Study on Appraisal of Animal Health Constraints along the Dairy Value Chains in Kenya | Chapter 06 | Current Topics in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 2

 The study took place in the counties of Nairobi, Kiambu, Kericho, Kilifi, and Uasin Gishu.

The study's overarching purpose was to identify and document the roadblocks to successful dairy value chain management. The identification of constraints will aid in the creation of dairy productivity and profitability initiatives. The following are the results of a stakeholder survey among value chain stage actors, which gathered primary and secondary data: Institutional constraints hampered the effective control of animal health at research organisations and vaccine manufacturers.

Agro-vets served as crucial points of contact for livestock industry participants, and hence have the ability to transmit animal health information. Some of the Agro-vets were run by amateurs, lacked adequate medicine storage facilities, offered unlawful substandard pharmaceuticals, had insufficient input capital, and charged exorbitant interest rates on loans, all of which hampered their capacity to operate. The three Regional Veterinary Investigation Laboratories (VILs) that were visited served 33 counties. Counties that were close to VILs submitted more samples for testing than counties that were further away.

45,040 samples were gathered during 11 years, with 6,971 in Eldoret, 11,975 in Kericho, and 26,091 in Mariakani. The top ten illnesses identified accounted for over 85% of all diagnoses. Mastitis was the most common issue, accounting for 41.9 percent of all patients, with ECF accounting for 10.6 percent and nematodes accounting for 4.5 percent.

Author(S) Details

John A. Kidali
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

T. Karanja
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

E. O. Mungube
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

M. W. Maichomo
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

J. C. Njanja
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

J. M. Mugambi
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

E. Thuranira
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

F. M. Muriithi
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

L. W. Wamae
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

S. O. Nyamwaro
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization, P. O. box 00902-32 Kikuyu, Kenya.

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