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Assessment for aflatoxin levels in chicken layer feeds and eggs from selected farms in Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-12)
Aflatoxin contamination poses a significant threat to animal production, food safety and human health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where conditions for its production are favorable. In this context, a ...
Occurrence of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) among cattle slaughtered at Arua City Abattoir
(Makerere University, 2024-11)
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an infectious respiratory disease of cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides SC. The disease is endemic in many countries of Africa including Uganda. However, there ...
Exploring the potential of Nile perch fish processing wastes for animal feed
(Makerere University, 2024-08)
Nile perch fish is of a high socioeconomic importance and very popular on the international market for its numerous nutritional benefits (Asnake, 2018). There are seventeen Nile Perch fish processing along the Lake Victoria ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices of selected pig value chain actors and associated risk factors for African Swine Fever occurrence in Kumi District
(Makerere University, 2024)
Introduction: African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that is a major cause of losses to pig farmers. This cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the pig ...
Meta-analysis and systematic review of the prevalence and risk factors of animal fascioliasis in Eastern and Southern Africa between 2000 and 2023
(Elsevier, 2025)
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease of public health and economic importance. It is caused by trematodes species Fasciola hepatica, and Fasciola gigantica. The parasites infest the liver particularly the bile ducts, and ...
Enteric bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in captive non-human primates at Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Makerere University, 2025)
Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center (LPRC) is a home in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for more than 85 chimpanzees and 105 monkeys of 11 different species, and who are victims (orphans) of pouching, illegal primate ...
Dynamics of mastitis and its control in the smallholder dairy system in Jinja district, in Uganda
(2003)
A study was conducted in Jinja district to collect data on the occurrence, risk factors, current control methods of mastitis, drug resistance patterns of bacteria isolates, and also to establish the farmers' knowledge and ...
Epidemiology of enterotoxigenic escherichia coli and salmonella diarrhea in piglets and weaners from northern and eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Uganda is an emerging pig producer in Africa and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), salmonellae and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) infections could be of importance, particularly to farmers with low ...
Community knowledge, attitude, practices and opportunities for one health approach in control of peste des petit ruminants in Marigat District, Kenya
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of small ruminants transmitted by direct contact or contaminated fomites and characterized by depression, fever and pneumo-gastroenteritis. The disease has ...
The influence of extension services on milk production among dairy farmers in South Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-10)
In Africa, extension programs have been conceived as a service to extend research-based knowledge to the rural sector to improve the lives of farmers. However, today’s understanding of extension goes beyond technology ...