Sammanfattning

Livestock interventions can improve nutrition, health, and economic well-being of communities. The objectives of this review were to identify and characterize livestock interventions in developing countries and to assess their effectiveness in achieving development outcomes. A scoping review, guided by a search strategy, was conducted. Papers needed to be written in English, published in peer-reviewed journals, and describe interventions in animal health and production. Out of 2739 publications systematically screened at the title, abstract, and full publication levels, 70 met our inclusion criteria and were considered in the study. Eight relatively high-quality papers were identified and added, resulting in 78 reviewed publications. Only 15 studies used randomized controlled trial designs making it possible to confidently link interventions with the resulting outcomes. Eight studies had human nutrition or health as outcomes, 11 focused on disease control, and four were on livestock production. Eight interventions were considered successful, but only four were scalable. We found good evidence that livestock-transfer programs, leveraging livestock products for nutrition, and helping farmers manage priority diseases, can improve human well-being. Our report highlights challenges in garnering evidence for livestock interventions in developing countries and provides suggestions on how to improve the quantity and quality of future evaluations.

Nyckelord

Animal health; animal-source food; food security; livestock production; nutrition security; smallholder farming

Publicerad i

Animal Health Research Reviews
2020, Volym: 21, nummer: 2, artikelnummer: S1466252320000146
Utgivare: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

SLU författare

• Lindahl, Johanna

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • Uppsala universitet

Globala målen

Fattigdom omfattar fler dimensioner än den ekonomiska. Fattigdom innebär bl.a. även brist på frihet, makt, inflytande, hälsa, utbildning och fysisk säkerhet.
Minska ojämlikheten inom och mellan länder


UKÄ forskningsämne

Husdjursvetenskap
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Klinisk vetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1466252320000146

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/111722