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General measures to prevent livestock diseases

 Maintain hygiene

 Remove infected animals. Isolate or kill and burry infected

animals

 Control vectors. Clear bushes and swamps and use sprays

 Treat animals in time. Vaccinate and deworm whenever nec-

essary

 Stay in touch with your doctor. Invite a veterinary doctor on

the farm for periodical checkups; not only when animals are

sick

 Disinfect animal houses and pastures before use

 When you identify a sick animal don’t begin treating it im-

mediately because some symptoms are common to many

diseases. Immediately take it to a veterinary centre for a la-

boratory analysis to identify the exact disease and be guided

on necessary measures.

General problems faced by goat farmers in Uganda

 Parasites and diseases

 Shortage of land to farm

 Inadequate pasture availability

 Goats are high targets for thieves

 Lack of enough veterinary services

 Poor breeds are predominant

 Predators. Goats are targets of many predators.

 Dry seasons and shortage of water
 Labour intensive (significant work is needed on the farm).

 Fences and shelter equipment are expensive

 Poor transport or high cost of transporting farm products to

market