As a result of the different stages carried out throughout the development of the project (identification of needs by the main stakeholders, proposal of solutions, tips and tricks, implementation of the solutions, and evaluation of their impact in terms of cost-benefit and sustainability), it has been possible to discuss upon all the information gathered and to evaluate to what extent there are still unresolved needs and knowledge gaps. The majority of needs identified by stakeholders have been answered either with a solution proposed, or with a factsheet prepared by the consortium.
The main remaining gap in sheep nutrition is related to management of the ewe lambs. In particular, the weaning management to ensure robustness of the breed, and the nutritional requirements of females during their first gestation and lactation.
In terms of health, the proposed solution for managing ecthyma needs to be completed because in some countries, the vaccine is not available. More generally for health solutions, the heterogeneity of the countries regarding the availability/access to some medicines(for example vaccine agreements) or to laboratory for analysis is a problem to disseminate some of the
proposed practical solutions.
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