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The Supporting Evidence Based Interventions Programme (‘SEBI Programme’) is a 5 500 000 GBP project based at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. It is now at stage 4 of implementing animal welfare interventions identified in earlier stages of the project in Nigeria. The Supporting Evidence Based Interventions Programme (‘SEBI Programme’) is a 5 500 000 GBP project based at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. Its primary purpose is to collect and analyse data with regard to animal production and mortality in developing countries and better understand how these are linked to human standards of well-being in rural based communities. One of the primary deliverables under the 3-year SEBI Programme is the collection and analysis of quantifiable data on the extent and causes of cattle and small ruminant mortality and reproductive diseases in Nigeria, followed by the implementation of interventions for addressing these issues (the ‘Nigeria Project’). The data on cattle and small ruminant mortality and reproductive losses has been collected and is undergoing final analysis, and we are now at the intervention implementation phase of the Nigeria Project. Based on the evidence gathered, discussions with key stakeholders and livestock experts and taking into account SEBI timelines and funding capacity, it has been agreed that SEBI will provide support for pilot interventions for the control of Foot and Mouth Disease and mastitis in ruminants in Nigeria. Throughout this phase the SEBI Programme seeks to engage with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and other Nigerian livestock institutes and organisations to implement the selected interventions. Step 4: Select appropriate existing or novel therapies/interventions to carry out pilot projects to reduce mortality and reproductive losses. These pilot intervention projects could include the use of existing vaccines, treatments, technologies and animal husbandry practices. It has been agreed that SEBI will provide support for 3 pilot intervention projects; — Project 1: Development of improved nigerian-produced foot and mouth vaccines, — Project 2: Prevention of mastitis in cattle, — Project 3: Control of mastitis in small ruminants.