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Tools for prevention of infectious diseases in cattle in Uganda

The aim of the proposed project is to provide cattle owners in Uganda with tools and incentives for prevention of infectious diseases of importance for their cattle production. The project is designed as a PhD project, so as to train a young scientist and provide knowledge and incentive for further research efforts. A participatory approach will be adopted, involving local animal health workers, farmers and scientists. By identifying the main problems, investigating their main causes and designing herd-specific measures for prevention and assessing the economic feasibility, the results will be immediately useful in the field situation. The project combines a broad holistic approach with an individual-based design for solutions. The project consists of three parts. The first part will characterise the major infectious diseases in different types of cattle production in the different districts of Uganda. The second part is an in-depth study of the diseases and their socio-economic impact in selected herds. The third part adopts a community participatory approach to design tailor-made measures for each herd, applicable to its particular disease risks and potential. This will be further evaluated to assess the compliance and effect in each herd. In addition to scientific publications, the results will be communicated directly back to the participating farmers through feedback workshops and reported via suitable channels to other stakeholders.

Project ID

SE-0-SE-29-2013-6608-285-31182

Activity status

2 - Implementation

Aid type

D02 - Other technical assistance

% to Uganda

100.00

Organisations

Funding

Sweden

Extending

The Swedish Research Council

Implementing

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet

CRS code	%
Agricultural research (31182)	100.0