Two activities were conducted in year 17 by the Kenya Agricultural Research
Institute and the University of Missouri in social science research related
to animal health. The first is the study of vaccine production and distribution,
which was conducted in collaboration with the Kenya Veterinary Vaccine
Production Institute. Three specific objectives were: to determine the
economic costs of production of the Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia
(CCPP) vaccine in liquid and lyophilized forms; develop a profile of users
of the vaccine, identified through sales by KEVEVAPI, sole producer of
Caprivax; and to determine the level of competition in use of facilities,
equipment, and labor in the production of Rinderpest Caprivax and Contavax
vaccines. Costs of production were analyzed and recommendations to increase
efficiency proposed. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to determine levels
at which current prices would be economically efficient. The analysis of
competition shows that given current vaccine production levels there would
not be competition in the production of lyophilized CCPP vaccine. The market
profile highlights the declining role of government as main buyer of the
vaccine and the increasing participation of private individuals and nongovernmental
organizations as consumers in this market.
The second main activity was to study the demand for animal health services,
with an emphasis on CCPP vaccine as a case study. We conduct this study
with the collaboration of the Kenya Veterinary Field Services Office. A
study was conducted on the availability and use of animal health delivery
services at the sites where the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat is being tested.
The report appears in year 16 SR-CRSP annual report. After an appraisal
of the knowledge of animal health delivery services for small ruminants
we decided to conduct a study to determine the demand for these services
and for CCPP vaccines, specifically. A survey was developed and field tested
with the farmers participating in the testing of the lyophilized CCPP vaccine.
Three sites were selected to conduct the study, Koibatek (pastoral production
systems), Kitui (agropastoral production system) and Kajiado (pastoral
production systems). All are CCPP endemic areas. Preliminary data analysis
from the Koibatek study shows that farmers are not aware of the existence
of the vaccine. Demand estimations for the liquid and lyophilized vaccines
will be conducted in 1997. We have also developed a World Wide Web site
where technical reports and other publications may be found. Our address
is:
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