Browsing Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences by Issue Date
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Changes in Breeding Strategy for Needs in a Liberalized Cotton Industry in Uganda
(SAARI, 2000)Commercial cotton (G. hirsutum L.) production has been based on BPA and SATU varieties, grown in two ecological zones. Both have had a strong world market, the stronger, longer and finer fiber BPA finding a different market ... -
Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture: A case study of the challenges in sharing knowledge of past generations in a globalized context in Uganda.
(IFLA General Conference and Council, 2007)For centuries, farmers have planned agricultural production and conserved natural resources by adopting indigenous knowledge. The development of indigenous knowledge systems, including management of natural environment, ... -
Impacts of Agricultural Training on Young Farmers in Uganda
(AIAEE, 2008)The District Agricultural Training and Information Centres (DATICs) component has been providing agricultural production training, information and skills to farmers and out-ofschool youths; promoting linkages between ... -
Herbage Biomass Production and Nutritive Value of Morus alba and Calliandra calothyrsus Harvested at Different Cutting Frequencies
(University of Kentucky UKnowledge, 2008)Due to their high nutritive value and positive effects on rumen function, tree and shrub foliage has been recognized as potentially high quality feed for ruminants for supplying protein and minerals (Van et al., 2005). ... -
Participatory selection and development of drought tolerant cassava varieties for farmers in marginal areas
(RUFORUM., 2010)Most breeding experiments suffer from the disadvantage that the major stakeholders are not involved in the selection and development of the varieties. This scenario leads to poor adoption and diffusion of the resulting ... -
Proceedings of the International Conference on Agro-Biotechnology, Biosafety and Seed Systems in Developing Countries
(Science Foundation for Livelihoods and Development, Kampala, 2011)The International Conference on Agro-Biotechnology, Biosafety and Seed Systems in Developing Countries was held in Kampala during March 8-11 2010 at the Imperial Royale Hotel and attracted over 150 participants form various ... -
Halal Meat: A Niche Product in the Food Market
(IPEDR, 2012)Religion is a fundamental factor in determining food avoidance, taboos and special regulation with respect to meat. A quarter of the world population is made up Muslims. Muslims have unique dietary requirements and are ... -
An analysis of competitiveness of lowland and upland rice production systems in Eastern Uganda
(African Business and Development in a Changing Global Political Economy, 2012)The paper analyses competiveness of upland and lowland rice production systems in Eastern Uganda. The results show that both systems are generally competitive with lowland rice being slightly more competitive than upland ... -
Stunning and animal welfare from Islamic and scientific perspectives
(Meat science, 2013)The transformation of an animal into pieces fit for human consumption is a very important operation. Rather than argue about halal slaughter without stunning being inhumane or stunning being controversial from the Islamic ... -
SamBada in Uganda: landscape genomics study of traditional cattle breeds with a large SNP dataset
(n The IALE 2013 European Congress, 2013)Since its introduction [9], landscape genomics has developed quickly with the increasing availability of both molecular and topoclimatic data. The current challenges involve processing large numbers of models and disentangling ... -
Optimizing Mushroom Spawn Production in Uganda
(International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products, 2014)Most farmers in Uganda own less than an acre of land, which is typically used to grow crops such as bananas, pineapples and cassava. Mushroom cultivation requires less space, takes place near the home and has the potential ... -
Influence of gas stunning and halal slaughter (no stunning) on rabbits welfare indicators and meat quality
(Meat science, 2014)Animals may be at great risk of fear during the procedures that take them to new situations, such as pre-slaughter handling, which implies an important additional stress (Duncan, 2004). It is important to note that each ... -
Animal husbandary practices of smallholder organic farmers in Uganda: Challenges and future prospects
(Building Organic Bridges, 2014)Organic agriculture development in Uganda has been mainly in crop production. Currently certified organic livestock production is non-existent. However, some of the existing animal husbandry practices of smallholder organic ... -
Small distances can keep bacteria at bay for days
(National Academy of Sciences, 2014)Transmission of pathogens between spatially separated hosts, i.e., indirect transmission, is a commonly encountered phenomenon important for epidemic pathogen spread. The routes of indirect transmission often remain ... -
Genomic diversity and disease prevalence in Ugandan cattle
(ReColAd Workshop, 2015)Ugandan cattle are represented by three main types: the long-horned Ankole, the short-horned zebu, and the Ankole-zebu crosses called “Nganda”. In the course of the EU-funded project Nextgen, Ugandan cattle have been ... -
Opportunities and Challenges for Reinforcing Organic Agriculture Research Capacity in East African Universities: Experience of Makerere University
(African Organic Conference, 2015)There is a need for generation of new knowledge and skills to reinforce organic agriculture capacity to answer a variety of lingering questions about production, product quality, marketing, social economic implications ... -
Genomic diversity and Population Structure of Ugandan Taurine and Zebuine Cattle Breeds
(XXI ASPA Congress, 2015)An extensive sampling of Ugandan cattle was carried out in the course of the European project Nextgen to identify possible associations between geno types, livestock endemic diseases and environmental variables. -
Modeling the spatial distribution of Theileriaparva(Theiler 1904), causative agent of East Coast Fever disease in cattle
(NEXTGEN Consortium, 2015)The ileriaparvais a protozoan emo-parasite affecting sub-Saharan Bostaurusand Bosindicuspopulations. It is the causative agent of East Coast Fever, a major cattle disease causing the death of ~1.1∙106 animals per year and ... -
Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda
(Organic Agriculture, 2019)A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were interviewed using a semistructured q ...
