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Workshop participants

At the opening, Chairperson Dr. Abdou Ceesay, Chief Veterinary Officer and General Director of the DLS, thanked Jeffrey and volunteers Dr. Maren Mason and Nate Bleckley for helping participants develop the skills to deal with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs). He explained that with a limited number of veterinarians in the country, the integral role of the field staff greatly contributed to the importance and impact of this training.

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

The Gambia, a sliver of a country along the Gambia River in West Africa, has abundant smallholders in villages all along the river. The smallholders host small herds of cattle, sheep and goats. Also, every household has chickens. Unfortunately, the country has only 2 working veterinarians, and of course they struggle to control Transboundary Animal Diseases. These TADs, such as foot-and-mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants, continue to rob smallholders of nutrition and income.

Program Funded by USDA

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

In a program funded by USDA, LifeStock has partnered with institutes in The Gambia to train government Livestock Advisors throughout the country in recognizing and reporting of these diseases.

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

THE GAMBIA

Supporting a new Department of Livestock Services lab

Three LifeStock volunteers train 17 DLS members

Workshop participants

Below - LifeStock's Earlier Project in the Gambia

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

Program Funded by USDA

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs

Training Livestock Advisors About TADs