Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Cattle Health and Production in Uganda

• Published in: Vaccines Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 165
• Main Authors: de la Fuente, José, Contreras, Marinela, Kasaija, Paul D, Gortazar, Christian, Ruiz-Fons, Jose F, Mateo, Rafael, Kabi, Fredrick
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31.10.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Agricultural research; Antigens; Arachnids; Cattle; Cattle industry; Conference Report; economy; Epidemiology; Foot & mouth disease; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Immunization; Infections; Laboratories; Livestock; Milk production; Mortality; Parasitic diseases; R&D; Research & development; tick; Ticks; Tuberculosis; uganda; vaccine; Vaccines; Wildlife; Uganda; Spain; Uganda; vaccine; cattle; economy; tick
• ISSN: 2076-393X; 2076-393X
• DOI: 10.3390/vaccines7040165

A meeting and course supported by the Vice-Presidency for International Affairs of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the National Agricultural Research Organization of Uganda (NARO) were held at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) in Nakyesasa, Wakiso, Uganda on September 2-9, 2019. The activities were conducted within the collaboration program between the Institute of Game and Wildlife Research (IREC, CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Spain) and NARO for the development of vaccines and other interventions for the control of cattle ticks in Uganda.