Journal of Nutrition & Weight Loss

Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

Biography

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. She researched on post-harvest handling practices that influence the Physico-chemical properties and microbial status of beef in the meat value chain in Uganda. The research was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development under the Reduction of Postharvest Losses and Value Addition in East African Food Value Chains Project (RELOAD project). 

Publications

• Research Article   
  Compliance to Post-Harvest Handling Practices of Beef along the Beef Value Chain in Uganda
  Author(s): Juliet Kyayesimira*, Grace Kagoro Rugunda, Lejju Julius Bunny and Joseph W. Matofari
  
  Introduction: Beef handling from slaughter to butchery if not compliant with standard operating requirements may lead to contamination by spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms originating from equipment, surfaces, personnel, water and environment. This mostly depends on level of hygiene. Beef handlers have limited public health education on safe handling, poor meat handling facilities and low enforcement of hygiene rules along the value chain. Sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) in cleaning of equipment/tools and facilities for handling beef were not adhered to from slaughter houses through to butcheries. Objective: The study was conducted to assess whether the post-harvest beef handling practices and actors involved follow set standards in the beef value chain. Method: A cross sectional survey coveri.. View more»
  

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