Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorDione, Michel M.
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Emily A.
dc.contributor.authorRoesel, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorKungu, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorLule, Peter
dc.contributor.authorPezo, Danilo
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-05T21:32:59Z
dc.date.available2022-02-05T21:32:59Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWhile animal health constraints have been identified as a major limiting factor in small-holder pig production in Uganda, researchers and policy makers lack information on the relative incidence of diseases and their impacts on pig production. This study aimed to assess animal health and management practices, constraints and opportunities for intervention in smallholder pig value chains in three high poverty districts of Uganda.Semi-qualitative interview checklists through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were administered to 340 pig farmers in 35 villages in Masaka, Kamuli and Mukono districts.Quantitative data was obtained during the exercise through group consensus. Results of FGDs were further triangulated with secondary data and information obtained from key informant interviews. Findings show that pig keeping systems are dominated by tethering and scavenging in rural areas. In peri-urban and urban areas, intensive production systems are more practiced, with pigs confined in pens. The main constraints identified by farmers include high disease burden such as African swine fever (ASF) and parasites, poor hous-ing and feeding practices, poor veterinary services, ineffective drugs and a general lack of knowledge on piggery management. According to farmers, ASF is the primary cause of pig mortality with epidemics occurring mainly during the dry season. Worms and ectopara-sites namely; mange, lice and flies are endemic leading to stunted growth which reduces the market value of pigs. Diarrhoea and malnutrition are common in piglets. Ninety-three percent of farmers say they practice deworming, 37% practice ecto parasite spraying and 77%castrate their boars. Indigenous curative treatments include the application of human urine and concoctions of local herbs for ASF control and use of old engine oil or tobacco extractst o control ectoparasites. There is a need for better technical services to assist farmers with these problems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDione, M. M., Ouma, E. A., Roesel, K., Kungu, J., Lule, P., & Pezo, D. (2014). Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda. Preventive veterinary medicine, 117(3-4), 565-576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.10.012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.10.012
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1960
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPreventive veterinary medicineen_US
dc.subjectSmallholdersen_US
dc.subjectPigsen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectDiseasesen_US
dc.subjectValue chainsen_US
dc.titleParticipatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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