Table 5.

Animal Health Actors’ Motivations for Working in Animal Health.

Level	Animal Health Role	Description
Health institutions: Degree holders	Veterinarian	Supporting their community: supporting animal healthcare development, training the next generation of animal health professionals interested in medicine
Health institutions: Mixed post-secondary qualifications/training/knowledge	Paraveterinarians (includes LFOs)	Supporting their community: caring for their animals Livelihood support: keeping animals healthy enables immediate access to income
Retail/Market-based providers	Agrovets/livestock medical vendors/veterinary centers/open-market livestock drug vendors	Livelihood support: responding to demand for animal medicines
Community health providers	Traditional Healer	Supporting their community: considered to be their calling. Desire to continue practice knowledge passed through family heritage.
	Community Animal Health Worker	Supporting their communities: knowledge passed through families and in response to the demand for support
	Expert Farmer	Livelihood support: liquidity in keeping and selling cattle; manure used to fertilize crops; milk Importance of demonstrating assets