Tag Archives: cows

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 200 cows have died in Bunyoro sub-region between April and August this year due to shortage of water and pasture resulting from drought. Livestock farmers in Buliisa, Hoima, Kagadi, Kiryandongo and Kikuube districts have been struggling to look for pasture and water for …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Three NUSAF III groups of Pukor Sub-County in Pader district have faulted a local contractor for supplying them with blind cows. The NUSAF III groups whose members reportedly receives blind cows are Loyocak Animal Traction, Abung Animal Traction and Gangba Animal Traction all in …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-seven beneficiaries under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) project in Bushiribo Sub County Bududa district have been forced to replace the animals they had sold off. Last year, the beneficiaries disposed of more than 40 heifers they received under NUSAF3. The missing …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a confirmed outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever in Kiruhura district. The disease, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is most commonly seen in domesticated animals, has so far claimed four lives,  according to Kiruhura District Veterinary Officer Dr Grace Asiimwe. Although …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bududa district have shunned artificial insemination because they are not willing to part with 20,000 Shillings to have their cows fertilized with better breed semen which would not only tremendously boost their milk yield but also produce disease resistant stock. In 2016, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 cows have lost their eye sight in Kakamba sub county in Isingiro district. Benon Mutakirwa Rugaju, the chairperson Kakamba Dairy Cooperative Society which brings together 150 dairy farmers in Kakamba sub county says that their cows are going blind and they …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Sironko district is stranded with 10 cows that were recovered last week.    The cows that were reportedly stolen were recovered in Bumasobo sub county in Sironko district following a tip off from a whistle blower. According to police, the cows are suspected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Farming households in Uganda managed to increase the population of pigs, sheep, and rabbits between 2008 and 2018 at a faster rate than they did for cows and goats, new statistics have shown. The figures, published on Tuesday by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …

Pilani, India | AFP | One of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s signature policies has been protecting cows, but for Raghuvir Singh Meena — a Hindu farmer struggling to protect his crop of chickpeas from roaming cattle — it has gone too far. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Modi’s nationalist party when …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers at Mutukula border in Kyotera district have come under fire from local authorities for allegedly aiding the movement of  livestock that have not been inspected by health officials. In February this year, the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Ministry lifted the cattle …