School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR) Collections: Recent submissions
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Comparative study of Tsetse and Trypanosomosis control methods in Kasese District
(Makerere University, 2010-12)A study was done in Karusandara sub-county, Kasese District, Uganda to compare efficiency of proper control of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis with the common control practices found. Test studies were done in two parishes ... -
Lesions and prevalence of Newcastle disease in chicken presented for Necropsy at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2010-05)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 disease of chicken. This study was conducted from October ... -
Milk quality and on-farm factors leading to milk spoilage in Bugaaki Sub County, Kyenjojo District
(Makerere University, 2013-03)A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess milk quality and the on-farm factors responsible for milk spoilage. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data from 115 households in addition to ... -
Microbial safety of selected value-added dairy products in the cottage industry in Kampala and its environs
(2012-03)The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the link between production practices and microbial safety for improved marketability of locally produced value added livestock products, with special ... -
Impact of the immunisation of cattle against east coast fever in Bugabula County, Kamuli District, Uganda.
(2013-11-20)Farmers in Bugabula County, Kamuli District were improving their cattle by crossing zebu cattle with Friesians for better dairy production. ECF was however a limiting factor towards achieving their ultimate goal. The ... -
Serological and virological investigations on an emerging Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus infection in sheep and goats in Tanzania
(2009-11)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV, genus Morbillivirus), which causes a severe disease in sheep and goats, has only recently been officially declared to be present in Tanzania. An exploratory cross-section study was ... -
Origin and trend of distance education in Uganda
(Science Publications, 2005)Distance education has been in existence in Uganda since the 1960s, and it has grown steadily since that time. It is however a neglected area in terms of data collection and research. The courses that were running between ... -
In pursuit of African trypanosomiasis diagnostic antigens
(2009-11)Control of African trypanosomiases is hampered by unsatisfactory diagnostics, in addition to presence of only few efficacious drugs and complete absence of vaccines. Recent publication of the genomes of trypanosomatids of ... -
Integration of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the Education Bachelor of Education Programme, Makerere University, Uganda
(Anadolu University, 2006-07)This article reports on the problems experienced by the Department of Distance Education, Makerere University, Uganda with the B.Ed. (External) programme with specific reference to the technology needs and expectations of ... -
Packed cell volume as a measure of procine health and the implication on the control of sleeping sickness in Uganda
(Trakia University, 2003)Information about pig health in Uganda is greatly lacking and recent studies have indicated a high prevalence of trypanosome infections among pigs kept in tsetse infested and trypanosomosis endemic areas of Southern Uganda. ... -
The first graduates of the Makerere University External Degree Programme: a case study
(Pan Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, 1999-03)In 1980, efforts were made to reintroduce correspondence courses or distance education courses, as they came to be known. This was contained in the university’s plan for 1980-1986 which included starting External Degrees ... -
Research – extension – farmer linkage system in the dairy sector in South-Western Uganda
(2011)The study was conducted in South-western Uganda in the districts of Mbarara, Kabale and Kisoro to analyze the research – extension – farmer linkage system with the key focus on the dairy sector. Cross sectional survey ... -
Serological and virological investigations on an emerging Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus infection in sheep and goats in Tanzania
(2009-11)Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV, genus Morbillivirus), which causes a severe disease in sheep and goats, has only recently been officially declared to be present in Tanzania. An exploratory cross-section study was ... -
Pathological lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in the free ranging mountain gorilla
(2009-06)The study was done to assess the pathological lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in the free-ranging mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Virunga Volcanoes of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic ... -
Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in free ranging mountain gorillas
(Commonwealth Veterinary Association, 2009-11-08)The study was done to assess the pathological lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in the free-ranging mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Virunga Volcanoes of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic ... -
Inventory and analysis of medicinal and nutritional plants in Oyam District, Northern Uganda
(2009-11)An ethnobotanical study was carried out in six villages in the Ngai and Otwal sub counties in Oyam district, Northern Uganda, where insurgency has been prevalent for the past 20 years. Information was obtained mainly from ... -
On-farm study of the growth performance of toggenburg goat and its crosses with the small East African goat in Mount Elgon area of Uganda
(2009-07-17)Dairy goat production is considered one of the viable enterprises in poverty reduction and in the improvement of the health and nutrition of the rural poor. Pure exotic dairy goats such as the Toggenburg from the temperate ... -
Production, breeding practices and physical traits of economic importance in Ugandan goats
(2009-07)Two studies were conducted in the districts of Sembabule, Soroti and Arua in Uganda to characterise the goat production and breeding practices and to determine the variability in body measurements. In the first study a ... -
Frequency of markers of resistance to antifolates used as preventive therapy for placental malaria in pregnant women, Tororo District
(2010-07)Antifolates are currently being used in Africa as intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) to prevent malaria in pregnant women. It is recommended that HIV-uninfected pregnant women receive at least two doses of sulfadoxine ... -
Assement of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas
(2009-04-08)