Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Appropriate animal health information systems for nomadic and transhumant livestock populations in Africa.
- Journal:
- Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics)
- Year:
- 1991
- Authors:
- Sollod, A E & Stem, C
- Affiliation:
- Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine · United States
Plain-English summary
In many dry areas of Africa, people raise livestock in a way that requires them to move their animals around to find food and water. These nomadic and transhumant (seasonally moving) herders face unique challenges when it comes to keeping their animals healthy, and traditional veterinary practices often don't work well for them. By involving these herders in the development of animal health information systems, we can create solutions that fit their needs, are affordable, and are accepted by their communities. This approach can help improve the way animal health care is delivered in these pastoral settings.
Abstract
Nomadic and transhumant livestock comprise the normative mode of production in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. By adopting management practices with high human labor and informational input, pastoral societies have adapted to innately high environmental variability. The Western veterinary model, which developed under sedentary conditions of production, has been unable to address herd health problems in African pastoral regions. By soliciting the participation of pastoral people, however, it is possible to develop an animal health information system that is technically appropriate, economically viable and socially acceptable. The organizational structure of appropriate information systems can furnish the framework for animal health delivery under pastoral conditions.
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