New tool to help African farmers reduce cattle disease
28/08/2012
It aims to simplify disease assessments and boost the numbers of correct diagnoses, particularly as incorrect treatment can lead to drug resistance among animals.
Joseph Webeleta Magona, a research director of the Uganda-based Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, said: "Veterinary services in Africa are generally [not functional] and in many areas there are no labs, and so the samples collected from animals cannot be confirmed."
Ugandan cattle farmer Paul Rwakinengere said: "This wonder-sounding tool may mark the start of an era of reduced disease-related animal mortalities.”
The study was published in scientific journal PLoS ONE, after being trialled in Uganda.
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