Systematic epidemiological studies to identify and resolve health constraints to smallholder dairy production in coastal lowland Kenya

Systematic epidemiological studies to identify and resolve health problems to smallholder dairy production were carried out in Kaloleni Division in Coastal lowland of Kenya. East Coast Fever (ECF) contributed 62% of all clinical cases and it's incidence and risk rate were two folds higher in fr...

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Published inThe Kenya Veterinarian - A journal of the Kenya Veterinary Association (Kenya) Vol. 18; no. 2
Main Authors Maloo, S.H, Thorpe, W, Ngumi, P.N, Perry, B.D. (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Mtwapa. Regional Research Centre)
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.1994
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
EXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALA
KENIA
KENYA
PETITE EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE
PRODUCCION LECHERA
PRODUCTION LAITIERE
SALUD
SANTE
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Summary:Systematic epidemiological studies to identify and resolve health problems to smallholder dairy production were carried out in Kaloleni Division in Coastal lowland of Kenya. East Coast Fever (ECF) contributed 62% of all clinical cases and it's incidence and risk rate were two folds higher in free-grazing than in zero-grazing herds. Few cases of anaplasmosis, babesiosis and trypanosomiasis were diagnosed. Case-fatality due to ECF approched 60% and occurrence of ECF was significantly higher in males (46%) and in females (20%). An overall 32% mortality rate was estimated with ECF accounting two thirds of all calf deaths, three quarters of young stock mortality and more than a third of all adult losses. These studies were found to quantify the prevalence, incidence and mortality rates of the major vector borne diseases and showed that ECF caused substantial production losses
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