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Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya

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Title Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya
 
Creator Mutua, Florence K.
Lindahl, Johanna F.
Grace, Delia
 
Subject swine
food safety
animal production
smallholders
animal welfare
 
Description Consumers have a right to safer foods, and traceability is one approach to meeting their expectations. Kenya does not have an operational animal traceability system, and while a few initiatives have been piloted, these have only focused on the beef value chain. In this paper, we begin a discussion on traceability in the pig value chain, with an initial focus on smallholder systems of Western Kenya. First, a background to local pig production is given, and a description of animal identification and traceability options applicable to these systems is explained. Based on this, a “butcher-to-farm” traceability system, with health, production and food safety as objectives, is discussed. Requirements for establishing such a system (including actor incentives) are additionally discussed. The proposed approach can be piloted in the field and findings used to inform the design of a larger pilot and possibly pave way for implementation of a national traceability system, in line with the guidelines provided by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Organized systems in the area (including commercial producer and trader groups) would offer a useful starting point.
 
Date 2020-03
2019-09-26T09:56:20Z
2019-09-26T09:56:20Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mutua, F., Lindahl, J. and Randolph, D. 2020. Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya. Tropical Animal Health and Production 52(2): 859–870.
0049-4747
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103755
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-02077-9
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 859-870
 
Publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
 
Source Tropical Animal Health and Production