Development of field survey and information management techniques for animal health priority setting in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Project ID:

AS1/1996/083

Collaborating Countries:

Lao PDR

Commissioned Organisation:

University of Queensland, Australia

Project Leader

Dr Pramod Sharma
Phone: 07 3365 6513
Fax: 07 3870 1091
Email: p.sharma@mailbox.uq.edu.au

Collaborating Institutions:

Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services, Laos
Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services, Laos

Project Budget:

$167,950

Project Duration:

01/07/1996 - 30/06/1997

Project Extension:

30/06/1997 - 30/04/1998

ACIAR Research Program Manager

Dr John Copland

Project Background and Objectives

Approximately 85% of the 4.2 million people of the Lao PDR live in villages with livestock production an important source of cash income. Government policy to increase the standard of living includes improving livestock productivity. Achieving this will mean reducing the impact of major infectious diseases which severly constrain the smallholder livestock sector. At present there is no capability to obtain and analyse quantitative representative data. This small project aims to design and validate field survey techniques to establish priorities in livestock diseases as well as develop a computer information management system for the laboratory and field services.

Project Outcomes

Outcomes for this project are currently being prepared