Animal health training targets the losses that undo livestock gains
For many households livestock functions as savings. Training focuses on the single change that matters most: keeping animals alive.
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Livestock is often the closest thing a rural household has to a savings account — an asset that can be sold when school fees fall due. It is also, too often, an asset that dies before it can be used.
ISSED’s animal husbandry training concentrates on disease recognition, prevention, vaccination routines and knowing when veterinary support is needed.
The indicator that matters
Reduced livestock mortality is tracked directly in the ISSED results framework, alongside change in household income from livestock sales. It is a blunt measure, and a fair one.