Estimating the proportion of clinically diagnosed infectious and non-infectious animal diseases in Ganta Afeshum woreda, Eastern Tigray zone, Ethiopia.
Abstract: This study was performed with the objective of identifying the proportion of emerging and endemic livestock diseases using cross sectional survey. Results: A total of 285 clinically diseased animals were presented to a veterinary clinic and diagnosed tentatively based on history, clinical sign, and simple laboratory diagnostics and from the study, actinomycosis (15.83%), mastitis (15%), tick infestation (10%), respiratory diseases (9.16%) and gastro intestinal parasitism (9.16%) were confirmed with higher proportion in large animals. Pasteurollosis (38, 31%), contagious ecthyma (12, 10%), tick infestation (9, 0%), mite infestation (9, 10%), sheep and goat pox (9, 10%), and gastrointestinal parasitism (9, 17%) were frequently encountered diseases in sheep and goat respectively. In equids, back sore, epizootic lymphangitis and lameness accounted a proportion of 22.95, 21.31, and 13.11% respectively. In conclusion, result of the present study showed that the proportion of livestock disease is high, and it affects the socioeconomic status of the local community in the study area as a result of mortality and production loss.
Publication Date: 2018-01-15 PubMed ID: 29335029PubMed Central: PMC5769284DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3158-3Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research conducted a study to identify the proportion of infectious and non-infectious diseases among livestock in the Ganta Afeshum region of East Tigray zone, Ethiopia. It showed a high number of livestock diseases, affecting socioeconomic status due to mortality and production loss.
Objectives and Methodology
- The study aimed to determine the prevalence of emerging and endemic livestock diseases across different animal species in the Ganta Afeshum woreda region of Ethiopia.
- The researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey by clinically examining 285 livestock animals brought to a local veterinary clinic, and diagnoses were tentatively based on their history, observed clinical signs, and basic laboratory diagnostics.
Findings
- In large animals, diseases with higher rates included actinomycosis (15.83%), mastitis (15%), tick infestation (10%), respiratory diseases (9.16%) and gastrointestinal parasitism (9.16%).
- In sheep and goats, common diseases included pasteurellosis (31-38%), contagious ecthyma (10-12%), tick infestation (9-10%), mite infestations (9-10%), sheep and goat pox (9-10%), and gastrointestinal parasitism (9-17%).
- Among equids, back sore, epizootic lymphangitis and lameness were most prevalent, being recorded at 22.95%, 21.31%, and 13.11% respectively.
Conclusion and Impact
- The researchers concluded that the proportion of livestock disease was high in the studied region.
- Such high disease prevalence significantly impacts the socioeconomic status of the local communities, leading to production losses and high mortality rates among livestock.
- The findings from this study meanwhile may inform effective disease management strategies among livestock to reduce socioeconomic burdens in the region.
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APA
Tedla M, Gebreselassie M.
(2018).
Estimating the proportion of clinically diagnosed infectious and non-infectious animal diseases in Ganta Afeshum woreda, Eastern Tigray zone, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes, 11(1), 29.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3158-3 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, The University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia. mebvet2002@gmail.com.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, The University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
- Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Ethiopia / epidemiology
- Female
- Goat Diseases / diagnosis
- Goat Diseases / epidemiology
- Goats
- Horse Diseases / diagnosis
- Horse Diseases / epidemiology
- Horses
- Male
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases / diagnosis
- Sheep Diseases / epidemiology
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