Animal health constraints perceived to be important in Kilosa and Gairo Districts, Morogoro, Tanzania: Implications on disease prevention and control

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dc.contributor.authorKarimuribo, E. D.
dc.contributor.authorKimbita, E. N.
dc.contributor.authorSilayo, R. S.
dc.contributor.authorMgongo, F. O. K.
dc.contributor.authorMpanduji, D. G.
dc.contributor.authorWambura, R. M.
dc.contributor.authorBatamuzi, E. K.
dc.contributor.authorMatiko, M. K.
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, L. B.
dc.contributor.authorSendalo, D.
dc.contributor.authorMwakalobo, A. B.
dc.contributor.authorRich, K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T11:10:56Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T11:10:56Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full Text Available at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/103614en_US
dc.description.abstractA study was carried out in Kilosa and Gairo districts to identify and characterize animal health constraints as perceived by stakeholders in the beef and milk value chains. A combination of methods was used to collect data, namely, mapping of value chain actors and baseline survey. The baseline survey involved 220 households drawn from 33 villages and 22 wards. Using a structured questionnaire, households were visited to assess awareness and experience of livestock diseases based on observation of clinical cases prevalent in cattle herds. Prevalent diseases as reported by the respondents were East Coast fever (ECF; 88.1%), anaplasmosis (78.0%), heartwater (75.8%) and babesiosis (64.0%). Other animal health problems reported were contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP; 92.6%), calf diarrhoeas (79.9%), trypanosomosis (66.7%), brucellosis (65.3%) and mastitis (60.1%). Further inquiry revealed that health problems perceived to be the most important, in declining order, were: ECF, trypanosomosis, anaplasmosis, heartwater, calf diarrhoea, brucellosis and babesiosis. With regard to routine disease control activities, all respondents reported to apply acaricides to control ticks while 90% reported deworming their animals regularly. Although acaricide application was reported to be carried out, tick-borne diseases (TBDs) were still prevalent in the study area. These finding suggest that the current control measures against infectious diseases are ineffective. There is, therefore, a need to have in-depth evaluation of existing disease prevention and control options so that corrective measures can be applied to reverse the situation, which will ensure reduction of morbidities and mortalities associated with infectious diseases. This will contribute to improved livelihoods of pastoral and agro-pastoral farmers predominant in Kilosa and Gairo districts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKarimuribo, E. D., Kimbita, E. N., Silayo, R. S., Mgongo, F. O. K., Mpanduji, D. G., Wambura, R. M., ... & Mwakalobo, A. B. S. (2013). Animal health constraints perceived to be important in Kilosa and Gairo Districts, Morogoro, Tanzania: Implications on disease prevention and control. Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 28(2), 6-13.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2319
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDisease controlen_US
dc.subjectTick-borne diseaseen_US
dc.subjectPastoralen_US
dc.subjectAgro-pastoralen_US
dc.subjectKilosaen_US
dc.subjectGairo districtsen_US
dc.subjectAnimal healthen_US
dc.subjectAnimal disease preventionen_US
dc.titleAnimal health constraints perceived to be important in Kilosa and Gairo Districts, Morogoro, Tanzania: Implications on disease prevention and controlen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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