Table 2 Most prevalent livestock and chicken diseases in Mpigi and Gulu districts
Animal species affected | Disease name | Local name - Luganda | Local name – Acholi | Rank (1-Highest prevalence - Mpigi) | Rank (1-Highest prevalence – Gulu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | East coast fever | Amakebe | Oding ding | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Coughing | Okukolola | Aona | 2 | 6 |
| Â | Helminthosis | Enjoka | Kwidi, odini (liver flukes) | 3 | 2 |
| Â | Heart water | Mulalama | ? | 4 | 9 |
| Â | Mange | Olukuku | Angoli | 5 | 7 |
| Â | Trypanosomosis | Kipumpuli | Tu o jonyo | 6 | 3 |
| Â | Bovine ephemeral fever | Kamenyo | Okwero | 7 | 10 |
| Â | Bloat | Kamukuulo | Deng ici | 8 | 5 |
| Â | Ticks & biting flies | Enkwa & Ebiwuka | Okwodo & Lwangu | 9 | 4 |
| Â | Mastitis | Ebbani | Angoli me tunu | 10 | 8 |
Goats and Sheep | Helminthosis | Enjoka | Kwidi | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Mange | Olukuku | Angoli | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Heart water | Mulalama | Awila wic | 3 | 4 |
| Â | Parapox or orf | Obumwamwa | Abworu | 4 | 2 |
| Â | Abscesses | Ebizimba | Buu | 5 | 5 |
Pigs | African swine fever | Omusujja gw’embizzi | Orere pa opego | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Helminthosis | Enjoka | Kwidi | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Swollen udders | Okuzimba amabeere | Cak pa dyang/dyel ma kwot | 4 | 5 |
| Â | Mange | Olukuku | Angoli | 3 | 4 |
| Â | Lice | Ensekere | Nyugi | 5 | 3 |
Chicken | New castle | Kiwumpuli | Orere pa gwenu | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Coccidiosis | Kiddukano | Orere | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Helminthosis | Enjoka | Kwidi | 5 | 4 |
| Â | Mites and fleas | Obuloolo, enkukunyi | Ladep, Lakuny | 3 | 5 |
| Â | Flu | Senyiga | Abworo | 4 | 3 |