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

Project ID:
AS1/1996/083: Development of field survey and information management techniques for animal health priority setting in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Collaborating Countries:
Laos
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