THE 43rd UGANDA VETERINARY ASSOCIATION SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 2024
Call for abstracts
The Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) is thrilled to announce the 43rd Scientific symposium, scheduled to take place on 28th November 2024 at Las Vegas Hotel, Mbarara city, Western Uganda. The symposium will provide a platform to researchers, innovators, veterinary entrepreneurs, policy makers veterinarians, veterinary paraprofessionals and other livestock value chain actors to share their expertise, study findings, and practical applications of new technologies relevant to the animal industry.
The symposium is organized under the theme: “The role of veterinary professionals in promoting holistic health and sustainable wealth in communities”. For purposes of presentations, the theme has been divided into three sub-themes to capture the different aspects of veterinary practice as follows.
(a) Innovations and Advancements in research, health education, and animal production (b) The role of veterinary professionals in Public Health, Policy, and Climate Resilience (c) Economic Empowerment through veterinary practice.
The Uganda Veterinary Association therefore invites participants to submit abstracts for either oral or poster presentations at the symposium.
Submission Guidelines
(i) Abstracts should be submitted in MS Word format with not more than 250 words in a single paragraph, single-spaced, using Times New Roman, font size 12.
(ii) The title should be bold, Author(s): List with surname and initials followed by addresses in Times New Roman, font size 10, italics. For multi-authored abstracts, indicate the address of each co-author numerically in superscript. Please provide the email address and telephone number of the corresponding author.
(iii)The abstract should cover the background, objectives, methodology, key results and recommendations.
Submission Deadline: Submit your abstract before October 15th, 2024.
Conference registration information
The link below provides details for registering for the conference, including payment information and instructions for abstract submission.
https://forms.gle/5Tt85MVoQ86gkDgQ7
For questions about the conference or submission process, please contact:
• Dr. Obbo Bonifance, General Secretary UVA (+256 782 628 320)
• Dr. George Muhanguzi, Chairperson-Scientific Symposium Committee (+256 759 340 312)