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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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in free ranging mountain gorillas
(Commonwealth Veterinary Association, 2009-11-08)
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 ...
A Combined CXCL10, CXCL8 and H-FABP Panel for the Staging of Human African Trypanosomiasis Patients
(Public Library of Science, 2009)
Background: Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a parasitic tropical disease. It progresses from the first, haemolymphatic stage to a neurological second stage due to invasion of parasites ...
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 ...
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 ...