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Occurrence of Pesticides Residues in Feeds, the Pond Environment and Farmed Fish. A case Study of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(2022)
The use of pesticides in crop production and preservation poses a risk of contaminating aquaculture facilities and fish, through water and feed raw materials. This study investigated the use of pesticides on crop production ...
Bio-efficacy of insecticides used for vector control in Busia and Tororo districts, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02-14)
High malaria transmission rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are attributed to the continuous presence of effective and competent Plasmodium vectors, Anopheles gambiae complex and the Anopheles funestus group. These vectors ...
Infestation and Transmission Patterns of Monogeneans in Cultured and Wild Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linnaeus, 1785) in Lake Victoria
(Makerere University., 2022-12-11)
Parasitic cross contamination occurs between cultured and wild fish. This study investigated infestation levels and transmission patterns of monogenean parasites across hatchery, caged and wild Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis ...
Risk factors associated with schistosomiasis in school-age children around Lake Albert, Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in the endemic communities of Uganda. To improve schistosomiasis control strategies in Uganda, this study aimed at assessing the effects of water sources, sanitation, ...
Formulation, Nutritional value, and Shelf stability of House Cricket-Blended Flours as Potential Complementary Foods
(Makerere University, 2022-03-22)
Undernutrition, due to the poor quality of complementary foods, among children between 6 – 23
months remains a nutritional burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Strategies such as food-to-food
fortification, and supplementation, ...