flies respectively, has been on going for decades. However, very little attention has been paid to the socio-economic ...
Treatment of East Coast Fever of cattle with a combination of Parvaquone and Frusmide
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004)
Pulmonary oedema is a common sign of East Coast Fever (ECF Theileria parva infection) of cattle. A trial was conducted on farms in Uganda to compare a product containing both the antitheilerial compound parvaquone and the ...