Browsing by Author "Kidega, K."

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    EFFECT OF INDIGENOUS MICRO-ORGANISM TREATMENT OF DEEP LITTER FLOOR ON NUTRIENT CONTENT OF PORK
    (African Crop Science Journal, 2020-10-02) Kidega, K.; Ndyomugyenyi, E.K.; Okello-Uma, I.
    Pork meat consumption and its products are constrained by high fat content, particularly high composition of saturated fatty acids. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of indigenous micro-organism (IMO) treatment of deep litter floor, on nutrient content in pork of pigs raised on IMO treated and untreated deep litter floor. Twenty four three-months old pigs (Large White x Landrace) were raised on deep litter floor; one floor type treated with IMO solution and the control not treated. Significant (P<0.05) differences were observed in the amount of saturated, mono-unsaturated, poly-unsaturated, cis, trans and omega-6, 7 and 9 fatty acids in pork of pigs raised on IMO treated and untreated deep litter floor; with more unsaturated fatty acids in pork of pigs raised on deep litter floor without IMO treatment (63%) than pigs kept on deep litter floor with IMO (37%). Therefore, deep litter floor treatment with IMO solution does not affect nutrient contents in pork, but enhances the composition of unsaturated fatty acids. Further research should be conducted on the mechanisms by which deep litter floor whether treated or untreated with IMO solution modifies fatty acids composition in pork.
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    Effect of Different Floor Types on Growth Performance of Pigs and Carcass Back-Fat Thickness
    (London Journal of Research in Science: Natural and Formal, 2021) Kidega, K.; Aliro, T.; Mugonola, B.; Ndyomugyenyi, E. K.; Okello-Uma, I.
    Pig production (Sus scrofa domesticus) amongst smallholder farmers is constrained by poor growth performances in terms of feed intake (FI), weight gain (WG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) and, high proportion of carcass back-fat thickness to lean meat. This study investigated the effect of floor types on growth performance of pigs and carcass back-fat thickness of pigs raised on IMO treated deep litter floor, untreated deep litter floor and concrete floor.Three-month old pigs (Large White x Landrace) were raised on a deep litter floor and concrete floor (control); one type of deep litter floor was treated with IMO solution and one type not treated. No significant (P≥0.05) difference were observed in feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass back-fat thickness at the back from the 15th rib to the last Lumbar vertebrae, at gluteus medius muscle and the thigh of pigs raised on both concrete floor, IMO treated and untreated deep litter floor.
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    Impact of Community Action Research Project (CARP+1) on the livelihoods of smallholder pig farmers in northern Uganda
    (RUFORUM Working Document Series, 2021-12-06) Ndyomugyenyi, E. K.; Kidega, K.
    Pig production in Uganda is largely constrained by high feed costs, poor breeds, foul smell in pig houses, and the fact that markets are not reliable for live pigs and products. To address the constraints, the Community Action Research Project (CARP+1) introduced user-friendly interventions to smallholder pig farmers in northern Uganda. This study aimed to establish the impact of the CARP+1 interventions on pig production and livelihoods of the smallholder pig farmers. Data were collected from 75 purposively selected farmers out of the 109 who kept pigs at the start of the CARP+1. Structured questionnaires, observations and interviews were used to collect the data. The number of farmers who were not keeping pigs decreased by 85.8% as a result of CARP+1 intervention. Farmers who kept over 16 pigs increased (P≤0.05) from 0.00% to 3% after the intervention. Farmers who earned over Ugx 1,600,000 (annually) from pig production increased (P≤0.05) from 3.3% to 13.2% after the intervention. As a result of the CARP+1 intervention, pig farmers were able to pay school fees for their children (63.3%) and purchase foodstuffs for their families (56.7%). Pig farmers (96.7%) were able to use the knowledge they got from the CARP+1 to improve the housing condition of pigs using deep floor on which indigenous microorganism liquid was applied, formulate cheap feed from local feedstuffs and disease control. In conclusion, the CARP+1 intervention significantly improved pig production and livelihoods of smallholder pig farmers in northern Uganda.