Status of livestock water quality and digestive upsets in Babati and Burunge areas, Northern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKatonge, Jackson H.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T08:31:08Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T08:31:08Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionAbstact. Full text available at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijest/article/view/257827
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the quality of water used by ruminants and pseudo-ruminants in six communities living adjacent to two inland  lakes in Manyara region, northern Tanzania. Water sampling included 20 samples from each village (n=120 for 6 villages) followed by  laboratory analysis using ISO 5667 standard methods. 480 livestock were examined (n=80 for each village) for digestive upsets. Results  for water quality were compared to those of WHO guidelines for livestock drinking water. Physical and chemical parameters for some  areas were within acceptable limits except the levels of turbidity (10.88±11.97 NTU, 8.67±11.97 NTU), calcium (550.00±22.19 mg/L,  842.00±70.15 mg/L), chloride (1940±63.90 mg/L, 3380±135.65 mg/L), ammonium (5.94±0.42 mg/L, 6.79±0.58 mg/L), nitrate (113.62±10.64  mg/L, 71.16±12.92 mg/L, and hardness (1372.00±106.96 mg/L, 1280±75.27 mg/L) for Babati and Burunge areas respectively. Total coliform  (3500 CFU, 2650 CFU) and Escherichia coli (167/100 ml, 192/100 ml) were counted for Babati and Burunge area respectively.  Burunge area recorded higher cases of digestive upsets (53.8%) compared to Babati area (46.2%). There were no statistical differences in  digestive upsets between the two Babati and Burunge areas (p=0.8246). A correlation analysis revealed a significant linear association between water quality measures and digestive upsets for diarrhoea (p= 0.001694, r > 0.5) and other factors (p= 0.000158, r > 0.5). In order  to minimize livestock digestive upsets associated with poor water quality, communities in these areas should avoid excessive use of  fertilizers that would increase nitrate levels, as well as prohibit anthropogenic activities taking place close to water sources.
dc.identifier.citationKatonge, J. H. (2024). Status of livestock water quality and digestive upsets in Babati and Burunge areas, Northern Tanzania. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, 16(1), 1-8.
dc.identifier.doi10.4314/ijest.v16i1.1
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijest/article/view/257827
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4784
dc.publisherAfrican Journals Online (AJOL)
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology
dc.subjectDigestive upsets
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectpseudo-ruminants
dc.subjectruminants
dc.subjecttotal coliform
dc.subjectand water quality
dc.titleStatus of livestock water quality and digestive upsets in Babati and Burunge areas, Northern Tanzania
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.volume16
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