Alemayehu, Gezahegn

Alemu, Biruk

Desta, Hiwot

Wieland, Barbara

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Problem statement• Coenurosis is a fatal disease and thus a serious problem for small ruminant production. Circling is the typical clinical sign, but may be confused with other nervous conditions. • Coenurosis is widespread in areas where sheep production is important, especially in the highlands where 5% annual mortality was attributed to coenurosis.• The disease has a complex transmission cycle involving dogs and the environment, thus needs a community approach for control.• Coenurosis was identified as one of the major small ruminant disease constraints in CRP sites.Coenurosis control - break the cycleKey messages and solutions • Improve knowledge at community level (men and women) through training on the cause, transmission and control options of the disease, engage farmers at all stages of the intervention.• Introduce deworming of dogs and stop feeding sheep or goat heads to dogs• Establish wider awareness-raising campaign to foster community involvement in the program to implement regular dog deworming campaigns at community level• Evaluate  reduction in parasite burden in dogs• Explore options to establish drug supply chain• Monitor and document incidence of coenurosis incidence in small ruminants and changes in in knowledge and attitude in the communityBenefits• Improved awareness and understanding of the community about the disease cause, transmission and control• Improved dog health and interruption of coenurosis transmission cycle • Reduced morbidity and mortality in small ruminantsSmaRT Ethiopia intervention factsheet 17, May 2017Resource requirements (low to high)LandWaterLabourCashAccess to inputsKnowledge and skillsContactsHiwot Desta, ILRI, h.desta@cgiar.org; Biruk Alemu, ILRI, B.A.Gemeda@cgiar.org; Gezahegn Alemayehu, ILRI,  gezishal@gmail.com; Barbara Wieland, ILRI, b.wieland@cgiar.orgAcknowledgementsThis is a product of the CGIAR research programs on Livestock and Fish (2012-2016) and LIVESTOCK (2017-2022) as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded SmaRT Ethiopia Project - Improving the Performance of Pro-Poor Sheep and Goat Value Chains for Enhanced Livelihoods, Food and Nutrition Security in Ethiopia. The project is led by ICARDA in close collaboration with ILRI, national and other international partners. The Project thanks all donors and organizations who globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR system. Organizations contributing to this work are: ICARDA, ILRI, ARARI, OARI, SARI, TARIInput & services Production Processing Marketing ConsumptionValue chain focusEvidence• Coenurosis was identified as one of the major small ruminant disease constraints in several CRP sites.• A feasibility study in Borana successfully tested training material for communities. The study also proved that collection of dog fecal samples and deworming of dogs can be easily implemented at community level. Given the urgency of the problem, livestock keepers were willing to engage. Impact areas (low to high)Food securityHuman nutritionEmployment and livelihoodsNatural resources baseGender empowermentMarket linkagesSuitability• Intervention makes sense in sites where sustainable drug supply can be established and where it is possible to motivate the community to engage in dog deworming. • Full engagement of the community is necessary to achieve high coverage of deworming, incl. street dogs. • The intervention is ideally combined with other health and gender interventions. This product is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.                                 May 2017

Coenurosis control – break the cycle

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