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  1. Application of Exon Primed Intron Crossing Markers to Cross‐Amplify Oreochromis Species in Eastern Africa

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, February 2026, Wiley

    Dr John Walakira

  2. Comparative study of the occurrence and distribution of parasites in pond and cage-cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, January 2026, Informa UK Limited

    Dr John Walakira

  3. Why Functional Microbial Products Have Not Replaced Antibiotics in Aquaculture: Evidence, Failure Modes, and a Path to Responsible Use

    Article • Aquaculture Research, January 2026, Wiley

    Dr John Walakira

  4. Comparative Study of Parasite Infestation of Pond and Cage Cultured Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda

    Article • February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr John Walakira

  5. Isolation and Characterization of Aeromonas hydrophila lytic Bacteriophages as a safe antibiotic alternative bio-control agent

    Article • Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, November 2024, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr John Walakira

  6. Spatial Risk Estimation of Parasitic Infestations of Pond and Cage Cultured Nile Tilapia (<em>Oreochromis niloticus</em>) in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr John Walakira

  7. Assessment of Fish Consumption Patterns in the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda

    Article • American Journal of Agriculture, July 2024, AJPO JOURNALS

    Dr John Walakira

  8. Implementing Zonal Aquaculture Innovation Platforms in Uganda: Key Lessons Learned

    Article • Platforms, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr John Walakira

  9. Integration of probiotics in aquaponic systems: an emerging alternative approach

    Article • Aquaculture International, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John Walakira

  10. Lake Victoria: Overview of research needs and the way forward

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr John Walakira

  11. Increasing Farmers’ Access to Aquaculture Extension Services: Lessons from Central and Northern Uganda

    Article • Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, February 2022, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr John Walakira

  12. Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr John Walakira, Dr. Alberto V Borges

  13. Fatty acid profile of pebbly fish, Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) from Lake Albert, Uganda: Implications for its feed requirements

    Article • Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, December 2021, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr John Walakira

  14. From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa's Food Production

    Article • September 2021, Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers

    Dr John Walakira

  15. Molecular Characterization and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Edwardsiella tarda isolated from Farmed Nile Tilapia and African Catfish from Wakiso, Uganda

    Article • Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, November 2020, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Dr John Walakira

  16. Growth and survival of Ripon barbel (Barbus altianalis) larvae and juveniles fed five experimental diets in captivity

    Article • Aquaculture Reports, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr John Walakira

  17. Morphology and functional ontogeny of the digestive tract of Barbus altianalis larvae

    Article • African Zoology, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr John Walakira

  18. An overview of domestication potential of Barbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) in Uganda

    Article • Aquaculture Reports, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr John Walakira

  19. Erratum to: Condition factor, Length – Weight relationship, and the fishery of Barbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) in Lakes Victoria and Edward basins of Uganda

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John Walakira

  20. Understanding the Role of Fish Farmer Associations as Intermediaries for the Commercialization of Aquaculture in Uganda

    Article • Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal, January 2017, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr John Walakira

  21. Condition factor, Length – Weight relationship, and the fishery of Barbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) in Lakes Victoria and Edward basins of Uganda

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr John Walakira

  22. Identification and characterization of bacteriophages specific to the catfish pathogen,Edwardsiella ictaluri

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr John Walakira