Report of the Study Group on Animal Diseases in Africa: Revised December 8, 1965 (1965)

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 2100 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, WASHINGTON 25, D.C OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN SECRETARY | April 20, 1965 Gentlemen: The enclosed report has been prepared as the result of a request by the Agency for International Development that the National Academy of Sciences under- take a survey and evaluation of the rinderpest control program sponsored by the Commission for Technical Coopera- tion in Africa, and to evaluate other major livestock dis- eases as they relate to the rinderpest program and to live- stock production in general, including the impact of disease control on such problems as marketing and processing, range and water resources, and the place of livestock production in the economic development of specific areas of West Africa. In response to this request, the Advisory Committee on Africa organized a Study Group on Animal Diseases in Africa to conduct the actual survey, and a Subcommittee on Animal ' Diseases in Africa to review the Study Group report. This report has been reviewed and approved by the Advisory Commit- tee on Africa and its Subcommittee. Sincerely, C. W. de Kiewiet, Chairman Advisory Committee on Africa Enclosure

REVISED December 8, 1965 REPORT of the STUDY GROUP ON/ANIMAL DISEASES IN AFRICA This report has been reviewed by the Subcommittee on Animal Diseases in Africa and the MK c. Advisory Committee on Africa National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Washington, D.C.

6629 CL Li This report has been prepared and submitted under Contract AID/afr-211 between the Agency for International Development and the National Academy of Sciences. No portion of this report may be reproduced without approval of the contracting agency. The drawing on the cover of this report was made by the New York artist, Aurelius Battaglia, and is reproduced here with the per- mission of The Reporter magazine.

Preface . . . . 2. 2. 6 © «© © © © © © © © ew ow ww ew te Introduction ......-2.02-. 200 eee eee wees Agencies and Organizations Involved in Livestock Production, Animal Health, and Veterinary Training in Countries in West Africa . ......-6« «6 «© «© « « LE Internal Agencies .......-+-+ eee International er er Regional ....... +++ 6 «© «© «© «© «@ National ....... «2 e« «© « «© « « External Technical and Financial Cooperating Agencies . .......« +e. Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa European Economic Community ....... Agency for International Development. . Rockefeller Foundation .......e 6 Others e e @ e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Biologicals-Production Research and Training Institutions . . . . . « « « «© «© «© © «© © « « Biologicals-Production ......4546.. Research . . 2. 2 «© «© © © © © © © © © ew Training Institutions ........e... Laboratory Animal Facilities ...... Disease-Control Programs o «© e« «© «© © © @© @ e@ . e e Rinderpest e @ e@ e@ e e e e e e e e e e e eo e e UW W m uo O n A H A H al l on o o o © © 11 ll L5 Trypanosomiasis .......«+..e-«-+-«-e«-+« e Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia ......... . Other Diseases and Parasitisms .......e«e-ece-. Human and Technological Factors Influencing Production and Marketing .. a er ee M anagement e e e e e e e ® e e e e e e e @ e e e e e Water Conservation ........ + « « « « Pasture Control and Fodder Conservation . . Breeding Programs ........«« «eee Nutrition .... ++ ..«-+« ce se «© © © © 22 22 22 23

iv Marketing... er ee er er Meat Hides and Skins oe oe © wo ee ew th wl th th tl hl tl ll Manpower and Education ....... +++ + «© « « «© «© e Current Status and Future Needs re Training Abroad ...... eee eee eee eee Appendix A: Appendix B: Appendix C: Appendix D: Appendix E; Itinerary - Personnel Consulted and Institutions Visited e e e e e e e e eo e e 1. Membership, Advisory Committee on Africa (Now called Africa Science Board) . 2. Membership, Subcommittee on Animal Diseases in Africa ..... Maps e e e e e e e e e e e eo e e e e e e e e 1. Main Vegetation Belts ... ° ° 2. Distribution of the Tsetse Fly: Africa : 3. Project 15 - Rinderpest Control - Initiation of Phases .......6e-. 4. Average Annual Rainfall ..... oe 5. Estimated Meat Consumption Levels in African Countries, 1957-59 . 6. Wholesale Beef Prices and Trade Movement in Africa eo e @ e e e @ e e e e e @ o e Some Educational and Training Institutions in West Africa eo e e e eo e eo @ e e e e e e References ......-++v-cc-c-eeevsee Page 24 24 25 27 28 31 38 39 40 40 41 42 — 43 45 46 48