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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Constraints to cattle production in a semiarid pastoral system in Kenya
Tropical Animal Health and Production, Volume 45, No. 6, Year 2013
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Livestock keeping is the mainstay for the pastoral community while also providing social and cultural value. This study ranked main production constraints and cattle diseases that impacted livelihood and estimated herd prevalence, incidence rate, and impact of diseases on production parameters in a semiarid pastoral district of Narok in Kenya. Data collection employed participatory techniques including listing, pairwise ranking, disease incidence scoring, proportional piling, and disease impact matrix scoring and this was disaggregated by gender. Production constraints with high scores for impact on livelihood included scarcity of water (19 %), lack of extension services (15 %), presence of diseases (12 %), lack of market for cattle and their products (10 %), and recurrent cycle of drought (9 %). Diseases with high scores for impact on livelihood were East Coast fever (ECF) (22 %) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) (21 %). High estimated incidence rates were reported for FMD (67 %), trypanosomosis (28 %), and ECF (15 %), while contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) had an incidence rate <1 %. Milk yield was affected by FMD, ECF, and trypanosomosis, while ECF was the cause of increased mortality. FMD, ECF, CBPP, and brucellosis caused increased abortion, while effect of gender and location of study was not significant. Despite CBPP being regarded as an important disease affecting cattle production in sub-Sahara Africa, its estimated incidence rate in herds was low. This study indicates what issues should be prioritized by livestock policy for pastoral areas. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Authors & Co-Authors
Onono, Joshua Orungo
United Kingdom, London
Royal Veterinary College University of London
Kenya, Nairobi
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
Wieland, Barbara
Switzerland, Bern
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Rushton, Jonathan R.
United Kingdom, London
Royal Veterinary College University of London
Statistics
Citations: 72
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11250-013-0379-2
ISSN:
00494747
e-ISSN:
15737438
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Grounded Theory
Study Locations
Kenya