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| Dr. Denis Mpairwe - Head |
The Department of Animal Science seeks to contribute to poverty
reduction and achieve food security on a sustained basis through
generating and imparting knowledge of importance to animal production.
Emphasis is put on environment protection through responsible natural
resource utilisation.
Established within the Faculty of
Agriculture, Makerere University, in the 1960s as a Department of
Animal Production, the Department offers courses to undergraduate
students of Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Agribusiness management,
and Land use management. Graduate programs leading to MSc. and PhD are
offered by the highly trained and competent staff. In addition, short
courses tailored to needs of specific clientele in animal production
are routinely mounted and conducted at the Centre for Continuing
Agricultural Education (CAEC).
The
laboratories within the Department are well equipped for training and
to offer service to the private sector and industry. Analyses of feed
and tissue sample for composition is conducted on a routine basis by
the experienced technical staff. At MUARIK the Department has access
to animal units( pigs, poultry, cattle, goats rabbits) for research and
training.
Over the years the Department has developed
competence in the following areas: Ruminant nutrition; Non-ruminant
nutrition; Dairy cattle management; Beef cattle production; Range
management; Poultry production; Pig management and production; Rabbit
management; Reproductive Physiology; Animal Breeding and biotechnology.
The
Department boasts of a strong research program having established
collaborative linkages with ILRI, The University of Life Sciences in
Denmark, Sokoine University of Agriculture, to mention just a few.
Locally the Department has strong linkages with the National Crop
Resources Research Institute (NACCRI) and the National Livestock
Resources Research Institute (NALRRI) and the National Animal Genetic
Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRIC&DB). The Department
continues to actively seek out for partners in research so as to tap
into experiences from different parts of the world.
Our outreach program has continued to expand as we conduct appropriate research with faes like radio and agricultural exhibitions to convey the messages of good animal management practices to farmers.
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