Animal health constraints of dairy goats kept under smallholder farming systems in Kongwa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzania

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cg.authorship.typesNot CGIAR developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNelson Mandela Africa Institution of Science and Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fishen_US
cg.contributor.donorInternational Development Research Centreen_US
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/jvmah2014.0312en_US
cg.issn2141-2529en_US
cg.issue11en_US
cg.journalJournal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Healthen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriGOATSen_US
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen_US
cg.volume6en_US
dc.contributor.authorShija, D.S.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKusiluka, L.J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChenyambuga, S.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShayo, D.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLekule, F.P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-16T08:43:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-08-16T08:43:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76500en_US
dc.titleAnimal health constraints of dairy goats kept under smallholder farming systems in Kongwa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzaniaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study was conducted to determine animal health constraints for dairy goats kept by small-scale farmers in Kongwa and Mvomero districts, Tanzania. A total of 129 dairy goats belonging to 108 farmers were screened for gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection, coccidiosis, haemoparasites, brucellosis and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) over a period of 11 months. Other clinical diseases and mortalities were recorded. The goats used were Norwegian crosses and Toggenburg crosses. The mean prevalence of GIN infection and coccidiosis in all goats were 54.8 and 57.4%, respectively. Prevalence of GIN infection was higher (P ≤ 0.05) during the rainy months than in the dry months, but the prevalence of coccidiosis did not differ (P > 0.05) between the dry and rainy seasons. The EPG in goats did not differ (P > 0.05) between Kongwa (169.79 ± 0.03 EPG) and Mvomero (171.51 ± 0.04 EPG) districts, but the OPG differed significantly (P ≤ 0.05) with values of 793.15 ± 0.04 (Kongwa) and 364.02 ± 0.05 (Mvomero). The prevalence of CCPP in the goats was 26.4%. Other clinical diseases included respiratory diseases, infectious keratoconjunctivitis and orf (scabby lesions around mouth and nostrils). Both tests for haemoparasites and brucellosis indicated negative results for all goats tested. Mortality rate during the study period was 15.5% and the major causes of deaths were respiratory diseases, bloat and food poisoning. In conclusion, gastrointestinal nematodes are prevalent in both districts, but the burdens are relatively low to justify mass treatment. The Norwegian goats are more susceptible to GIN infection and coccidiosis compared to Toggenburg goats.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2014-11-30en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShija, D.S.N., Kusiluka, L.J.M., Chenyambuga, S.W., Shayo, D.D. and Lekule, F.P. 2014. Animal health constraints of dairy goats kept under smallholder farming systems in Kongwa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzania. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health 6(11):268–279.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 268-279en_US
dcterms.issued2014-11-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen_US
dcterms.subjectgoatsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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