The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia
Introduction: Diseases have a negative impact on production and profitability of small ruminants. A good herd health program can decrease the number of sick animals and improve herd performance. Methods: In a longitudinal study, small ruminant herd health interventions such as community-based strat...
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| author | Moliso, Mesfin M. Molla, W. Arke, A. Nana, T. Zewudie, F.A. Tibebu, A. Haile, A. Rekik, M. Magnusson, U. Wieland, Barbara Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. |
| author_browse | Arke, A. Haile, A. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Magnusson, U. Moliso, Mesfin M. Molla, W. Nana, T. Rekik, M. Tibebu, A. Wieland, Barbara Zewudie, F.A. |
| author_facet | Moliso, Mesfin M. Molla, W. Arke, A. Nana, T. Zewudie, F.A. Tibebu, A. Haile, A. Rekik, M. Magnusson, U. Wieland, Barbara Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. |
| author_sort | Moliso, Mesfin M. |
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| description | Introduction: Diseases have a negative impact on production and profitability of small ruminants. A good herd health program can decrease the number of sick animals and improve herd performance.
Methods: In a longitudinal study, small ruminant herd health interventions such as community-based strategic gastrointestinal (GI) parasite control, prevention and control of major respiratory diseases and capacity development activities were implemented. In four districts of Ethiopia, where the Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP) is implemented, morbidity and mortality data were collected from January 2018 to July 2021 in 1047 smallholder farms with the objective of evaluating the impact of herd health interventions. A total of 2,643 sick animals and 516 deaths of small ruminants were recorded during the study period. The disease cases were categorized into eight groups: gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive, respiratory, skin, systemic, other diseases (eye disease, foot disease etc.) and unknown diseases. Chi-square and proportions were used to analyze morbidity and mortality by district, agro-ecological zone and age of the animal.
Results: The data showed that the general trend in the occurrence of cases and morbidity rate were decreasing from 2018 to 2021 in intervention villages. Overall, the morbidity rate in young animals (7.36%) was higher than in adults (3.49%) and the mortality rate difference between young and adult animals was also statistically significant (p < 0.001). The morbidity and mortality rates varied significantly (p < 0.001) among districts and among agro-ecologies. According to the data, treating and following up of infected animals reduced the mortality rate significantly. The relative risk of death in treated animals after the case reported was 0.135. Generally, the intervention impact analysis revealed that morbidity rate was significantly decreased (p = 0.009) in intervention years (6.31% in 2018 to 3.02% in 2021) and that herd health interventions provide an added value.
Conclusion: Generally, herd health intervention had significant impact in reducing the morbidity rates in years and treatment and follow up of sick animals due to early reporting reduced mortality rate significantly. It is recommended that the herd health management should be the core activity under small ruminant production programs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1555082025-12-08T10:29:22Z The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia Moliso, Mesfin M. Molla, W. Arke, A. Nana, T. Zewudie, F.A. Tibebu, A. Haile, A. Rekik, M. Magnusson, U. Wieland, Barbara Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. animal health small ruminants goats animal production sheep Introduction: Diseases have a negative impact on production and profitability of small ruminants. A good herd health program can decrease the number of sick animals and improve herd performance. Methods: In a longitudinal study, small ruminant herd health interventions such as community-based strategic gastrointestinal (GI) parasite control, prevention and control of major respiratory diseases and capacity development activities were implemented. In four districts of Ethiopia, where the Community Based Breeding Program (CBBP) is implemented, morbidity and mortality data were collected from January 2018 to July 2021 in 1047 smallholder farms with the objective of evaluating the impact of herd health interventions. A total of 2,643 sick animals and 516 deaths of small ruminants were recorded during the study period. The disease cases were categorized into eight groups: gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive, respiratory, skin, systemic, other diseases (eye disease, foot disease etc.) and unknown diseases. Chi-square and proportions were used to analyze morbidity and mortality by district, agro-ecological zone and age of the animal. Results: The data showed that the general trend in the occurrence of cases and morbidity rate were decreasing from 2018 to 2021 in intervention villages. Overall, the morbidity rate in young animals (7.36%) was higher than in adults (3.49%) and the mortality rate difference between young and adult animals was also statistically significant (p < 0.001). The morbidity and mortality rates varied significantly (p < 0.001) among districts and among agro-ecologies. According to the data, treating and following up of infected animals reduced the mortality rate significantly. The relative risk of death in treated animals after the case reported was 0.135. Generally, the intervention impact analysis revealed that morbidity rate was significantly decreased (p = 0.009) in intervention years (6.31% in 2018 to 3.02% in 2021) and that herd health interventions provide an added value. Conclusion: Generally, herd health intervention had significant impact in reducing the morbidity rates in years and treatment and follow up of sick animals due to early reporting reduced mortality rate significantly. It is recommended that the herd health management should be the core activity under small ruminant production programs. 2024-10-21 2024-10-23T08:51:28Z 2024-10-23T08:51:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155508 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Moliso, M.M., Molla, W., Arke, A., Nana, T., Zewudie, F.A., Tibebu, A., Haile, A., Rekik, M., Magnusson, U., Wieland, B. and Knight-Jones, T. 2024. The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 11: 1371571. |
| spellingShingle | animal health small ruminants goats animal production sheep Moliso, Mesfin M. Molla, W. Arke, A. Nana, T. Zewudie, F.A. Tibebu, A. Haile, A. Rekik, M. Magnusson, U. Wieland, Barbara Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title | The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title_full | The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title_short | The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in ethiopia |
| topic | animal health small ruminants goats animal production sheep |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155508 |
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