Working Document Series Open Access Effect of Crude Extracts of Viscum Verrocosum Treatment on Nematode Parasite Faecal Egg Count in Female Tswana Goats V. Bonang · J.B. Machete · O.R. Madibela · T. Moncho +1 more The present study was carried out at Notwane Farm of Botswana College of Agriculture with local Tswana goats. Goats graze and browse on a mixture of Acacia savanna with broadleaved middle layer trees with no or little supplementation. Infe… RUF-32447 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Socioeconomic Impact of NewCastle Disease Vaccination of Village Poultry on Community Free-range Poultry Farmers in Iganga District D.K. Byarugaba · E.G. Mbabazi · J. Nakavuma · A. State This research is aimed at establishing the socioeconomic impact of Newcastle disease vaccination on community free-range poultry keepers in Eastern Uganda. In the baseline survey it was realised that majority of the farmers had lost poultr… RUF-32441 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Impact of ThermosTable New Castle Disease Vaccination on Productivity of Free Ranging Indigenous Chicken D.K. Byarugaba · B. Mali · J. Nakavuma This study was carried out in Bulyansiime village, Iganga District. A baseline survey was conducted to determine the serological status and flock dynamics of the free range chicken. This was followed by vaccination of all birds above 2 wee… RUF-32435 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Risk Factors Associated With Spread of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Turkana District, Kenya L.C. Bebora · C.G. Gitao · S.M. Kihu · N. Maingi +4 more This research established the risk factors associated with PPR spread in Turkana district. A total of 54 variables describing key sheep and goat husbandry and production process in the pastoral set up in Turkana community being the activit… RUF-32426 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of Parasite Control on Immune Response of Newcastle Disease Vaccination And Productivity of Free Range Chicken, Eastern Province, Kenya L.C. Bebora · H.W. Chege · J.M. Githinji · D.C. Kemboi +4 more This study was conducted to determine the effect of reducing parasite burden (through treatment) on effectiveness of Newcastle disease (ND) vaccination in free-range village chicken of Mbeere district, Eastern province, Kenya. Only one asp… RUF-32388 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Comparison of Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Disease Between Tanzania and Kenya M.O. Albano · L.C. Bebora · G.C. Gitao · E.D. Karimuribo +9 more Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) is a new disease of goats and sheep in East Africa that has been causing major losses since 2007 and yet the risk factors involved and disease manifestation have not been described. In this research conducte… RUF-32371 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Participatory Control of Newcastle Disease in Vllage Poultry Using Thermostable Vaccines in Uganda D.K. Byarugaba · B. Mali · G. Mbabazi · J. Mugisha +2 more This study is investigating the limitations and challenges that constrain control of Newcastle disease (ND) in village freerange poultry. The project is implemented in Bulyansime village in Iganga District. Baseline data on knowledge, atti… RUF-32334 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Economic Analysis of Transboundary Animal Disease Control in Ntungamo and Rakai Districts in Uganda I. Bayiyana · W. Ekere Livestock plays an important role in the economies of many developing countries. It provides food, income, employment and foreign exchange. Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) are a major threat to livestock keepers. They have evident eco… RUF-32327 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Outbreak in Southern, Tanzania E.D. Karimuribo · R.B. Matondo · L.S.B. Mellau · G. Misinzo +2 more Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008, however description of clinical or pathological signs was not carried out although this is important to assist quick identification and reporting of PPR cases by bot… RUF-31774 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 May 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Evaluation of Tsetse Salivary Gland Growth Factor-2 and Tsetse Antigen- 5 as Markers of Exposure to Tsetse Bites in Cattle Samuel Posian Wamala During their blood meals, arthropod vectors including tsetse flies inject saliva into their hosts to enhance their feeding efficiency. The salivary gland secretions include a number of proteins some of which can elicit the host’s immune re… RUF-31697 2013 CC BY 4.0 13 Mar 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Quality of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) Tablets Sold in Drug Outlets in Arua District- Uganda Patrick Vudriko Background: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) remain a corner stone in intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy. Reports of substandard and counterfeit antimalarial drugs in Uganda and neighbouring countries like DRC an… RUF-31695 2010 CC BY 4.0 13 Mar 2014
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Lesions and Prevalence of Newcastle Disease in Chicken Presented for Necropsy at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University Mathias Afayoa Poultry diseases are among the major constraints of chicken production in Uganda of which Newcastle disease (ND) is still one of the most important devastating diseases of chicken. This study was conducted from October 2008 to March 2010 t… RUF-31690 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Mar 2014
