1 RESUME Élevé surtout par les paysans à faibles ressources de subsistance des régions
d'Afrique, le porc indigène de ce continent est doté de certaines potentialités lui conférant …

Small-scale urban pig farming (SUPF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes to food,
nutrition, income and social security of indigent urbanites but is associated with animal …

The Nairobi pork food system is a growing livestock sub-sector which serves as a source of
food and livelihood to its inhabitants. The study aimed to map Nairobi's pork value chains …

Abstract In 2015, South Africa faced an acute electrical energy crisis. As a result, the country
imposed load shedding to meet the peak electrical energy demand of the population …

Abstract Background The Luchuan pig is an indigenous breed from Luchuan County, China,
with cultural and genetic significance. However, traditional knowledge and conservation …

Background The roles and responsibilities of men and women in east African smallholder
pig-raising households and the entitlements each can claim from pig-enterprise income are …

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 …

In order to identify and evaluate health related constraints faced by Ugandan pig farmers, a
veterinary herd health management approach (VHHM) was applied in 20 randomly selected …

Background & methods Taenia solium a zoonotic tapeworm, responsible for
neurocysticercosis in humans is a major public health threat, being a leading cause of …

We assessed the status of pig farming and its contribution to the livelihoods of rural
households in the study area. Snowball sampling was used to sample respondents (n …