Browsing by Subject "Livestock diseases"
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Evaluation of nutritional and antibacterial potential of ethnoveterinary remedies used in the management of chicken diseases in Butaleja District, Uganda
(2010-07)Ethno veterinary resources have gained significant value and are now a key remedy to human and livestock diseases. Uganda’s local community has been utilizing these resources since time immemorial. Butaleja is one famous ... -
Inter-epidemic molecular characterization of foot and mouth disease viruses in Eastern and Northern Uganda between 2008 and 2009
(Makerere University, 2011-02)Nucleotide sequences of the VP1 coding region of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDVs) obtained from FMD outbreaks in Eastern Uganda in April 2008 and in Northern Uganda in January 2009 were determined. Comparison of these ... -
Molecular genetics of foot-and-mouth disease and the role of small ruminants in its epidemiology in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-06)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the focus of this study, is one of the most important livestock diseases that undermine livestock production and marketing in the world. In Uganda, control of FMD has mainly been through ... -
Risk factors and the role of wildlife in the maintenance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Uganda
(2010-09)Risk factors and the role of African buffalos in the maintenance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Uganda were investigated. This research project, studied the risk factors for the occurrence of FMD, the circulating ...