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Seasonal water fluctuations both in quality and quantity negatively affect livestock production and subsequently reduce livestock-water productivity (LWP) in rainfed pastoral production systems. This study aimed at assessing the effects of improved catchment and surface water management on LWP an...


Zziwa, EmmanuelMugerwa, S.Owoyesigire, B.Mpairwe, D.R.[Contribution of integrated catchment and surface water management to livestock water productivity in pastoral production systems]Contribution of integrated catchment and surface water management to livestock water productivity in pastoral production systems

This study aimed to estimate the level of relatedness within Ankole cattle herds using autosomal microsatellite markers and to assess the accuracy of relationship assignment based on farmers' memory. Eight cattle populations (four from each of two counties in Mbarara district in Uganda) were stud...


Kugonza, D.R.Kiwuwa, G.H.Mpairwe, D.R.Han JianlinNabasirye, M.Okeyo Mwai, AllyHanotte, Olivier H.[Accuracy of pastoralists' memory-based kinship assignment of Ankole cattle: A microsatellite DNA analysis]Accuracy of pastoralists' memory-based kinship assignment of Ankole cattle: A microsatellite DNA analysis

The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, administered during one-to-one interviews. Farms were randomly sampled al...


Kugonza, D.R.Nabasirye, M.Hanotte, Olivier H.Mpairwe, D.R.Okeyo Mwai, Ally[Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda]Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda

The Bahima ethnic group have been crossbreeding autochthonous Ankole with Holstein-Friesian cattle. Separate herds (pure Ankole and crossbreds) are common. A survey was conducted to characterize pasture utilization and management in the Ankole region to gain a better understanding of current and ...


Roschinsky, R.Mulindwa, H.Galukande, E.Wurzinger, MariaMpairwe, D.R.Okeyo Mwai, AllySölkner, J.[Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda]Pasture use and management strategies in the Ankole pastoral system in Uganda

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