by UMPCU | Mar 15, 2017 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids. Infected animals develop a high fever for approximately two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and...
by UMPCU | Mar 13, 2017 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
Bovine Ephemeral Fever (BEF), commonly referred to as ‘Three Day Sickness’, is a viral disease of cattle. Affected animals are only sick for a few days. There is a sudden onset of fever- as high as 410C compared with the normal temperature of about 380C....
by UMPCU | Mar 12, 2017 | Value Addition, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development
Cattle feed cutters are increasingly being adopted by livestock farmers today. They involve the use of local resources and technology to prepare cattle feeds. The one portrayed here is in Mbarara town, Uganda. Feeds resulting from feed cutters aid the...
by UMPCU | Mar 6, 2017 | Livestock Production and Productivity Improvement
“…we love our animals and its not with an easy heart that we send them to the slaughter house but it gives us a strong sense of purpose knowing that we actually feed Norway. It feels meaningful to be part of a cooperative that make healthy food out of my...
