A longitudinal study on morbidity and mortality in youngstock smallholder dairy cattle with special reference to tick borne infections in Tanga region, Tanzania
A longitudinal study on morbidity and mortality in youngstock smallholder dairy cattle with special reference to tick borne infections in Tanga region, Tanzania
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DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.101
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发表时间:
2009-03-09
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Moshy, Winford E.
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作者:
Swai, Emmanuel S.;Karimuribo, Esron D.;Moshy, Winford E.
The incidence and potential determinants of tick borne diseases (TBDs) were estimated a longitudinal study that was conducted in cohorts of youngstock animals of less than years kept in smallholder dairy farms in Tanga region, Tanzania. A combination serological tests, blood and lymph node smears were used as diagnostic tests for during the study. A total number of 549 youngstock were followed for a total of animal years from August 1999 to July 2001. Overall morbidity and mortality rates (due all causes) were 8.26 and 12.0 per 100 animals year at risk, respectively. Of the total 56% were attributed to TBDs (37.5%-East Coast fever (ECF) and Specific morbidity and mortality rates for ECF were estimated to be 3.57 and 4.51 per animals year risk, respectively, and for anaplasmosis 2.21 and 2.25 per 100 animals risk, respectively. Analysis of survival times to death indicated that calves