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Teaching and learning approaches that promote the achievement of vision 2030 for the agriculture sector
(2012)
Transforming agricultural education in Universities in Kenya is critical to enable them to contribute to
the realization of Vision 2030 for the agriculture sector. Since the mid 1980’s, faculties of agriculture
and ...
Association between virulence and specific genomic characteristics of predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda genotypes
(2012)
Background & Problem Statement: Recent studies have shown that certain strains of M. tuberculosis
are more virulent than others because these strains have been isolated from both immuno-competent
and immuno-compromised ...
A temperature resistant needle free vaccine against tetanus
(2012)
All human beings and most animal species require vaccination against tetanus. The current tetanus
vaccine is injectable and requires cold storage significantly reducing coverage in developing
countries. The development ...
Continuing Professional Development for Veterinarians Working in Africa
(2012)
Livestock production in Africa makes a vital contribution to livelihoods, food security, income
generation and gross national product. With its enormous forage production potential and current
livestock population of ...
Wildlife Welfare: Can the care of individual wild animals be good animal welfare, compatible with the ‘one health’ approach, and also with wider conservation goals?
(2012)
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) cares for individual animals, and also wildlife
populations and their habitats. We find solutions to problems that are good for both animals and
people. These are the words ...
Influence of agricultural knowledge on drought-flood disaster preparedness through strategic crop production in Budalang’i, Kenya
(2012)
The preparedness and ability to go through drought-flood disaster events by excising appropriate
strategic food crop production practices in Budalang’i floods plain is of national and international
interest. The growing ...
Good and bad co-infections; impact on growth and survival of zebu cattle under one year
(2012)
In natural populations, individuals may be infected with multiple pathogens at a time. The direction
and strength of co-infecting pathogen interactions are often unknown and dependent on the
mechanism of interaction. ...
Challenges in the smallholder (zero-grazing) production systems of Nairobi and its environs: A welfare perspective
(2012)
Animal welfare is defined as the ability of an animal to interact comfortably with its environment
through its physiological, psychological and behavioural systems. About 70% of dairy production in
Kenya is from the ...
Anti-microbial activity and biochemical constituents of Pycnoporus sanguineus, a medicinal mushroom of Mid-Western Uganda
(2012-04)
As a contribution towards search of alternative medicine against emerging resistant pathogenic strains,
this study aimed at exploring the antimicrobial activity and identification of the potential bioactive
compounds in ...
Possible effects of distribution conditions on efficacy of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals in Uganda
(2012-04)
Effective management of veterinary drugs, chemicals and biologicals is a prerequisite for quality,
safe and efficacious livestock health products. Since the introduction of the policy of privatization
and liberalization ...