Participatory research on bovine trypanosomosis in Orma cattle, Tana River District, Kenya
2000
A. Catley | P. Irungu
This report describes small-scale participatory research on bovine trypanosomosis with Orma pastoralist communities in Tana River District (Kenya). The research aimed to combine the perspectives of researchers and livestock keepers to identify ‘best bet’ interventions to improve disease control. The participatory research methodology was intended to initiate a partnership between researchers and communities leading to action, and in turn, further learning and refinement of project activities.The article finds that:as the work progressed a number of resource and sustainability issues emerged which indicated that community-based traps or targets were unlikely to be sustained in the four study villagesthis prompted the researchers to rethink their own assessment of the control options available‘Improved use of trypanocides’ was considered by the researchers to be the most appropriate control intervention. This is an opinion that was verified by community representativesparticipatory assessment leads to the ongoing improvement resarch activitiesThe article recommends that:participatory research is used to quantify trypanocidal drug use. This research would provide the baseline data against which the impact of future activities could be measuredidentify a herd(s) in each village for assessment of trypanocidal resistance. Implement field research to assess levels of resistanceusing the results from above recommendations, design and implement participative training courses on ‘better use of trypanocides’conduct impact assessment. Measure levels of knowledge and use of trypanocidal drugs relative to baseline data.
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