Sustainable Improvement Alternatives to Animal Health Service Delivery Constraints in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District of the Upper West Region of Ghana

Cyril Babale Kelle, Frederick Adzitey, Norliza Julmohammad, Nurul Huda

Abstract


Livestock production plays a key role in the livelihoods of rural people, serving as a source of employment, income, food, and security against the uncertainties of crop production. Yet delivering quality, affordable, and sustainable animal health services remains a major constraint in developing countries, including Ghana. This study explores the sustainable improvement alternatives to animal health service delivery constraints in Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District, Ghana. A total of 150 livestock farmers were randomly selected from fifteen communities and interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS/IBM) version 20.0 was used to compute all descriptive statistical variables. Chi square analysis was done to check for the effect of some variables on others at a significant level of 5%. The study showed that 42.7% of the respondents were between 46-60 years. However, age had no influence on veterinary service patronage (X=8.672, df=3, p=0.34). Sixty-four percent of the respondents had no educational background. Also, education did not influence veterinary service patronage (X=2.357, df=5, p=0.798). Majority (41.3%) of the respondents traveled over 16 km to access animal health service providers. All (100%) of the respondents who had access to veterinary drugs practiced self-medication. The study revealed government animal health service providers as a sustainable animal health delivery channel. Based on these findings, livestock farmers should be encouraged to consult veterinary service providers before administering drugs and vaccines to their livestock.

Keywords


Animal health; constraints; Daffiama-Bussie-Issa; service delivery; sustainable.

Full Text:

PDF

References


S. Gizaw, M. Woldehanna, H. Anteneh, G. Ayledo, F. Awol, G. Gebreyohannes, B. Gebremedhin, and B. Wieland. Animal health service delivery in crop-livestock and pastoral systems in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 8, pp. 1-14, 2021.

A. Arvidsson, K. Fischer, K. Hansen, S. Sternberg-Lewerin, and E. Chenais. Diverging discourses: animal health challenges and veterinary care in Northern Uganda. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 9, pp. 1-15, 2022.

B. Agmas. Client's satisfaction and its predictors with delivery of veterinary services in peri-urban area in North Western Ethiopia. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology vol. 12, pp. 1-3, 2021.

G.L.M. Jaime, A. Hobeika, and M. Figuié. Access to veterinary drugs in sub-Saharan Africa: Roadblocks and currents solutions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 8, pp. 1-13, 2022.

K. Afakye, S. Kiambi, E. Koka, E. Kabali, A. Dorado-Garcia, A. Amoah, T. Kimani, B. Adjei, and M.A. Caudell. The impacts of animal health service providers on antimicrobial use attitudes and practices: An examination of poultry layer farmers in Ghana and Kenya. Antibiotics, vol. 9, pp. 1-16, 2020.

R. Akansale, F. Adzitey, and G.A. Teye. Knowledge of farmers in antibiotic usage and investigation of antibiotic residues in meats in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene, vol. 5, pp. 155-164, 2019.

A. Abass, F. Adzitey, and N. Huda. Escherichia coli of ready-to-eat (RTE) meats origin showed resistance to antibiotics used by farmers. Antibiotics, vol. 9, pp. 1-13, 2020.

R. Ekli, F. Adzitey, and A.A. Agbolosu. Farmers’ knowledge in antibiotic usage, antibiotic residues, and susceptibility of Salmonella enterica in beef samples from the Wa Municipality, Ghana. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, vol. 68, pp. 89-101, 2020.

L. Gozdzielewska, and L. Price. Antibiotic resistance: how drug misuse in livestock farming is a problem for human health. Available at: https://theconversation.com/antibiotic-resistance-how-drug-misuse-in-livestock-farming-is-a-problem-for-human-health-141911, 2020.

M.M. Dione, W.C. Amia, F. Ejobi, E.A. Ouma, and B. Wieland. Supply chain and delivery of antimicrobial drugs in smallholder livestock production systems in Uganda. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 8, pp. 1-13, 2021.

F. Mutua, G. Sharma, D. Grace, S. Bandyopadhyay, B. Shome, and J. Lindahl. A review of animal health and drug use practices in India, and their possible link to antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 9, pp.1-13, 2020.

X. Khan, C. Rymer, P. Ray, and R. Lim. Categorisation of antimicrobial use in Fijian livestock production systems. Antibiotics, vol. 11, pp. 294, 2022.

Food and Agriculture Organization. The future of food and agriculture – Trends and challenges, Rome. Available at: https://www.fao.org/3/i6583e/i6583e.pdf, 2017.

M.I. Said. The role of the livestock farming industry in supporting the global agricultural industry. Available at: https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/76840, 2020.

D. Chen, K. Mechlowitz, X. Li, N. Schaefer, A.H. Havelaar, and S.L. McKune. Benefits and risks of smallholder livestock production on child nutrition in low-and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Nutrition, vol. pp. 1-33, 2021

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The contribution of the ruminant livestock sector to the triple challenge. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1787/ddfba4de-en, 2021.

V. Bjornlund, H. Bjornlund, and A.F. Van Rooyen. Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low compared to the rest of the world–a historical perspective. International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol. 36, pp. S20-S53, 2020.

