Comments for Community Animal Health Blog http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog Share With Others Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on Is Eradicating Livestock Diseases The Best Way Forward? by Dr. Asefa Deressa (DVM, MScTVE) http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=121#comment-10 Dr. Asefa Deressa (DVM, MScTVE) Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=121#comment-10 I thank you for sharing this article with us. I have tried to go through the different views of professionals. Of course, eradicating livestock diseases is the best if possible and it is our ultimate goal. The issue is like Andy Catley suggested eradication can attract donors but can not bring to an end livestock diseases. Past history of eradication program showed only one livestock disease i.e. Rinderpest and one human disease i.e. Small pox were eradicated from the planet. With this eradication achievement it is difficult to plan for it where we have not yet quantified the burden of livestock diseases in developing countries. Regarding livestock spp. small ruminants have not given adequate attention in disease control program as compared to large ruminants. Similarly, wheat production has given priority than barley production because of commercial value. But in case of livestock production small ruminants are the source of food security and income for the large community under African settings. So I rather agree to launch PPR control and eradication program as compared to FMD due to the burden of the disease and availability of biologicals in the global market. This is my opinion but we can further argue and suggest the way forward. Ethiopian Health & Nutrition Research Institute Infectious and non-infectious Diseases Research Directorate I thank you for sharing this article with us. I have tried to go through the different views of professionals. Of course, eradicating livestock diseases is the best if possible and it is our ultimate goal. The issue is like Andy Catley suggested eradication can attract donors but can not bring to an end livestock diseases. Past history of eradication program showed only one livestock disease i.e. Rinderpest and one human disease i.e. Small pox were eradicated from the planet. With this eradication achievement it is difficult to plan for it where we have not yet quantified the burden of livestock diseases in developing countries. Regarding livestock spp. small ruminants have not given adequate attention in disease control program as compared to large ruminants. Similarly, wheat production has given priority than barley production because of commercial value. But in case of livestock production small ruminants are the source of food security and income for the large community under African settings. So I rather agree to launch PPR control and eradication program as compared to FMD due to the burden of the disease and availability of biologicals in the global market. This is my opinion but we can further argue and suggest the way forward.

Ethiopian Health & Nutrition Research Institute
Infectious and non-infectious Diseases Research Directorate

]]> Comment on Is Eradicating Livestock Diseases The Best Way Forward? by Demissie http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=121#comment-7 Demissie Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:16:49 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=121#comment-7 Diseases eradication: The perspective of “constraint –releasing” Phenomenon. Post eradication/control concerns As a matter of fact, if the diseases of significant mortality and morbidity controlled or eradicated the livestock population would increase and which in return may pressure the natural resource use such as water and range land and may trigger another big challenge becoming ‘’constraint-releasing” measure. Thus, livelihood component, land management, conflict resolution, water management, intensification and so forth schemes should be incorporated as we plan diseases eradication or strategic control design. Who will be benefited? Eradication or control of international trade affecting diseases benefits the national governments and may contributing for the ease of the international livestock trade . But what about the focus towards those poor, the poor could be assisted if it were implemented in favor of their belongings such as counteracting diseases that challenge the small ruminants .Helping the poor and letting them free from the burden of poverty would transform the poor to upper wealth group and could contribute a lot in speeding up growth and securing food. With regards to livestock herding pastoral community particularly of Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia, statistic showed that the lowest wealth quartile represent the highest percentage population. So helping the poor is helping the majority, millions of livestock dependent families. Eradication /control plans should not set aside the poor livestock keepers’ demand, as it is so crucial to counteract against the international trade barrier diseases. Lesson from rinderpest: Community based intervention The eradication of rinderpest plague was seen to be effective due to the community based intervention as the witness of the then veterans, Drs. Brehanu Admassu, Andey Cately, Solomon Hailmariam and many more tell, from the tested and proved success. Keeping the probable constraint aside Community based intervention centering the benefit and participation of the population with incorporation of post eradication/control livestock development arrangements would bring about success; to sustainably exploit the resource, post dislodging the plague. Diseases eradication should not be undertaken from the perspective of stamping out a specific disease phenomenon to get immediate relief alone. The sense of why for, what is next, pro-poorness, how economical and allied deep routed perspectives shouldn’t be overlooked. These perspectives need to be mirrored well, ever since planning, during execution and post eradication scheme. Unless it may end up with ‘’constraint- releasing” incidence. Diseases eradication: The perspective of “constraint –releasing” Phenomenon.

