strengthening of veterinary services:A practical approach to the implementation of recommendations from an OIE PVS Evaluation in Afghanistan

摘要

The national Veterinary Services in Afghanistan were established in 1933. However, between 1979 and 2001, the various con?icts which occurred in the country destroyed its physical infrastructure, such as regional veterinary laboratories, as well as its institutional systems, processes, knowledge and memory. With the arrival of aid money in 2001 came a keen interest in supporting the development of the livestock sector, which in 2003 was estimated to include 3.7 million cattle, 8.8 million sheep, 7.3 million goats, 1.6 million donkeys, 180,000 camels, 140,000 horses and 12.2 million poultry [1]. Up to 80% of the population of approximately 30 million Afghans live in rural areas and depend, either directly or indirectly, on livestock for their livelihoods.