V.M. Haakuria, A.Z. Pyatt, and S.C. Mansbridge. Exploration of veterinary service supply to rural farmers in Namibia: a one health perspective. PAMJ-One Health, vol. 2, 2020

P. Vudriko, A.B. Ekiri, I. Endacott, S. Williams, N. Gityamwi, J. Byaruhanga, R. Alafiatayo, E. Mijten, R. Tweyongyere, G. Varga, and A.J. Cook. A survey of priority livestock diseases and laboratory diagnostic needs of animal health professionals and farmers in Uganda. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, vol. 8, pp. 1-20, 2021.

Queensland Government. Pests, diseases and disorders of animals. Available at: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/livestock/ animal-welfare/pests-diseases-disorders, 2021.

S.S. Nielsen, J. Alvarez, D.J. Bicout, P. Calistri, E. Canali, J.A. Drewe, B. Garinâ€Bastuji, Gonzales Rojas, C. Gortázar, and M. Herskin. Assessment of the control measures for category A diseases of animal health law: Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. EFSA Journal, vol. 20, pp. 1-96, 2022.

B.D. Perry, and J.T. Dijkman. Livestock production systems, their responses to the demand for animal-source food, and the implications for animal health services. Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics), vol. 40, pp. 383-394, 2021.

C.C. Wynn Mitscherlich, V.M. Voss, M.A. Bhatti, L.O. Eik, K. Behrendt, and P.C. Wynn. Balancing international trade and local production for food and nutrition security: animal-sourced foods’ contribution to human welfare. Animal Frontiers, vol. 11, pp. 40-51, 2021.

T.S. Jayne, L. Fox, K. Fuglie, and A. Adelaja. Agricultural productivity growth, resilience, and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Avaolable at: https://www.usaid.gov/bifad/documents/agricultural-productivitygrowth-resilience-and-economic-transformation-sub-saharan-africa, 2020.

F. Adams, K. Ohene-Yankyera, R. Aidoo, and C.A. Wongnaa. Economic benefits of livestock management in Ghana. Agricultural and Food Economics, vol. 9, pp.1-17, 2021

K.E. Giller, T. Delaune, J.V. Silva, K. Descheemaeker, G. van de Ven, A.G. Schut, M. van Wijk, J. Hammond, Z. Hochman, G. Taulya, and R. Chikowo. The future of farming: Who will produce our food? Food Security, vol. 13, pp. 1073-1099, 2021.

F. Adams, and K. Ohene-Yankyera. “Determinants of small ruminant farmers’ decision to participate in veterinary services in Northern Ghanaâ€. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, vol. 7, pp. 193-204, 2015.

M. Mensah, and B.Y. Fosu-Mensah. Agriculture and gender roles in the semi-arid region of Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 28, pp. 144-157, 2020.

B. Zoma-Traoré, A. Soudré, S. Ouédraogo-Koné, N. Khayatzadeh, L. Probst, J. Sölkner, G. Mészáros, P.A. Burger, A. Traoré, M. Sanou, G. Ouédraogo, L. Traoré, D. Ouédraogo, B. Yougbaré, and M. Wurzinger. From farmers to livestock keepers: a typology of cattle production systems in south-western Burkina Faso. Tropical Animal Health and Production, vol. 52, pp. 2179-2189, 2020.

Okereke, C.O. “Socio-economic factors affecting access and utilization of veterinary services by small ruminant producers in Izzi Local Government area of Ebonyi state, Nigeriaâ€. Continental Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 6, pp. 40-45, 2012.

J.O. Onono, B. Wieland, and J. Rushton. “Factors influencing choice of veterinary service provider by pastoralist in Kenyaâ€. Tropical Animal Health and Production, vol. 45, pp. 1439-454, 2013.

Z. Xing, and R. Gounder. Determinants of off-farm labour participation and time allocation: Double-hurdle results in the case of Fiji. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, vol. 31, pp. 62-90, 2021.

G. Legesse, M. Siegmund-Schultze, G. Abebe, and A.V. Zarate. “Determinants of the adoption of small ruminant related technologies in the highlands of Ethiopiaâ€. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, vol. 16, pp.13-23, 2013

Z. Campbell, P. Coleman, A. Guest, P. Kushwaha, T. Ramuthivheli, T. Osebe, B. Perry, and J. Salt. Prioritizing smallholder animal health needs in East Africa, West Africa, and South Asia using three approaches: Literature review, expert workshops, and practitioner surveys. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, vol. 189, pp. 105279, 2021.

H. Kebede, A. Melaku, and E. Kebede. “Constraints in animal health service delivery and sustainable improvement alternatives in North Gonda, Ethiopiaâ€. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 81, 2014.

Y. Cheneau, A.H. El Idrissi, and D. Ward. “An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current veterinary systems in the developing worldâ€. OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique, vol. 23, pp. 351–359, 2004.

D.N. Awa, and M.D. Achukwi. “Livestock pathology in the central African region: some epidemiological considerations and control strategiesâ€. Animal Health Research Reviews, vol. 11, pp. 235-44, 2010.

J, Mockshell, J. Ilukor, and R. Birner. “Providing animal health services to the poor in Northern Ghana: rethinking the role of community animal health workers?†Tropical Animal Health and Production, vol. 46, pp. 475-480, 2014.

World Health Organization. Safeguarding animal, human and ecosystem health: one health at the world bank. Available at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/ safeguarding-animal-human-and-ecosystem-health-one-health-at-the-world-bank, 2021

P.K. Turkson, “Perceptions of livestock owners of private veterinary practice in Ghanaâ€. Tropical Animal Health and Production, vol. 36, pp. 427-434, 2004.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.13.1.17771

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Published by INSIGHT - Indonesian Society for Knowledge and Human Development