Post eradication/control concerns

As a matter of fact, if the diseases of significant mortality and morbidity controlled or eradicated the livestock population would increase and which in return may pressure the natural resource use such as water and range land and may trigger another big challenge becoming ‘’constraint-releasing” measure. Thus, livelihood component, land management, conflict resolution, water management, intensification and so forth schemes should be incorporated as we plan diseases eradication or strategic control design.

Who will be benefited?

Eradication or control of international trade affecting diseases benefits the national governments and may contributing for the ease of the international livestock trade . But what about the focus towards those poor, the poor could be assisted if it were implemented in favor of their belongings such as counteracting diseases that challenge the small ruminants .Helping the poor and letting them free from the burden of poverty would transform the poor to upper wealth group and could contribute a lot in speeding up growth and securing food. With regards to livestock herding pastoral community particularly of Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia, statistic showed that the lowest wealth quartile represent the highest percentage population. So helping the poor is helping the majority, millions of livestock dependent families. Eradication /control plans should not set aside the poor livestock keepers’ demand, as it is so crucial to counteract against the international trade barrier diseases.

Lesson from rinderpest: Community based intervention

The eradication of rinderpest plague was seen to be effective due to the community based intervention as the witness of the then veterans, Drs. Brehanu Admassu, Andey Cately, Solomon Hailmariam and many more tell, from the tested and proved success.

Keeping the probable constraint aside
Community based intervention centering the benefit and participation of the population with incorporation of post eradication/control livestock development arrangements would bring about success; to sustainably exploit the resource, post dislodging the plague.

Diseases eradication should not be undertaken from the perspective of stamping out a specific disease phenomenon to get immediate relief alone. The sense of why for, what is next, pro-poorness, how economical and allied deep routed perspectives shouldn’t be overlooked. These perspectives need to be mirrored well, ever since planning, during execution and post eradication scheme. Unless it may end up with ‘’constraint- releasing” incidence.

]]> Comment on Source of FMD Infection in Cattle Identified by Dr. Bisagaya Allan http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=96#comment-6 Dr. Bisagaya Allan Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:23:57 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=96#comment-6 This is a great stride towards the eradication of FMD especially in Africa where quarantines imposed because of FMD outbreaks are sometimes viewed by the lay persons in Local Governments as an attempt to turn off their revenues from a livestock sector. The livestock sector is usually not prioritized by some Local Governments in the absence of disease.Infact they look more to the Central Government in planning for disease control. This is a great stride towards the eradication of FMD especially in Africa where quarantines imposed because of FMD outbreaks are sometimes viewed by the lay persons in Local Governments as an attempt to turn off their revenues from a livestock sector. The livestock sector is usually not prioritized by some Local Governments in the absence of disease.Infact they look more to the Central Government in planning for disease control.

]]> Comment on Source of FMD Infection in Cattle Identified by dorothy http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=96#comment-5 dorothy Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:25:12 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=96#comment-5 Thanks, quite interesting. Thanks, quite interesting.

]]> Comment on FAO Announces That The World is Finally Rid of Rinderpest by Osman I. Alla http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=36#comment-3 Osman I. Alla Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:58:01 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=36#comment-3 Exciting news on Rinderpest eradication.All stakeholders need to focus on lessons learnt from the Rinderpest eradication campaign and effectively tackle PPR. It's rapid spread across the globe, needs to urgently be contained in order to safeguard livelihoods of millions of vulnerable livestock keepers. What is your take? Exciting news on Rinderpest eradication.All stakeholders need to focus on lessons learnt from the Rinderpest eradication campaign and effectively tackle PPR. It’s rapid spread across the globe, needs to urgently be contained in order to safeguard livelihoods of millions of vulnerable livestock keepers. What is your take?

]]> Comment on Role of Animal Health Service Providers Under Devolved Governance and Resource Allocation by Osman I. Ala http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=16#comment-2 Osman I. Ala Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:23:09 +0000 http://www.cahnetafrica.net/blog/?p=16#comment-2 All stakeholders in AHSP need to sensitize community leaders on the need to mainstream affordable but quality Animal Health Care under the devolved system of governance. More devolved funding is necessary. All stakeholders in AHSP need to sensitize community leaders on the need to mainstream affordable but quality Animal Health Care under the devolved system of governance. More devolved funding is necessary.

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