Host Countries of EAAP request for Extension Four countries which benefited from the first phase of the funded Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP) have appealed to the Wor... 08/11/2015
New study calls for increased awareness to boost milk consumption in Tanzania A study conducted by East African Dairy Development (EADD) II project has revealed that limited awareness of health benefits of milk has curtailed... 08/11/2015
Genetic improvement project to increase milk yields of indigenous cattle herds in Tanzania An ILRI-led project dubbed “Tanzania Dairy Genetic Project (AgriTT)” is being implemented in Lushoto and Rangwe districts in Tanzania in efforts to... 08/11/2015
Ugandan Farmers trained on Biosecurity measures as an alternative control of African swine fever As reported in the July-August article 2015 article of this Livestock news series, farmers in Masaka district were lamenting loss of their animals... 08/11/2015
Uganda butchers trained on hygiene and biosafety practices in handling of pork products Uganda has the highest annual per capita consumption of pork in EAC at 3.4kg. Implicitly, there are a lot of activities that go on along the value... 08/11/2015
Campaign on prevention of Transboundary Animal Diseases launched in Karamoja region of Uganda Karamoja region of Uganda is the latest recipient of FAO’s support in the livestock sub-sector in Uganda as it plays host to a three months long va... 08/11/2015
Spatial Differences in occurrence of brucellosis among indigenous cattle populations in Uganda Agro-ecological predisposition has a role to play in occurrence of brucellosis in indigenous cattle in Uganda. This was a finding from a study cond... 08/11/2015
Do Pigs have a role to play in transmission of Ebola? Case study of Uganda Increasing importance of piggery in many households in Uganda and proportionate increase in emergence of zoonotic diseases such as bird flu in rece... 08/11/2015
‘Gendering’ of Delivery of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine in Northeastern Kenya found to be effective “Women should be included as relevant stakeholders in the cattle industry in North Eastern Kenya to prevent spread of cattle lung disease”. This is... 08/11/2015
Altitude determines susceptibility of cattle to trematodes: case study of Iringa Rural District, Tanzania A study conducted to investigate the epidemiology of trematode infections in cattle in the highlands and lowlands areas of Iringa Rural District in... 08/11/2015