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 Assessment of Cortisol Hormone Levels among Captive Gorilla Using Saliva and Urine Cortisol Solome Namirimu Mountain gorillas (Gorilla berengei berengei) and Lowland gorillas (Gorilla berengei graueri) are the world's most endangered ape species. Both species have experienced poaching of adults and illegal trade. Confiscation of infants from ill… RUF-31692 2013 CC BY 4.0 10 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
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Developmental Changes in the Activity of Major Intestinal Brush Border Enzymes in the Wild Juvenile Nile Perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Charles Drago Kato The Nile perch, Lates niloticus is a carnivorous fish and a potential candidate for aquaculture. The ability of fish to utilize ingested nutrients depends on availability of appropriate enzymes along the intestinal tract and can be used in… RUF-31688 2011 CC BY 4.0 10 Mar 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Citrus Market Access in Kyoga Plains Agricultural Zone in Uganda E. Chilembwe · G. Elepu · H. Kongai · M.B. Kwapata +2 more Horticulture is among the fastest growing agricultural subsectors in Uganda. However, limited attention has been given to the strategic marketing of its produce. Therefore this study is assessing the effect of institutional, infrastructura… RUF-31608 2012 CC BY 4.0 24 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Characterising Access to Climate Information and Services by the Vulnerable Groups in Semi-Arid Kenya V. Cherotich Kirui · B. Omedo Bebe · Oseni Saidu This study characterised the channels through which the vulnerable people in a semi arid area of Kenya access climate information and services from data collected from randomly selected sample in cross sectional survey using structured que… RUF-31459 2012 CC BY 4.0 2 Oct 2013
Journal articles Open Access Diffusion and Adoption of New Rice Varieties for Africa (Nerica) in the Gambia A. Diagne · L. Dibba · S.C. Fialor · F. Nimoh Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal crops cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is ranked as the fourth most important crop in terms of production after sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), maize (Zea mays) and millet (Eleus… RUF-31401 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013
