COMPREHENSIVE LIVESTOCK HEALTH PROGRAM: TARGETED TREATMENT AND HOLISTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR MAJOR PREVALENT DISEASES IN THE LIVESTOCK FARMING COMMUNITY OF DAYNILE DISTRICT, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA.

The general objective of this project was to intervene with the most common livestock diseases in Dayniile district by carrying out a comprehensive campaign for treatment and control. The specific objectives consisted of a treatment campaign, improving infrastructure for establishing disinfectant foot dips and hand washing points, providing disinfectant tools, and finalising community engagement and education by doing training at the farm level.The team visited different donors and added their contribution. After collecting sufficient funds from various sources, the team began the procurement of the necessary materials. This included purchasing veterinary drugs and supplies from local pharmacies and other essentials like stationery. The first activity was treatment campaigns, which were a central aspect of the project. Over 290 animals were treated for various diseases and conditions. The farm manager was informed of the diagnoses, and upon receiving their permission, the appropriate treatments were administered. The second intervention action was a vaccination campaign. The team vaccinated a total of 70 animals against clostridial bacteria, which is one of the most common camel diseases encountered in the area. The third intervention was the establishment of biosecurity facilities at select livestock farms. Among all the farms involved in the project, five were chosen for the provision of enhanced biosecurity measures. These measures included the installation of foot dips and teat dips. The fourth activity was educating livestock farmers on strategies for controlling and preventing livestock diseases. The training was held at Beder Camel Dairy Farm and attended by approximately 10 individuals, comprising 3 females and 7 males. The content of the training was three modules: the first was general farm biosecurity, the second was operational biosecurity, and the third was concern for vaccination. Recommendation: We recommend that each farm hire livestock health specialists to easily implement disease prevention steps and promptly solve each new case. We recommend the livestock association, veterinary clinics, and other institutions working on livestock do routine campaigns that facilitate the determination of prevalent diseases and the treatment of those cases