Fence damage (p = 0.002) and non-vaccination in neighbouring Zimbabwe (p = 0.005) were significantly different between the border villages (Matsiloje/Matopi) and the more inland villages (Borolong/Mathangwane), while vaccine inefficiency was just marginally non-significant (p = ...
Within Botswana, Ngamiland district in the northwest of the country provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the impact of fences constructed in living memory because it is often at the 'frontline' of government disease control efforts and a priority region in terms of disease control. The di...
such those in the Mediterranean basin, the extensive livestock production systems are often the main activity, and even the only source of livelihood. This dependence of the sector highlights the need to protect and enhance it, as it contributes to the creation of jobs, to the rural e...
In the 1960s, when first realizing that it was essential to use livestock to reverse desertification, Savory was faced with a serious dilemma. As he described it "For thousands of years pastoralists--with deep knowledge of their animals, plants, and weather--had herded livestock in a great m...