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| Title: | Participatory livestock farmer training for improvement of animal health in rural and peri-urban smallholder dairy herds in Jinja, Uganda |
| Authors: | Vaarst, M.
Byarugaba, D. K.
Nakavuma, J.
Laker, C. |
| Keywords: | Farmer field school approach
Mastitis
Participatory methods
Smallholder dairy farming
Livestock farming |
| Issue Date: | 13-Jan-2007 |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| Citation: | Vaarst, M., Byarugaba, D.K., Nakavuma, J.L., Laker, C. (2007). Participatory Livestock Farmer Training for improvement of animal health in rural and peri-urban smallholder dairy herds in Jinja, Uganda. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39 |
| Abstract: | Within the framework of a research project
investigating methods to decrease mastitis incidence,
farmer groups for participatory training in a modified
Farmer Field School approach were initiated in order to
improve animal health and farmer knowledge in mastitis
control technologies in smallholder dairy farms in
the Jinja district of Uganda. Two peri-urban groups and
one rural group met for common learning and training
two hours per fortnight during a 12-month period, facilitated
by two local extension agents together with
one or two scientists from Makerere University. Farmers
rotated each time between farms owned by group
participants, which demanded mutual trust, openness
and respect. From their own assessment the farmers
felt they had improved their milk production and reduced
mastitis incidence on their farms. In an evaluation
workshop, they articulated how they had built
up common knowledge and experience from training
in systematic clinical examination of animals, evaluation
of the farm environments, and identification of improvements. Much of the acquired new knowledge
was about basic dairy cow management and husbandry
practices. In addition, they gave examples of how they
were now used as resource persons in their local communities.
Principles of learning and empowerment are
discussed. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1507 |
| ISSN: | 0049-4747 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Articles (Vet)
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