Embracing complexity in smallholder poultry systems for effective animal health surveillance
Abstract This paper explores how adopting a participatory approach combined with a systems thinking framework can help develop a contextually relevant, cost-effective and sustainable animal health surveillance system for smallholder poultry systems. By actively engaging stakeholders and addressing system complexity, these approaches can generate practical insights and support effective surveillance design that enables timely disease response, enhances poultry health management and strengthens livelihoods through coordinated actions to mitigate disease risks.
Authors
- Jeremy H. P. Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-1522)
- Dirk Udo Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7000-0530)
- Christopher Hamilton-West M (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-2237)
- Gregorio Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7266-4047)
- Robyn Alders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6947-2837)
- Chun Ting Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-3292)
- Sergio Guerrero‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-5824)
- Roland Xolani Dlamini
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Royal Veterinary College (GB)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Université Clermont Auvergne (FR)
- Université de Lyon (FR)
- Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department (CN)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- VetAgro Sup (FR)
- University of Chile (CL)
- Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Veterinary Sciences
- Published
- 2026-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44433-026-00027-4
- Primary Topic
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00