Persistent Identifier
|
doi:10.7910/DVN/KPVH8Q |
Publication Date
|
2020-02-02 |
Title
| Pig production in Uganda - adapting to climate change |
Author
| Zaake, PaulUniversity of Nairobi (UON)ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5410-9576
Paul, Birthe K.International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-5354
Marshall, KarenInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4197-1455
Notenbaert, AnInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6266-2240
Ouma, A. EmilyInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-1376
Dionec, Michel M.International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Ouma, George O.University of Nairobi (UON)
Ndambi, Asaah O.Wageningen University and ResearchORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8563-2805 |
Point of Contact
|
Use email button above to contact.
Alliance Data Management (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) |
Description
| There is limited attention to impacts of climate change on pigs in Uganda by stakeholders, despite the potential vulnerability of pigs to climate change. Pigs are sensitive to heat-stress, as they do not have functioning sweat glands as other livestock species do, and have small lungs which reduces their ability to disseminate heat by panting. The objectives of the study were to i) determine the heat-stress status in pigs, ii) analyze factors influencing heat-stress, and iii) explore the heat-stress adaptation options in Lira District, Uganda. Lira was selected because of presence of both rural & urban areas and expected heat stress throughout the year in the district. The data including household demographics, management systems, age, color, breeds, body/skin temperature, rectal temperature and others were collected from 104 households and 259 pigs during the hot months in Ojwina and Barr sub-counties- Lira district. We collected data on adaptation options during the four gender disaggregated focus group discussions. Weather data was collected during the time of administering the questionnaire, and it was complemented with data from Ngetta Meteorological Station, Lira. (2020-01-30) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences; Agricultural Sciences |
Keyword
| Rectal temperature (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_13770
Climate change adaptation (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374567058134
Swine (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7555
Heat stress (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_11488
Africa (Research Region)
Crops for Nutrition and Health (Research Lever)
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock (CGIAR Research Program) |
Topic Classification
| Livestock (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4397
Climate Change (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666 |
Related Publication
| Zaake P., Ndambi A., Paul B.K., Marshall K., Notenbaert A., Ouma E., Dione M. & Ouma G. (2019). Pig Production in Uganda Adapting to Climate Change. (Presented at Tropentag 2019 “Filling gaps and removing traps for sustainable resource management” September 18-20, 2019, Kasel, Germany) International Center for Tropical Agriculture. Cali. CO. 1 p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105643 handle 10568/105643 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105643
Zaake, Paul. (2019). An Assessment Of Heat Stress Status In Pigs And Adaptation Options In Lira District Uganda. Thesis (MSc. in Climate Change Adaptation). University of Nairobi. 76 p. Retrived from http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/107974 handle 11295/107974 http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/107974 |
Producer
| International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) https://ciat.cgiar.org/ |
Production Date
| 2018 |
Production Location
| Barr and Ojwina sub counties of Lira district-Uganda |
Funding Information
| CGIAR wide research program on Livestock, Environment Flagship |
Depositor
| Nyakundi, Fridah |
Deposit Date
| 2020-01-30 |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2017-01-04; End Date: 2018-02-14 |
Date of Collection
| Start Date: 2018-01-04; End Date: 2018-02-14 |
Data Type
| Survey Data; Observation Data; Socio-economic Data; Focus group discussion |
Software
| STATA, Version: 14 |
Data Source
| Primary |