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International Summer School, Enhancing Food Security in Arid Areas throuh Research on Old World Camel, 21 September-4 October 2003, Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany)
Animal health project in Sahrawi refugee camps,
Europe Aid
Tinduf (Algeria)
Broglia A., Ahmadi A., Di Lello S.
Veterinary Department
Sahrawi Arab
Democratic Republic
SIVtro VSF Italy & NgO Africa 70
NgOs promoter: SIVtro-Veterinaires Sans Frontieres Italy and Africa’70
Donors: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999-2001) and European Union (2003-2006).
Period of data collection: october 1999-february 2002
Geographical position and context
Sahrawi refugee camps are situated in a 10.000 square Km area nearby Tindouf (South
West Algeria).
In these 4 camps 160.000 refugees have been living for 28 years.
The present animal health project is concerned as support to the local veterinary service,
by providing technical assistance, formation, and carrying out the routinary activities (meat
inspection, clinical examination, laboratory diagnostics, etc.), in cooperation with the exps.
In the period considered, it was the first time that data about health status of livestock in
the refugee camps were collected. Because of the serious political, logistical and
economical problem the results at this level are obviously scant. A new project is now
running on, so improvements in livestock health and management are expected.
Livestock
In the refugee camps 30.000 sheep and goats, 617 camels, 180 donkeys are bred. There
The red arrow indicates the area of the refugee camp
are also small amount of chickens, hens and rabbits. Moreover, in the free territories in the
Eastern part of Western Sahara, there are some transhumant camel herds belonging to the
State or to private owners.
Infectious disease are scant, the biggest problem is nutrition due to complete absence of
pasture. Small ruminants are usually fed with rubbish (e.g. paper) and human food rest
Typical “corrales” in the
refugee camps where
animals are kept
(legumes, bread, rice, etc.)
Camel herds in refugee camps
Camel census in the camps (2000): 617, female 57 %.
In the camps camels belong to private owners and are used mostly for meat. Dairy camels
are used to provide milk to the children and to affected people.
Table. Some infective disease were screened in the camp camel herds but no
positive case was registered
Disease
Test
TBC
Bovine Tubercoline 150
IDR
0%
Brucellosis
RBT
4600
0%
Haemoparasite
Blood smear
125
0%
125
0%
Sarcoptic mange Skin scratching
Nr.sample
Prevalence
Heavy tick infection in a dairy camel
National and private transhumant camel herds
There are also some camel herds belonging to Sahrawi government in the freed
territories of Western Sahara.
In the past the national herds were used as a meat source for the refugees.
Nowadays these camel herds are used as a self financing source.
Each herd is composed by 80-100 animals with one bull. The other males are
Sarcoptic mange in a young camel; motor oil is used by
locals as treatment
castrated at 3 years of age.
In these herds the most prevalent disease are sarcoptic mange (6%), and
cutaneous abscesses caused by acacia sticks, affecting above all the young animals,
characterised by thinner skin.
Contact address:
Alessandro Broglia, Africa70, SIVtro – VSF Italy
www.veterinarisenzafrontiere.it
The present project is financed by EU
Email: [email protected]