Prioritization of livestock diseases by pastoralists in Oloitoktok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Saint Andrewsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationEgerton Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovationen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287456en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1932-6203en_US
cg.issue7en_US
cg.journalPLOS ONEen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume18en_US
dc.contributor.authorMburu, C.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBukachi, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMajiwa, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOngore, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBaylis, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMochabo, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHowland, Oliviaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T07:23:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-07-17T07:23:18Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/131168en_US
dc.titlePrioritization of livestock diseases by pastoralists in Oloitoktok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractIntroduction Livestock diseases are a big challenge for the livelihood of pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa because they reduce livestock productivity and increase mortality. Based on the literature available there is limited understanding on how pastoralists prioritize these diseases in the context of their culture, ecosystems and livelihoods. A study was conducted to provide insights on lay prioritization of animal diseases by pastoralists in Kenya. Methodology A qualitative study was undertaken between March and July 2021. Thirty in-depth interviews and six focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with community members to explore community attitudes on livestock diseases prioritization. Male and female livestock keepers were purposively selected and interviewed and they were all long-term residents of the area. Fourteen key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted with professionals from different key sectors to provide detailed stakeholder perspectives on livestock diseases. The interviews were analyzed thematically using the QSR Nvivo software to identify the emerging themes related to the study objectives. Results The pastoralists prioritized livestock diseases based on effect on their economic wellbeing, cultural values and utilization of ecosystem services. There were gender variabilities in how diseases were prioritized among the pastoralists. Men cited high priority diseases as foot and mouth disease and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia due to their regular occurrence and effect on livelihood. Notably, women regarded coenuruses as very important because it affected sheep and goats with a high mortality rate and lumpy skin disease because it rendered the meat from the carcasses inedible. Malignant catarrhal fever and trypanosomiasis were noted as some of the common diseases in the livestock-wildlife interface but not cited as priority diseases. Challenges related to disease control in pastoralist contexts exist including limited access to livestock treatment services, inadequate information on disease impact and complex environmental factors. Conclusion This study sheds light on the body of knowledge in Kenya regarding livestock diseases and their prioritization by livestock keepers. This could aid in the development of a common disease control framework and prioritization at the local level which would take into consideration the dynamic socio-cultural, ecological, livelihood and economic contexts of the communities.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-07-12en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMburu, C.M., Bukachi, S., Majiwa, H., Ongore, D., Baylis, M., Mochabo, K., Fèvre, E. and Howland, O. 2023. Prioritization of livestock diseases by pastoralists in Oloitoktok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenya. PLOS ONE 18(7): e0287456.en_US
dcterms.extente0287456en_US
dcterms.issued2023-07-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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