Strengthening markets for small-scale producers  

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter! This month, we take a look at strengthening veterinary markets and enhancing access for small-scale livestock producers. GALVmed's commercial development activities are focused on establishing large-scale distribution networks and providing a broad portfolio of animal health products to tackle economically important diseases for small-scale livestock producers.

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The collective market that is small-scale producers 

Individual contribution, in terms of production, of  small-scale livestock producers may seem minimal, but collectively, they account for the majority of the livestock head in Africa and South Asia. Improving access to good quality vaccines and veterinary services will bring a tremendous positive impact in the survival of their animals and in their domestic economies.

Read: Focusing on small-scale livestock producers as a collective market

Aggregating demand to reach small-scale producer market 

There still seems to be a red ocean competition among animal health companies to penetrate commercially operated livestock markets such as poultry and dairy. However, a vast and never reached, or very less reached, blue ocean small-scale livestock producer markets could equally be profitable through demand aggregation via appropriate platforms.


Read: Demand aggregation: The key to reaching small-scale livestock producers

Why biosecurity is important for rural and emerging commercial poultry farmers

Poor management practices and absence of disease control strategies often result in high levels of mortality due to predators or infectious diseases. For small-scale livestock producers and emerging commercial farmers, this can be detrimental to their livelihoods. The importance of on-farm biosecurity cannot be overstated. 

Read: Biosecurity: A must for rural and emerging commercial poultry farmers

• Performance of Ag-ELISA in the diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Tanzania
   
• TSOL18 vaccine and oxfendazole for control of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs: A field trial in endemic areas of Tanzania
   
• A porcine macrophage cell line that supports high levels of replication of OURT88/3, an attenuated strain of African swine fever virus
   
• Potential Elimination of Active Taenia solium Transmission in Africa
   
• Endemicity of Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs from Mbeya Rural and Mbozi districts, Tanzania
   
• Sequence diversity of cytotoxic T cell antigens and satellite marker analysis of Theileria parva informs the immunization against East Coast fever in Rwanda
   
• Contagious Bovine and Caprine Pleuropneumonia: a research community’s recommendations for the development of better vaccines

• Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccines Market: Increasing Production Targets Help Meet Growing FMD Demands (BioSpace)