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Evaluating farm-level livestock interventions in low-income countries: a scoping review of what works, how, and why

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Title Evaluating farm-level livestock interventions in low-income countries: a scoping review of what works, how, and why
 
Creator Lindahl, Johanna F.
Mutua, Florence K.
Grace, Delia
 
Subject livestock
animal production
animal products
food security
animal health
 
Description Livestock interventions can improve nutrition, health, and economic well-being of communities. The objectives of this review were to identify and characterize livestock interventions in developing countries and to assess their effectiveness in achieving development outcomes. A scoping review, guided by a search strategy, was conducted. Papers needed to be written in English, published in peer-reviewed journals, and describe interventions in animal health and production. Out of 2739 publications systematically screened at the title, abstract, and full publication levels, 70 met our inclusion criteria and were considered in the study. Eight relatively high-quality papers were identified and added, resulting in 78 reviewed publications. Only 15 studies used randomized controlled trial designs making it possible to confidently link interventions with the resulting outcomes. Eight studies had human nutrition or health as outcomes, 11 focused on disease control, and four were on livestock production. Eight interventions were considered successful, but only four were scalable. We found good evidence that livestock-transfer programs, leveraging livestock products for nutrition, and helping farmers manage priority diseases, can improve human well-being. Our report highlights challenges in garnering evidence for livestock interventions in developing countries and provides suggestions on how to improve the quantity and quality of future evaluations.
 
Date 2020-12
2020-12-04T17:03:43Z
2020-12-04T17:03:43Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Lindahl, J.F., Mutua, F. and Grace, D. 2020. Evaluating farm-level livestock interventions in low-income countries: a scoping review of what works, how, and why. Animal Health Research Reviews 21(2): 108–121.
1466-2523
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110407
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1466252320000146
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 108-121
 
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
 
Source Animal Health Research Reviews