The detection and characterization of zoonotic Bartonella spp. in rodents, shrews, and their ectoparasites are essential for public health risk assessment, disease surveillance, reservoir identification, and the development of effective control strategies, as well as adopting a comprehensive One Health strategy to prevent and control infectious diseases. Identification of zoonotic Bartonella spp. in rodents and...Read More

The impact of plastic pollution on marine life is a significant and concerning issue. Plastic waste can have detrimental effects on marine ecosystems, including ingestion by marine animals, entanglement, habitat destruction, and the introduction of harmful chemicals. These factors can disrupt the reproductive processes and overall health of aquatic species. Currently, plastic waste has become...Read More

The dairy industry is among the important components of the livestock sector in Zanzibar in terms of source of animal protein, income, and employment. In Zanzibar, the lack of grazing land, inadequate spaces for waste management, and urbanization created a need to find a better way of establishing dairy farming intervention to serve poor families...Read More

Some of the department members celebrated Ms. Patricia P. Ngoda achievement and conferred her Master’s in Tropical Animal Production on the Department Lawn Garden.   MS. Patricia Peter Ngoda successfully completed her Master’s Degree in Tropical Animal Production from Sokoine University of Agriculture on the 23rd of November 2023 Graduation Ceremony. The title of her...Read More

Mr. Bujunju Musa at the center received heartfelt congratulations from the Head of the Department Prof. Anthony Z. Sangeda (left) and his research project supervisor Madam Justa Kashumba (right), during the 40th SUA Prize Giving Ceremony on the 21st of November 2023. Mr. Bujuju Musa not only emerged as the Overall Best Final Year Student...Read More

DAARS homecoming week has successfully reunited different dignitaries from the Department and Livestock sector. From right is Prof. Sangeda A.Z. (Head of the Department), Dr. Madalla, N.A. (Director of Aquaculture in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, and former Head of the Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences “2014 – 2019”), Prof. Mushi D.E....Read More

Rangeland Society of Tanzania (RST) announces the 6th Conference. Kindly find the attached advert with the details about the Society and abstract submission.   The Department of Animal, Aquaculture, and Range Sciences The College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture Share this pageRead More

Researchers grow chimeric embryos containing a combination of human and pig cells inside pigs. The researchers are from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, University of Cambridge, and Jilin University. A severe organ shortage plagues the progress of organ transplantation. One solution may be to generate human organs in other large mammals, however, that...Read More