The impact of livestock on parasite transmission in communities of African savanna herbivores

牲畜对非洲稀树草原食草动物群落寄生虫传播的影响

• 批准号: 2275019
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2275019
• 关键词: impact; livestock; parasite; transmission; communities

With a growing human population, wildlife in sub-Saharan Africa is under intensifying pressure from human activities. On savannas, herbivores increasingly share their pastures with livestock but the ecological consequences of coexistence remain poorly understood. A particular knowledge gap relates to the effect of livestock presence on patterns of parasite transmission. The student will conduct fieldwork in Kenya to collect primary data on parasite infection in herbivores, and subsequently analyse the data to explore patterns of livestock-wildlife transmission. The project is linked to HORN, a multi-partner training and research programme focusing on One Health in the Horn of Africa. Confidence in leading fieldwork in Africa (ideally backed up by evidence) and lab experience in fecal egg counts and/or coprocultures would be advantageous but are not essential. Objectives: (1) To quantify the impact of livestock presence on parasite transmission in an African savannah system (2) Use this insight to make recommendations for both conservation management and livestock production.

随着人口的不断增长，撒哈拉以南非洲的野生动物正受到人类活动的压力。在稀树草原上，食草动物越来越多地与牲畜分享牧场，但共存的生态后果仍然知之甚少。一个特别的知识差距涉及牲畜的存在对寄生虫传播模式的影响。学生将在肯尼亚进行实地考察，收集食草动物寄生虫感染的主要数据，随后分析数据，探索牲畜-野生动物传播模式。该项目与“非洲之角健康网络”挂钩，后者是一个多伙伴培训和研究方案，重点是非洲之角的“一个健康”。在非洲领先的实地工作的信心（理想情况下有证据支持）和实验室经验，粪便鸡蛋计数和/或coprocultures将是有利的，但不是必需的。目的：（1）量化牲畜存在对非洲萨凡纳系统中寄生虫传播的影响（2）利用这一见解为保护管理和牲畜生产提出建议。