Managing the health needs of livestock contributes to reducing poverty and improving the
livelihoods of smallholder and pastoralist livestock keepers globally. Animal health …

Sheep and goats are an important commodity for smallholder farmers across East Africa, but
severe limitations remain in small ruminant production. This review aimed to identify specific …

It is long past the time when we should be recognizing that the potential impacts of animal
health interventions focused on livestock may in fact be far from environmentally …

In order to identify and evaluate health related constraints faced by Ugandan pig farmers, a
veterinary herd health management approach (VHHM) was applied in 20 randomly selected …

Background: Livestock represents an important sector for the livelihood of sub-Saharan
African countries' inhabitants. In these countries, farmers raise livestock to meet household …

Small ruminants' production contributes to livelihood of pastoral communities, but this faces
myriad constraints. This study aimed at identifying challenges facing producers of small …

East African pastoralists and their livestock are vulnerable to alterations in resource
availability and disease transmission and frequently face poor access to livestock health …

Animal health interventions tend to focus on transboundary or zoonotic animal diseases and
little attention is given to diseases that mainly affect livestock production and productivity …

People in northern Uganda are currently rebuilding their lives after a lengthy period of
conflict. To facilitate this, the Ugandan government and donors have promoted investment in …

Introduction Sustainable livestock production remains crucial for attainment of food security
globally and for safeguarding the livelihoods of many households in low-and–middle …