Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains, and their disease management and risks
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Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains, and their disease management and risks
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Alarcón, Pablo
Fèvre, Eric M. Muinde, P. Murungi, M.K. Kiambi, S. Akoko, James M. Rushton, Jonathan |
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animal diseases
livestock urban agriculture epidemiology food safety gender animal production disease control zoonoses health |
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Urban livestock keeping in developing cities have an important role in food security and livelihoods, but can also pose a significant threat to the environment and health of urban dwellers. The aim of this study was to identify the different livestock systems in Nairobi, their supply chains and their management and food safety risks. Seven focus group discussions with Livestock production officers in charge of each major Nairobi subcounty were conducted. Data were collected on the type of systems existing for each livestock species and their supply chains, disease management, food safety risks, and general husbandry and gender factors. Supply chain flow diagrams and thematic analysis of the data was done. Results of the study show a large variability of livestock keeping in Nairobi. The majority were small scale with:
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2019-10-25
2019-11-05T11:39:14Z 2019-11-05T11:39:14Z |
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Book Chapter
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Alarcon, P., Fèvre, E.M., Muinde, P., Murungi, M.K., Kiambi, S., Akoko, J. and Rushton, J. 2019. Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains, and their disease management and risks. IN: Rüegg, S.R., Buttigieg, S.C., Goutard, F.L., Binot, A., Morand, S., Thys, S. and Keune, H. (eds), Integrated approaches to health: Concepts and experiences in framing, integration and evaluation of One Health and ecohealth. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media: 58–74.
978-2-88963-086-8 1664-8714 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105636 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00171 |
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en
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CC-BY-4.0
Open Access |
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p. 58-74
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Frontiers Media SA
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