Strengthening capacity of Ugandan veterinarians: Report from a training for “Pig Herd Health Champions” at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2-13 March 2020

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dc.contributor.authorDione, Michel
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorJacobson, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorLutakome, Pius
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-22T18:39:21Z
dc.date.available2022-08-22T18:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn the past, the pig health research agenda of the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda has focused on single infectious diseases, which have been looked at separately. This has generated a lot of useful information that helped characterize the pig health status (Dione et al., 2014; Ouma et al., 2015; Dione et al., 2016; Roesel et al., 2017; Dione et al., 2018). However, the link of health issues to the wider herd” ecosystem” has been missing. For example, the importance of feeding strategies, co-infection, and reproductive management is not fully acknowledged. Herd Health Management (HHM) is a method to optimize health, welfare, and production in a herd. Pigs are within a delicate “ecosystem” which needs to be analyzed when managing a herd. In the HHM, one doesn’t focus on a single infectious disease, but rather on general farm conditions such as feed strategies, biosecurity, general health, reproductive management, husbandry, and management skills. The whole need to ensure sustainable production to maximize profit (Figure 1). However, some externalities such as greenhouse gas emissions, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and animal welfare need to be addressed to ensure that the production system remains sustainable and resource-efficient into the future.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDione, M. M., Magnusson, U., Jacobson, M., & Lutakome, P. (2020). Strengthening capacity of Ugandan veterinarians: Report from a training for “Pig Herd Health Champions” at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2-13 March 2020.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4362
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)en_US
dc.titleStrengthening capacity of Ugandan veterinarians: Report from a training for “Pig Herd Health Champions” at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2-13 March 2020en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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