Assessing the knowledge and practices of smallholder pig farmers and associated risk factors for swine gastrointestinal disorders in Masindi district, Uganda
Poor husbandry practices especially feeding on raw tubers, scavenging and mixing of different herds of pigs were associated with widespread pig GIT disorders. Involving women in strategies to improve pig GIT health as equal partners is suggested. Farmers are encouraged to adopt confinement and housing of pigs as the minimum good husbandry practices for sustainable pig production.
Authors
- Benard Owori
- Robert Alex Isabirye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3994-6923)
- Peter Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-902X)
- Samuel Majalija (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6445-9070)
- Juliet Kiguli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-8632)
- Gabriel Tumwine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5869-7837)
Institutions
- National Agricultural Research Organisation (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04667-2
- Primary Topic
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00