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Evaluation of wound healing activity of methanolic extract of Cinnamonum verum in wistar albino rats
(Makerere University, 2022-03-24)
Cinnamon verum is one of the medicinal plants used traditionally for the management of wounds. Wounds are a health problem with devastating consequences for patients and inflict a great cost to both societies and health ...
Assessment of abattior waste management at Kalerwe abattior in Kawempe Division and City abattior in Nakawa Division of KCCA
(Makerere University, 2022-04-07)
An abattoir is a facility where animals are slaughtered. This is where the inspection of animals, hygienic slaughtering and processing to ensure effective preservation and storage or delivery of meat products fit for human ...
Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth of zoonotic importance in selected captive wild primates at UWEC
(Makerere University, 2022)
Non-human primates of Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) remain under-studied concerning internal parasite infections and their diversity. The chimpanzees, baboons and monkeys of UWEC were investigated for helminth ...
Assessment of antibiotic use practices of dairy cattle farmers, the knowledge and attitude of milk consumers on antibiotic residues in milk in Rubaya and Rwanyamahembe Subcounties of Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Dairy farming is widely practiced globally since milk is consumed in literally all the countries in the world. Dairy farming has rapidly increased over the years due to the very high demand posed by the ever-growing human ...
Assessment of the microbiological quality of fresh tilapia fish sold at three markets in Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
A microbiological analysis of tilapia for determination of Total Viable Count (TVC), Pseudomonas load and coliform count, was carried out on samples obtained from three different markets in Kampala City, Uganda. The study ...
Prevalence and risk factors associated with Haemonchosis among goats slaughtered at Kampala City Abattoir, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Goats farming has become popular among resource-poor nations such as Uganda because of its short production cycle. However, the major challenge of goat farming are diseases among which helminthiasis ranked top. A cross-sectional ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from selected commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero Town Council, Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
This baseline study employed a purposive random sampling strategy from 18th to 24th October, 2021 on commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero town council, Luwero district. The objectives were; to identify the most common ...
Assessment of the factors affecting the use and adoption of artificial insemination in cattle in Busitema Sub-county, Busia District
(Makerere university, 2022-03)
A baseline research study was carried out in Busitema sub-county, Busia district in the Eastern region of Uganda with the aim of determining the adoption rate and factors influencing the adoption of Artificial Insemination ...
Assessing cattle farmers’ knowledge and practices towards foot and mouth disease transmission and control in Nkozi Sub-county, Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals (artiodactyls). The disease is on the list of notifiable diseases by the world organization for animal health (OIE) and is regarded ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and practices relating to pork handling at Wambizzi Abbatoir, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Antimicrobial resistance has become a global public and animal health threat. Its development is demonstrated by microorganisms such as bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ...