Browsing School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR) by Issue Date "2010"
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Assessment of possible sources of endocrine disruptors and microbial pathogens and their impacts in the Lake Victoria Basin in the East African Region.
(2010)This study was conducted from August 2008 to May 2009 in Mwanza (Tanzania), Jinja (Uganda) and Kisumu, Homabay and Suba (Kenya) to establish the sources of pollutants in particular endocrine disruptors and microbial ... -
Comparative study of Ziehl Neelsen and Auramine-O staining methods for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum
(Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2010)This study cross sectional study was designed to compare the performance of Ziehl Neelsen staining and Auramine fluorescent microscopy staining techniques in detecting the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. ... -
Comparison of transformatio frequencies among selected streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes
(Elsevier, 2010)Although there are over 90 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae, antimicrobial resistance is predominantly found in a limited number of serotypes/serogroups, namely 6, 9, 14, 19 and 23. There is no compelling mechanism ... -
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 ... -
Detection of HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations by Allele specific real-time PCR in patients on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART)
(Makerere University, 2010)Objective: The aim of this study was to design and evaluate an allele-specific real-time PCR based assay used to detect HIV-1 M184V and K65R drug resistance mutations in ART treated patients. Nucleotide polymorphisms are ... -
Effects of repeated freeze-thawing of bovine epididymal sperm on vitro embryo development
(INABSTA18, 2010)Successfully refreezing thawed semen could have important benefits to future animal reproductive technologies. Being able to refreeze mammalian sperm could improve chances for fertilization when sperm are cryopreserved in ... -
Thyroid function among diabetic patients at Mengo Hospital Kampala
(Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2010)Several thyroid malfunctions occur in diabetes mellitus, and thyroid dysfunction may complicate control of diabetes. An association between diabetes mellitus and autoimmune thyroid disease was suspected from previous ...