Fecal material of pigs Metagenome

Following increase in population size, urbanization and human activities, there is poor solid waste management in urban and peri-urban areas, mostly in Sub Sahara Africa. Varieties of solid wastes such as medical waste, domestic waste and industrial waste along with their associated microbes are dumped at the same place. We are witnessing high interaction between wild and domestic animals as well as people in municipal dumps. We hypothesized the municipal dumps to be the driver for the emergence of new pathogens of public health importance. We wanted to know the differences in the abundance and diversity of bacteria in pigs raised under indoor system and pigs scavenging in urban dumpsite This knowledge is key towards improved livestock management in urban areas, hence mitigation of the associated public health risks.