International Range Student Session (Tanzania and USA): Celebrating 13th Tanzania Rangeland Day 2023 To commemorate Tanzania Rangeland Day 2023, the Rangeland Society of Tanzania (RST) invites you to join its International Range Student Session, which will be held on April 24th at 7:00 PM East Africa Time (EAT) and 9:00 AM Mountain Standard Time (MST)....Read More
Opportunity for Master and Ph.D. graduates with Upper Second Degrees in Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Biostatistics. The Department of Animal, Aquaculture, and Range Sciences The College of Agriculture, SUA Read More
The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Abdallah Ulega (MP), declared improvement of livestock feed is among the top priorities in 2023/2024. Improving livestock feed will have a positive impact on the quality of the animals and livestock products towards sustainable and profitable livestock farming. It is important to note that improving livestock feed requires...Read More
Transmission Zero, a global scientific programme led by scientists at Imperial College London and the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) of Tanzania, in partnership with the Tanzanian National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), announces the generation of the first transgenic mosquito strain ever to be made in Africa. This strain carries in its genome genetic modifications...Read More
Genome editing is a technology that allows for precise modifications to an organism’s genetic material, such as DNA or RNA. Genome editing works by introducing specific changes to the DNA sequence of an organism. At present, the newly introduced method of genome editing is efficiently done by using CRISPR-Cas9 system. The CRISPR-Cas9 system is a...Read More
One of the most recent work done by Valeli Bugota a Chairperson at Aqua-Farms Organization (AFO) and Dr. Cyrus Rumisha from the Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences in the College of Agriculture (SUA), was featured in April Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Newsletter. A study titled “Low genetic diversity and lack of...Read More
Rehema J. Simwanza and Cyrus Rumisha Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences Summary Populations of the bottlenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus australiae) in the Indo-West Pacific (IWP) have declined by nearly 80% in recent decades. In response, IWP countries are establishing sanctuaries to provide refuge for the fish. However, little is known about the genetic stock...Read More
Malakalinga, J. J., Misinzo, G., Msalya, G. M., Shayo, M. J., & Kazwala, R. R. (2023). Genetic diversity and Genomic analysis of G3P [6] and equine-like G3P [8] in Children Under-five from Southern Highlands and Eastern Tanzania. Acta Tropica, 106902. Summary Rotavirus group A genomic characterization is critical for understanding the mechanisms of rotavirus diversity, such...Read More
