Tags: animal health

ILRI News on animal health

20 Mar 2020

Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment

Pastoralism is an effective and productive livelihood system that makes the best use of variably distributed natural resources in often dry rangeland areas where it has a particularly strong comparative advantage over other land uses. In order to function well, pastoralists and their livestock need...

AVCD program blog

16 Mar 2020

Muthoni Njiru

Private sector can deliver Veterinary Vaccines in Kenya.

On 1 st February 2020 the Director of Veterinary Services (DVS), Dr Obadiah Njagi, issued a circular clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the private sector in the delivery of veterinary medicines and vaccines across Kenya in accordance with the existing laws and regulations. For a long...

AVCD program blog

16 Mar 2020

Muthoni Njiru

Private sector can deliver veterinary vaccines in Kenya

On 1 February 2020 the director of veterinary services (DVS), Obadiah Njagi, issued a circular clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the private sector in the delivery of veterinary medicines and vaccines across Kenya in accordance with the existing laws and regulations. For a long time, the...

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Publications on animal health

Extension Material

Published2019

How to prevent disease in cattle

Poster

Published2019

The use of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes in pig production in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam

Presentation

Published2019

Occurrence of trichinellosis in indigenous pigs of ethnic minorities in Vietnam

Presentation

Published2019

Parasite survey [Cambodia]

Presentation

Published2019

Salmonella and Staphylococcus contamination in pork and chicken in Cambodian markets

Report

Published2019

Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig health, production and pork safety: Workshop report

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ILRI Projects on animal health

Sep 2019Aug 2022

Co-infection with Rift Valley fever virus, Brucella spp. and Coxiella burnetii in humans and animals in Kenya: Disease burden and ecological factors

Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and Q fever cause serious illnesses in humans and are associated with extensive socio-economic losses in livestock. These diseases are prevalent in pastoral areas of Kenya and are among the country’s top 10 priority zoonoses. In people, the diseases cause intermittent...

Mar 2019Feb 2022

Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development

This project aims to increase sustainable livestock productivity and improve marketing of livestock products by enhancing quality and reliability of integrated public-private veterinary service delivery. The project also supports the certification of export abattoirs through the development of meat...

Aug 2015Dec 2019

Zoonoses in livestock in Kenya

Continuing changes to livestock production systems in Kenya and elsewhere to satisfy increased demand for livestock products affect the risk of zoonoses and other infectious diseases. The most important changes are the commercialisation and intensification of what was previously subsistence farming...

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