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
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationNelson Mandela Africa Institution of Science and Technologyen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fish
cg.contributor.donorInternational Development Research Centreen
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/jvmah2014.0312en
cg.issn2141-2529en
cg.issue11en
cg.journalJournal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriGOATSen
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen
cg.volume6en
dc.contributor.authorShija, D.S.N.en
dc.contributor.authorKusiluka, L.J.M.en
dc.contributor.authorChenyambuga, S.W.en
dc.contributor.authorShayo, D.D.en
dc.contributor.authorLekule, F.P.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-16T08:43:02Zen
dc.date.available2016-08-16T08:43:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76500
dc.titleAnimal health constraints of dairy goats kept under smallholder farming systems in Kongwa and Mvomero Districts, Tanzaniaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2014-11-30
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
dcterms.extentp. 268-279en
dcterms.issued2014-11-15
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherAcademic Journalsen
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen
dcterms.subjectgoatsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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