Grasscutter farming is an alternative solution for the fight against poaching. However, diseases are often rampant on farms and very few studies are carried out in this direction. The aim of this study was to prevent the risk of contamination of grasscutter farmers by zoonosis in Côte d’Ivoire. A survey was therefore carried out on 39 farms in the south of the country to collect information on breeders, diseases encountered, their treatments and the pace of cleaning of the grasscutter farms. It appears that all the farmers interviewed were aged between 25 and 62 years old and The majority were male (97.43%). Of these, 74.35% had received training. Also, they carried out other activities. Indeed, 33.33% were farmers, 25.64% breeders, 20.51% civil servants and 20.51% men in small trades. Sixteen percent (16%) of grasscutter farmers cleaned their farms daily, 16% did so weekly and 68% monthly. The most common pathologies were sudden death (84.21%), cannibalism (73.68%), injuries (57.89%) and bristling hair (57.89%). The others (weight loss, diarrhoea, belly bloating and coughing) were observed by less than 50% of farmers. To eradicate them, 58% used medicinal plants, 21% alternated medicinal plants and veterinary products and 10.5% used only veterinary products. On the other hand, 10.5% of farmers did not use any product. This study has made it possible to identify pathologies rampant in the breeding of grasscutters in Côte d’Ivoire and means of control. Training sessions on hygiene rules in livestock farming should be considered.

The aim of this study is to determine the share of coccidiosis in the mortality of young guinea fowl (keets) on farms in northern Côte d’Ivoire. Thus, a study was carried out on 192 one-day-old guinea fowl, divided into two (2) batches. The control batch did not receive treatment. The experimental batch was treated with an anticoccidial. Then, the zootechnical parameters and the degree of infestation were measured in each of the batches. The control batch recorded EPG values ​​of 600; 7371.43 and 5442.86 respectively for age groups 0-21d; 22-48d and 49-90d. these values ​​are significantly and respectively 8.6 times; 81.7 times and 63.19 times higher (p < 0.001) than those of the experimental group for the same age groups. As for mortality, it is 75% in the Control batch, three times higher than that of the experimental batch. Also, keets subjected to anticoccidial treatment recorded the best growth performance. Coccidiosis is therefore one of the main causes of the high mortality observed in guinea fowl farms in northern Côte d’Ivoire. Thus, the prevention of coccidiosis could help improve the profitability of guinea fowl farms in Côte d’Ivoire. However, the use of biological solutions as an alternative to synthetic antibiotics would be an avenue to explore in order to prevent the solution to this problem from being the start of another problem, in particular that of the resistance of germs to antibiotics.