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Evaluation of Genetic Diversity among Glossina Fuscipes subpopulations from sleeping sickness foci in Uganda using Microsa Tellite DNA markers
(Makerere University, 2008-01)
Vector population genetic structure is rarely analyzed yet it is important in the understanding of the epidemiology of vector borne diseases and their control. In this study, patterns of genetic variation in the tsetse fly ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prevalence of bovine abortion in selected areas of central Uganda
(East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 2003)
A survey of the prevalence of bovine abortion was carried out in the area covered by the Ambulatory clinic of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University. Data was collected from 100 selected farmers using a self ...
A situation analysis of priority farm enterprises and technology adoption status in the South West highlands of Uganda
(2009-07-07)
The study was motivated by the fact that despite availability of technologies capable of solving farmers’ constraints, adoption of relevant technology has been insufficient to address the constraints. Situations of low and ...
Bovine trypanomiasis in South-Western Uganda: packed-cell volumes and prevalence of infection in the cattle.
(Animals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 2004)
Following confirmed cases of trypanosomiasis (‘nagana’) and reports of trypanosome-attributable deaths among local cattle, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bovine infection with ...
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 ...
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 ...