Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorByaruhanga, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorTayebwa, Dickson S.
dc.contributor.authorEneku, Wilfred
dc.contributor.authorAfayoa, Mathias
dc.contributor.authorMutebi, Francis
dc.contributor.authorNdyanabo, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKakooza, Steven
dc.contributor.authorOkwee-Acai, James
dc.contributor.authorTweyongyere, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWampande, Eddie M.
dc.contributor.authorVudriko, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-09T15:51:11Z
dc.date.available2025-02-09T15:51:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractCattle and poultry enterprises are among the major contributors to food security and socioeconomic empowerment of households in Uganda. However, various diseases constrain their productivity. A two-year retrospective study between April 2012 and March 2014 was conducted using records for cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory (CDL) to determine prevalent diseases in Uganda. The laboratory received 836 samples from poultry (36.3%) and cattle (63.7%). Of the 836 samples, 47.5% had a definitive diagnosis of disease causation. Most of the cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed were protozoan diseases (39.3%) followed by bacterial (21.4%), viral (17.1%), helminthiasis (11.1%), nutritional diseases (4%) and others (7.1%). For poultry, viral diseases (29.5%) and protozoan diseases (27.1%) especially newcastle disease (44.3%) and coccidiosis (100%) respectively, were the most diagnosed. While for cattle, hemo-protozoan parasites (52.1%) were the most prevalent, of which 92.9% were east coast fever infection. Bacterial infection (20.5%) in cattle were the second most diagnosed diseases and mastitis was the most diagnosed (46.2%). In summary, coccidioisis, collibacillosis, newcastle disease, gumboro disease, and avian helminthiasis were the most prevalent poultry diseases while in cattle, east coast fever, helminthiasis, mastitis, brucellosis and rabies were the most frequently diagnosed diseases. This study has identified the major diseases that hinder poultry and cattle production in Uganda. The data generated by CDL could be used for surveillance, monitoring and designing strategic interventions for control of poultry and cattle diseases in Uganda.
dc.identifier.citationByaruhanga, J., Tayebwa, D. S., Eneku, W., Afayoa, M., Mutebi, F., Ndyanabo, S., ... & Vudriko, P. (2017). Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda. International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, 5(2), 168-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijvsm.2017.07.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijvsm.2017.07.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9940
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
dc.titleRetrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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