Socio-economic and livestock disease survey of agropastoral communities in Serere County, Soroti District, Uganda

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Ocaido, M ^a   Otim, C P ^b   Okuna, N M ^b   Erume, J ^a   Ssekitto, C ^b   Wafula, R Z O ^a   Kakaire, D ^b   Walubengo, J ^b   Monrad, J ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Livestock Health Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agro pastoral system; Constraints to livestock production; Soroti district; Tick borne diseases; Trypanosomosis; Tsetse flies; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHRYSOPS; GLOSSINA (SUBGENUS); GLOSSINA FUSCIPES FUSCIPES; HAEMOTOPOTA; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; STOMOXYS; TABANUS (GENUS); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 24344457993     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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