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ILRI News on BUILD

18 May 2022

PPR Epidemiology to inform risk-based control in Uganda

Joseph Nkamwesiga is a PhD student at Freie Universität Berlin. His PhD research topic is Epidemiology of Peste des Petit Ruminants (PPR) in Uganda. It contributes to the PPR Epidemiology component of the BUILD Uganda Program, whose overall objective is to better understand the infection dynamics...

Pamela WairagalaCommunications and Knowledge Management Senior Officer

ILRI News

05 May 2022

Open Data Kit to improve livestock disease surveillance and reporting in Uganda

Surveillance of livestock diseases is key to reduce their harm to livelihoods, development and even humans. Meat inspectors in Uganda are using the Open Data kit (ODK) tool to improve animal disease surveillance and reporting, and sharing their experiences and knowledge with peers. The tool was...

Pamela WairagalaCommunications and Knowledge Management Senior Officer

ILRI News

06 Apr 2022

Tackling ‘rational’ antibiotic use in agriculture to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance

Original blog post by Ivo Syndicus Recent findings by the One Health Poultry Hub were discussed at an international workshop in Uganda, and support an integrated antibiotic stewardship framework which understands why farmers make the decisions they do. A major challenge for tackling excessive and...

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ILRI Projects on BUILD

Jan 2019Dec 2025

Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

In Uganda, around 70% of all households keep at least one kind of livestock (including poultry). Livestock production is primarily a family business, but only a fraction of the food produced is used for home consumption. Most of it is sold at local markets, which are mainly informal markets...

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