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“Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery

The dairy industry in Senegal is growing and evolving against a backdrop of rapid urbanisation and increasing consumer demand for dairy products. Consideration of appropriate cattle healthcare delivery and disease control in these evolving farming systems is of paramount importance given the risks p...

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Autores principales: Craighead, Laura, Cardwell, Jacqueline M., Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi Chengat, Ba, Elhadji, Musallam, Imadidden, Alambédji, Rianatou Bada, Ayih-Akakpo, Justin, Guitian, Javier, Häsler, Barbara
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33630947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247644
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author Craighead, Laura
Cardwell, Jacqueline M.
Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi Chengat
Ba, Elhadji
Musallam, Imadidden
Alambédji, Rianatou Bada
Ayih-Akakpo, Justin
Guitian, Javier
Häsler, Barbara
author_facet Craighead, Laura
Cardwell, Jacqueline M.
Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi Chengat
Ba, Elhadji
Musallam, Imadidden
Alambédji, Rianatou Bada
Ayih-Akakpo, Justin
Guitian, Javier
Häsler, Barbara
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description The dairy industry in Senegal is growing and evolving against a backdrop of rapid urbanisation and increasing consumer demand for dairy products. Consideration of appropriate cattle healthcare delivery and disease control in these evolving farming systems is of paramount importance given the risks posed by zoonotic pathogens and the economic consequences of disease for livestock keepers. Planning and implementation of disease control and healthcare delivery generally follows a top down approach. Often this does not take into account the views and perceptions of the farmers it impacts and who must behave in the expected way for successful outcomes to materialise. In this study, we asked 76 farmers to discuss their experience and opinions of farming milk producing cattle in 11 focus group discussions conducted in two peri-urban areas of Senegal. The objectives were to investigate farmers’ perceptions of the current conditions in farming, to understand how these might impact the future direction of this particular system and how this might affect the feasibility and appropriate methods of cattle healthcare delivery and disease control. The data collected were subjected to thematic analysis and four themes were identified; 1. Revered cattle, 2. The changing face of livestock keeping, 3. Powerlessness, 4. Optimism for the future. Farmers in our study had a deep affinity with their cattle, they respected the traditions surrounding cattle keeping at the same time as striving for advances within the system and their animal’s productivity. Within strong social groupings and hierarchical structures they recognised the inherent challenges they face but were hopeful and optimistic about growth and opportunity in the future of milk production. A holistic approach to embedding healthcare delivery and disease control within the broader context in which farmers operate may prove successful. This could involve consideration of funding channels for farmers, access to appropriate inputs and utilising the strong community spirit and social norms of farmers to initiate and facilitate change.
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spelling pubmed-79063432021-03-03 “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery Craighead, Laura Cardwell, Jacqueline M. Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi Chengat Ba, Elhadji Musallam, Imadidden Alambédji, Rianatou Bada Ayih-Akakpo, Justin Guitian, Javier Häsler, Barbara PLoS One Research Article The dairy industry in Senegal is growing and evolving against a backdrop of rapid urbanisation and increasing consumer demand for dairy products. Consideration of appropriate cattle healthcare delivery and disease control in these evolving farming systems is of paramount importance given the risks posed by zoonotic pathogens and the economic consequences of disease for livestock keepers. Planning and implementation of disease control and healthcare delivery generally follows a top down approach. Often this does not take into account the views and perceptions of the farmers it impacts and who must behave in the expected way for successful outcomes to materialise. In this study, we asked 76 farmers to discuss their experience and opinions of farming milk producing cattle in 11 focus group discussions conducted in two peri-urban areas of Senegal. The objectives were to investigate farmers’ perceptions of the current conditions in farming, to understand how these might impact the future direction of this particular system and how this might affect the feasibility and appropriate methods of cattle healthcare delivery and disease control. The data collected were subjected to thematic analysis and four themes were identified; 1. Revered cattle, 2. The changing face of livestock keeping, 3. Powerlessness, 4. Optimism for the future. Farmers in our study had a deep affinity with their cattle, they respected the traditions surrounding cattle keeping at the same time as striving for advances within the system and their animal’s productivity. Within strong social groupings and hierarchical structures they recognised the inherent challenges they face but were hopeful and optimistic about growth and opportunity in the future of milk production. A holistic approach to embedding healthcare delivery and disease control within the broader context in which farmers operate may prove successful. This could involve consideration of funding channels for farmers, access to appropriate inputs and utilising the strong community spirit and social norms of farmers to initiate and facilitate change. Public Library of Science 2021-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7906343/ /pubmed/33630947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247644 Text en © 2021 Craighead et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Craighead, Laura
Cardwell, Jacqueline M.
Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi Chengat
Ba, Elhadji
Musallam, Imadidden
Alambédji, Rianatou Bada
Ayih-Akakpo, Justin
Guitian, Javier
Häsler, Barbara
“Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title_full “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title_fullStr “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title_full_unstemmed “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title_short “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
title_sort “everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7906343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33630947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247644
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