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Pig production is an emerging agribusiness in Eastern Africa but baseline information on pig diseases including zoonoses is still scarce. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii does not usually present with clinical signs in pigs, yet it is considered an important source of human infection when pork co...


Roesel, KristinaSchares, G.Grace, DeliaBaumann, M.P.O.Fries, R.Dione, Michel M.Clausen, P.H.[The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda]The occurrence of porcine Toxoplasma gondii infections in smallholder production systems in Uganda

Kungu, Joseph M.Dione, Michel M.Ejobi, F.Ocaido, M.Grace, Delia[Taenia solium cysticercosis: Risk factors, perceptions and practices in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda]Taenia solium cysticercosis: Risk factors, perceptions and practices in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda

Food borne diseases (FBD) are an increasing global public health concern with estimated 1 in 10 people falling ill every year from eating contaminated food causing 420,000 deaths. Diarrheal diseases accounted for more than half of the global burden with children at especial risk (WHO 2015). Evide...


Unger, FredHung Nguyen-VietSinh Dang XuanPhuc Pham DucPham Van HungLapar, Ma. LucilaMarshall, KarenDuong Van NhiemMakita, K.Grace, Delia[Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam]Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam

Alonso, SilviaDeka, Ram PratimBlackmore, E.Omore, Amos O.Grace, Delia[Formalizing the informal: Experiences from a training and certification scheme in the dairy sector in Assam (India) and Kenya]Formalizing the informal: Experiences from a training and certification scheme in the dairy sector in Assam (India) and Kenya

Brucellosis is endemic among dairy animals in India, contributing to production losses and posing a health risk to people, especially farmers and others in close contact with dairy animals or their products. Growing urban populations demand increased milk supplies, resulting in intensifying dairy...


Lindahl, Johanna F.Gill, J.P.S.Hazarika, R.A.Fairoze, N.M.Bedi, J.S.Dohoo, I.Chauhan, A.S.Grace, DeliaKakkar, M.[Risk factors for Brucella seroprevalence in peri-urban dairy farms in five Indian cities]Risk factors for Brucella seroprevalence in peri-urban dairy farms in five Indian cities

Food-borne diseases are a major concern of developing countries. Among the drivers, rapidly increasing pork consumption deserves increased attention. Yet there is little documentation in Uganda on the context in which pork is produced, marketed and consumed and the implications this may have on p...


Heilmann, MartinMtimet, NadhemRoesel, KristinaGrace, Delia[Assessing Ugandan pork butchers’ practices and their perception of customers’ preferences: A best-worst approach]Assessing Ugandan pork butchers’ practices and their perception of customers’ preferences: A best-worst approach

In the next two decades, the world population will increase significantly; the majority in the developing countries located in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To feed such a population, it is necessary to increase the availability of food, particularly high-value an...


Hernández-Castellano, L.E.Nally, J.E.Lindahl, Johanna F.Wanapat, M.Alhidary, I.A.Fangueiro, D.Grace, DeliaRatto, M.Bambou, J.C.Almeida, A.M. de[Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades]Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades

Doyle, R.E.Godde, Cécile M.Wieland, BarbaraDwyer, C.M.Roesel, KristinaLindahl, Johanna F.Alonso, SilviaGrace, Delia[Productivity – intensification – animal welfare: Synergies or trade-offs?]Productivity – intensification – animal welfare: Synergies or trade-offs?

Consumers have a right to safer foods, and traceability is one approach to meeting their expectations. Kenya does not have an operational animal traceability system, and while a few initiatives have been piloted, these have only focused on the beef value chain. In this paper, we begin a discussio...


Mutua, F.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya]Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya

South Asia and Southeast (SE) Asia have some historical links from the past in respect of religion, tradition, culture, food habits, trade, language and population migration. Pig rearing is an important part of smallholders’ livelihood and socio-cultural belief among pig producers in both regions...


Deka, Ram PratimGrace, DeliaLapar, Ma. LucilaLindahl, Johanna F.[Sharing lessons of smallholders’ pig system in South Asia and Southeast Asia: A review]Sharing lessons of smallholders’ pig system in South Asia and Southeast Asia: A review

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