Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife
Diseases transmitted between wildlife and livestock may have significant impacts on local farmers' health, livestock health and productivity, overall national economies, and conservation initiatives, such as Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa. However, little is known on local farmers' awareness of the potential risks, and how they perceive the role played by wildlife in the epidemiology of these diseases. We investigated the knowledge base regarding livestock diseases of local cattle owners living at the periphery of conservation areas within the Great Limpopo TFCA and the Kavango-Zambezi TFCA in Zimbabwe, using free-listing and semi-structured questionnaires during dipping sessions. The results suggest that information related to cattle diseases circulates widely between cattle farmers, including between different sociocultural groups, using English and vernacular languages. Most respondents had an accurate perception of the epidemiology of diseases affecting their livestock, and their perception of the potential role played by wildlife species was usually in agreement with current state of veterinary knowledge. However, we found significant variations in the cultural importance of livestock diseases between sites, and owners' perceptions were not directly related with the local abundance of wildlife. As the establishment of TFCAs will potentially increase the risk of Transboundary Animal Diseases, we recommend an increased participation of communities at a local level in the prioritisation of livestock diseases control and surveillance, including zoonoses.
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dig-cirad-fr-5693402024-01-28T21:27:09Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569340/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569340/ Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife. De Garine-Wichatitsky Michel, Miguel Eve, Mukamuri Billy B., Garine Eric, Wencelius Jean, Pfukenyi Davies Mubika, Caron Alexandre. 2013. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36 (3), spec. : 321-332.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007> Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel Miguel, Eve Mukamuri, Billy B. Garine, Eric Wencelius, Jean Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika Caron, Alexandre eng 2013 Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases L73 - Maladies des animaux P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières C20 - Vulgarisation épidémiologie interactions biologiques animal sauvage animal domestique écologie microbienne facteur de risque agriculteur perceptions zone protégée contrôle de maladies approche participative gestion du risque zoonose bétail http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2615 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49896 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24103 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2356 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24111 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32668 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49895 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37952 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2327 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000119 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37934 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8530 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4397 Zimbabwe http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8516 Diseases transmitted between wildlife and livestock may have significant impacts on local farmers' health, livestock health and productivity, overall national economies, and conservation initiatives, such as Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa. However, little is known on local farmers' awareness of the potential risks, and how they perceive the role played by wildlife in the epidemiology of these diseases. We investigated the knowledge base regarding livestock diseases of local cattle owners living at the periphery of conservation areas within the Great Limpopo TFCA and the Kavango-Zambezi TFCA in Zimbabwe, using free-listing and semi-structured questionnaires during dipping sessions. The results suggest that information related to cattle diseases circulates widely between cattle farmers, including between different sociocultural groups, using English and vernacular languages. Most respondents had an accurate perception of the epidemiology of diseases affecting their livestock, and their perception of the potential role played by wildlife species was usually in agreement with current state of veterinary knowledge. However, we found significant variations in the cultural importance of livestock diseases between sites, and owners' perceptions were not directly related with the local abundance of wildlife. As the establishment of TFCAs will potentially increase the risk of Transboundary Animal Diseases, we recommend an increased participation of communities at a local level in the prioritisation of livestock diseases control and surveillance, including zoonoses. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569340/1/document_569340.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007 10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2012.10.007 |
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Diseases transmitted between wildlife and livestock may have significant impacts on local farmers' health, livestock health and productivity, overall national economies, and conservation initiatives, such as Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa. However, little is known on local farmers' awareness of the potential risks, and how they perceive the role played by wildlife in the epidemiology of these diseases. We investigated the knowledge base regarding livestock diseases of local cattle owners living at the periphery of conservation areas within the Great Limpopo TFCA and the Kavango-Zambezi TFCA in Zimbabwe, using free-listing and semi-structured questionnaires during dipping sessions. The results suggest that information related to cattle diseases circulates widely between cattle farmers, including between different sociocultural groups, using English and vernacular languages. Most respondents had an accurate perception of the epidemiology of diseases affecting their livestock, and their perception of the potential role played by wildlife species was usually in agreement with current state of veterinary knowledge. However, we found significant variations in the cultural importance of livestock diseases between sites, and owners' perceptions were not directly related with the local abundance of wildlife. As the establishment of TFCAs will potentially increase the risk of Transboundary Animal Diseases, we recommend an increased participation of communities at a local level in the prioritisation of livestock diseases control and surveillance, including zoonoses. |
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L73 - Maladies des animaux P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières C20 - Vulgarisation épidémiologie interactions biologiques animal sauvage animal domestique écologie microbienne facteur de risque agriculteur perceptions zone protégée contrôle de maladies approche participative gestion du risque zoonose bétail http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2615 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49896 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24103 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2356 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24111 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32668 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49895 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37952 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2327 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000119 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37934 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8530 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4397 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8516 |
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De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel Miguel, Eve Mukamuri, Billy B. Garine, Eric Wencelius, Jean Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika Caron, Alexandre |
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De Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel Miguel, Eve Mukamuri, Billy B. Garine, Eric Wencelius, Jean Pfukenyi, Davies Mubika Caron, Alexandre |
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Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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Coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in Zimbabwe: Cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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coexisting with wildlife in transfrontier conservation areas in zimbabwe: cattle owners' awareness of disease risks and perceptions of the role played by wildlife |
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