Cryopreservation is a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as −196 °C. In the case of dairy bull semen, cryopreservation is a common method used to preserve the sperm cells for artificial insemination (AI) purposes. Maintaining the quality of cryopreserved dairy bull semen along the supply […]
Integrated Range Management (IRM) practices play a crucial role in improving the growth and dry matter yield of forage species in regions like Mvomero district, Morogoro, Tanzania, where sustainable livestock production is essential for food security and livelihoods. Scarcity of forage particularly during dry seasons is among the major factors which limit improved meat production […]
The Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences is pleased to inform the scientific community and to Congratulate Dr. Dorice Leonard Lutatenekwa a member of academic staff, for a successfully defending her PhD on 05th September 2023 at Sokoine University of Agriculture. The tittle of her PhD thesis is “Characterization of Cenchrus Ciliaris (African Foxtail) […]
In October 2018, Dorice L. Lutatenekwa (PAS/D/2018/0002) enrolled for a PhD program in the Department of Animal, Aquaculture, and Range Sciences (DAARS) within the College of Agriculture (CoA) at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). She is employed as an Assistant Lecturer in DAARS at SUA. Thesis Title: “Characterization of Cenchrus Ciliaris (African Foxtail) Ecotypes from […]
Bacteria have been previously engineered to detect diseases by responding to specific metabolites or pathogens. Currently, species of bacteria have been engineered to detect specific mutations in human DNA. Using CRISPR gene editing, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and colleagues from Australia, have engineered bacteria that can detect the presence of tumor […]