Veterinary
The main mandate of the sector is to increase livestock production and productivity, animal disease control, livestock product quality control, veterinary public health, market supervision, regulate livestock trade and control animal movements.
The table below shows the population of livestock and poultry in the district.
|
TYPE |
POPULATION |
|
Chicken and Ducks |
11,900 |
|
Dairy cattle and their crosses |
647,098 |
|
Indigenous and Beef Cattle |
144,590 |
|
Sheep |
16,341 |
|
Goats |
128020 |
|
Pigs |
56,875 |
|
Challenge/Constraint |
Cause |
Effects |
Strategies |
|
Lack of staff |
- Most staff were transferred to NAADS |
- Workload increased for the few remaining staff leading to inefficiency |
- District to recruit staff |
|
Invasive weeds |
- Land degradation due to over grazing |
- Inadequate pastures - Normadism |
- Sensitize farmers to control weeds |
|
Inadequate staff facilitation |
- District lacks funds due to low revenue collection |
- Failure to carry out most field work |
- District to allocate more funds |
|
Epidemic disease out breaks |
- Illegal livestock movements |
- Loss of revenue to the district - Death of animals - Threats to human health |
- Massive vaccinations - Animal movement control - Sensitize farmers on the dangers of illegal livestock management |