A financial analysis was performed to assess the performance of three acaricide-treatment groups of indigenous breeds (Zebu and Nganda) of cattle on a ranch in Luwero District, Uganda. The treatments were based on different frequencies: twice-a-week dipping, once-a-month dipping and no tick contr...
Okello-Onen, J.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Tukahirwa, E.M.
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Musisi, G.
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Bode, E.
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Heinonen, R.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Financial analysis of dipping strategies for indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda]
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Financial analysis of dipping strategies for indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda
The pick-up rates of tick species by various resistant groups of animals, dipped once a month and not dipped were investigated under ranch conditions in Nabiswera, Luwero district, Uganda. During the first three weeks of exposure of cattle to natural tick infestation, two phases of tick build-up ...
Okello-Onen, J.
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Tukahirwa, E.M.
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Pery, B.D.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Musisi, G.
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Bode, E.
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Heinonen, R.
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Mwayi, W.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[The effects of host resistance on the pick-up rates of ticks under natural infestation in Uganda]
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The effects of host resistance on the pick-up rates of ticks under natural infestation in Uganda
Studies on seasonality and population dynamics of ticks on indigenous cattle and their crosses (calves) were carried out in Buruli Ranching Scheme, Nabiswera, Luwero District of Uganda on three treatment groups of animals: group 1 (twice a week dipping), group 2 (once a month dipping) and group 3...
Okello-Onen, J.
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Tukahirwa, E.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Musisi, G.
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Bode, E.
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Heironen, R.
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Mwaji, W.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Population dynamics of ticks on indigenous cattle in a pastoral dry to semi-arid rangeland zone of Uganda]
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Population dynamics of ticks on indigenous cattle in a pastoral dry to semi-arid rangeland zone of Uganda
The impact of tick control on the productivity of indigenous cattle was investigated in three herds of East African shorthorn Zebu and Zebu×Ankole (Nganda) breeds, maintained under three tick management systems practised under ranch conditions: twice-a-week dipping, once-a-month dipping, and no t...
Okello-Onen, J.
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Tukahirwa, E.M.
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Perry, Brian D.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Nagda, S.N.
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Musisi, G.
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Bode, E.
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Heinonen, R.
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Mwayi, W.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[The impact of tick control on the productivity of indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda]
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The impact of tick control on the productivity of indigenous cattle under ranch conditions in Uganda
Twenty intact male Mubende goats were randomly divided into five groups of four goats each. Each group was randomly assigned one of the treatments resulting into a complete randomised design. All the animals were individually fed elephant grass (E), used as basal diet, ad libitum. Treatments were...
Okello, K.L.
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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[Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda]
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Effect of feed supplements on weight gain and carcass characteristics of intact male Mubende goats fed elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum in Uganda
Trypanosomosis is an endemic disease in cattle in Mukono District in south eastern Uganda. A multi-disciplinary project was formulated in order to better understand the infection dynamics, and drug sensitivities, of the trypanosome parasites prevalent in Mukono, and also to assess the economic im...
Laker, C.D.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Patzelt, R.J.
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Potsch, C.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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[Assessment of financial costs for the control of bovine trypanosomiasis in Mukono county, Uganda]
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Assessment of financial costs for the control of bovine trypanosomiasis in Mukono county, Uganda
Ticks and tickborne diseases (TTBD) are serious animal health constraints in Uganda and acaricides are the current method of choice for their control. Although widely used, the external-input, single-technology paradigm of chemical control is unsustainable and may inhibit endemic stability. TTB...
Sakwa, P.D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Opuda-Asibo, J.
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Otim, C.P.
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[Designing strategies for integrated control of ticks and tick-borne diseases at the farm level in a mixed crop-livestock system in Uganda]
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Designing strategies for integrated control of ticks and tick-borne diseases at the farm level in a mixed crop-livestock system in Uganda