Biography
Jesca Nakayima is a PhD graduate from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (2014). She is specialized in Molecular Epidemiology. She holds a Master of Wildlife Health & Management (MWHM) and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) from Makerere University, in 2006 and 2002 respectively. She joined National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)/National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) in June 2006, where she is working till date. She has worked under the Biotechnology section then later Livestock health Program. She has participated in the surveillance and control of Trypanosomiasis. She has also worked on the molecular epidemiology of zoonoses, protozoan parasites, helminthes, wildlife diseases, tick-borne diseases, viruses, among others.
Abstract
The poultry sub-sector is crucially important in the context of agricultural growth and improvement of diets of the people in Uganda. The sub-sector is particularly important; in that it is a significant source for the supply of protein and nutrition in households’ nutritional intake. It is an attractive economic activity as well, especially to women and poor population. However, the poultry industry faces several challenges among which are diseases. I intend to survey both free ranging and commercial chicken for infectious bronchitis, a production disease, blood parasites and zoonotic pathogens. I intend to evaluate Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification LAMP for the diagnosis of some of the zoonotic pathogens. I will also undertake a comparative evaluation of pathogens of Guinea fowl which is a wildlife avian species but is semi domesticated in northern Uganda; these could be a reservoir of pathogens to domestic poultry. Gastrointestinal parasites of the birds will also be analyzed.
Biography
Manana Lordkipanidze has completed her PhD from Ilia State University, Institute of Zoology. She is the main Investigator of entomopathogens. She has more than 70 papers published in reputed journals.
Abstract
This paper presents the results of using entomopathogenic nematodes for biological control of house fly Musca domestica L (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) in field conditions. The house fly, Musca domestica Linnaeus, is a well known cosmopolitan pest of both farm and home. This species is always found in association with humans or the activities of humans. The biological agents’ entomopathogenic nematodes of the Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae families are pathogenic for a range of pests. These nematodes are symbiotically associated with entomopathogenic bacteria Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus. For the experiment we used pupae and larvae of fly (50-50) colonized 2 kg cattle dung. For infestation of insects the nematode suspension with certain concentration 10000 nematodes/ml was prepared. Three test samples were taken, to each dung sample was added 70, 50, 25 ml from the mentioned suspension. Appropriately, in test sample-I the number of nematodes was 350 per 1 g dung, in test sample-II: 250 and in test sample-III: 125. As the result showed in sample-I pupae and larvae mortality achieved 88.2-78%, in sample-II, mortality was 43.5-40% and in test sample-III, was approximately 32.3-28.3%. The insects died mostly in the pupa stage. The analysis of the experiments conducted by us provide evidence that the most efficient dose of the nematode suspension applied against pupae and larvae of fly colonized on cattle dung is 350 IJs/g. Both species of entomopathogenic namatodes produced mortality of experimental insects, although the S. feltiae was more significant than H. bacteriophira.