This page contains a range of extension modules and factsheets describing key husbandry and health management of goats and sheep in Pakistan, aimed at smallholder farmers and field animal health workers. The fact sheets can be used directly by farmers, or included in a training activity for farmers or animal health workers. They will be particularly useful as a take-home resource for trainees to refer to after a training day.
This material has been created based on field research and professional expertise by an international team of veterinarians and scientists, working with more than 1000 smallholder families over four years in the Sindh & Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The project team demonstrated the effectiveness of “Creep feeding”, “Body Condition Scoring” and different other topics in capacity building training of farmers and stakeholders.
The team has also developed pictorial factsheets specifically for women farmers and people with low literacy, and tested their suitability with users in the field.
Extension staff in government services, NGOs, and the private sector use this material to scale out simple husbandry and disease control messages with their communities. Most resources are available in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
The module in Urdu and Sindhi is a technical information package for farmers. It provides basic information on animal husbandry, nutritional requirements for kids/lambs as well as adult animals. It covers basic feed formulation, common sheep and goats diseases and their preventive measures, and also covers local sheep and goats breeds.
Creep feeding is the process of offering high-quality supplementary feed behind a barrier that only allows access by young kids or lambs. Creep feeding can improve growth and survival of young kids and lambs. Available for download:
- Two-page fact sheet describing how to creep feed in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
- Simplified, pictorial fact sheets in English and Urdu specifically for women and low-literacy users
Two-page fact sheet describing how to assess body condition score in goats and sheep to assist with management of livestock nutrition. Available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
Two-page fact sheet describing the cause and prevention of brucellosis, a very important disease of goats and sheep that can also infect humans (a ‘zoonosis’). Available for download:
- Two-page fact sheet describing causes, management and prevention of brucellosis in Urdu, Sindhi and English
- Simplified, pictorial fact sheets in English and Urdu specifically for women and low-literacy users
Two-page fact sheet describing cause, treatment, management and prevention of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (‘CCPP’), an infectious respiratory disease of goats and sheep that causes death and lost production. Available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
Diarrhea is a common and costly problem that can affect goat and sheep of all ages. Available for download:
- Two-page fact sheet describing causes, treatment and prevention of diarrhea in adult and young goats and sheep Urdu, Sindhi and English
- Simplified, pictorial fact sheets in English and Urdu specifically for women and low-literacy users
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious transboundary animal diseases and is still widespread throughout the world. Two-page fact sheet describing cause, treatment, management and prevention of FMD available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
PPR is one of the most important viral diseases of small ruminants. It opens the door to many other infections and has large impacts on animal production. Two-page fact sheet describing cause, treatment, management and prevention of PPR available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
Ticks are external parasites that live by feeding on blood of different animals. Two-page fact sheet describing practical methods of treatment and prevention of tick infestations available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
Two-page fact sheet describing sources of common vaccines for goats and sheep in Pakistan, safe use of vaccines, and practical vaccination plans for goats and sheep. Available for download in Urdu, Sindhi and English.
