Animal Health Management perspectives of rural livestock farmers in Southwest Nigeria: The place of community based Animal Health Workers

O.S. Idowu, OO Babalobi · 2011 · Nigerian Veterinary Journal

Summary. Rural livestock farmers in southwest Nigeria rely on community-based animal health workers, indigenous healers, and Fulani pastoralist healers because modern veterinarians are expensive, unreliable, and inaccessible. Farmers rate modern practitioners as more effective but prefer local healers for availability and affordability. The study confirms that community-based animal health workers can effectively address the major livestock health problems farmers face, including disease and production losses.

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  title   = {Animal Health Management perspectives of rural livestock farmers in Southwest Nigeria: The place of community based Animal Health Workers},
  author  = {O.S. Idowu and OO Babalobi},
  journal = {Nigerian Veterinary Journal},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.4314/nvj.v31i1.68942},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v31i1.68942}
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DOI

10.4314/nvj.v31i1.68942

Countries

Nigeria

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, rural-healthcare, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28