Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMichel Dione: 0000-0001-7812-5776en
cg.creator.identifierEmily Ouma: 0000-0002-3123-1376en
cg.creator.identifierKristina Roesel: 0000-0002-2553-1129en
cg.creator.identifierDanilo Pezo: 0000-0001-5345-5314en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.10.012en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0167-5877en
cg.journalPreventive Veterinary Medicineen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.volume117en
dc.contributor.authorDione, Michel M.en
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Emily A.en
dc.contributor.authorRoesel, Kristinaen
dc.contributor.authorKungu, J.en
dc.contributor.authorLule, Peter M.en
dc.contributor.authorPezo, Danilo A.en
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-24T08:19:01Zen
dc.date.available2014-11-24T08:19:01Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/51612
dc.titleParticipatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractWhile animal health constraints have been identified as a major limiting factor in smallholder pig production in Uganda, researchers and policy makers lack information on the relative incidence of diseases and their impacts on pig production. This study aimed to assess animal health and management practices, constraints and opportunities for intervention in smallholder pig value chains in three high poverty districts of Uganda. Semi-qualitative interview checklists through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were administered to 340 pig farmers in 35 villages in Masaka, Kamuli and Mukono districts. Quantitative data was obtained during the exercise through group consensus. Results of FGDs were further triangulated with secondary data and information obtained from key informant interviews. Findings show that pig keeping systems are dominated by tethering and scavenging in rural areas. In peri-urban and urban areas, intensive production systems are more practiced, with pigs confined in pens. The main constraints identified by farmers include high disease burden such as African swine fever (ASF) and parasites, poor housing and feeding practices, poor veterinary services, ineffective drugs and a general lack of knowledge on piggery management. According to farmers, ASF is the primary cause of pig mortality with epidemics occurring mainly during the dry season. Worms and ectoparasites namely; mange, lice and flies are endemic leading to stunted growth which reduces the market value of pigs. Diarrhoea and malnutrition are common in piglets. Ninety-three percent of farmers say they practice deworming, 37% practice ectoparasite spraying and 77% castrate their boars. Indigenous curative treatments include the application of human urine and concoctions of local herbs for ASF control and use of old engine oil or tobacco extracts to control ectoparasites. There is a need for better technical services to assist farmers with these problems.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDione, M.M., Ouma, E.A., Roesel, K., Kungu, J., Lule, P. and Pezo, D. 2014. Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 117(3-4):565-576.en
dcterms.descriptionCorrigendum: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.03.010en
dcterms.extentp. 565-576en
dcterms.issued2014-12-01en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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