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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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Title Urban livestock keeping in the city of Nairobi: Diversity of production systems, supply chains, and their disease management and risks
 
Creator Alarcón, Pablo
Fèvre, Eric M.
Muinde, P.
Murungi, M.K.
Kiambi, S.
Akoko, James M.
Rushton, Jonathan
 
Subject animal diseases
livestock
urban agriculture
epidemiology
food safety
gender
animal production
disease control
zoonoses
health
 
Description 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:
 
Date 2019-10-25
2019-11-05T11:39:14Z
2019-11-05T11:39:14Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier 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
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 58-74
 
Publisher Frontiers Media SA