Daily Monitor
Saturday May 22 2021
Summary
Field sanitation includes any practices that aims to prevent the spread of pathogens by removing diseased and asymptomatic infected tissue, as well as decontaminating tools, equipment and washing hands.
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Most farmers think that use of pesticide is the most effective strategy for combating diseases.
But according to Dr Christopher Bukenya, Manager of technical and agribusiness services at the National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) that is a fallacy.
According to Bukenya, sanitation is one of the effective tactics in disease management strategy in the field.
Field sanitation includes any practices that aims to prevent the spread of pathogens by removing diseased and asymptomatic infected tissue, as well as decontaminating tools, equipment and washing hands.
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Cows feeding on Total Mixed Rations (TMR) at Nakyesasa. A TMR is a method of feeding cows that combines feeds formulated to a specific nutrient content into a single feed mix.PHOTO/GOERGE KATONGOLE
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Costs of treating tick-borne diseases will be significantly reduced when the National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) releases anti-tick vaccines in 2022.
The revelation was made during Saturday’s third virtual Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic held at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) at Nakyesasa.
Dr Fredrick Kabi, the lead investigator on the vaccine, says they have done six years of experimentation and clinical trials have been more than 75 per cent successful.