Investigation of major cattle production constraints in Kembata Tambaro zone of Southern Ethiopia using participatory epidemiology methods
| Autor: | Benti Deresa, Worku Tigre, Birhanu Ayele |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine 040301 veterinary sciences Cattle Diseases 0403 veterinary science Food Animals Animals Medicine Production (economics) Animal Husbandry Traditional knowledge Socioeconomics business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science Citizen journalism 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Livelihood Animal Feed 040201 dairy & animal science Focus group Peasant Cross-Sectional Studies Ranking Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology Livestock Ethiopia Medicine Traditional business |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Animal Health and Production. 48:109-115 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7438 0049-4747 |
| Popis: | Ethiopia has enormous livestock resources from which rural households derive their livelihoods. A cross-sectional study based on participatory appraisal methods was conducted in Kembata Tambaro zone to assess major constraints to livestock production and major diseases of cattle and their treatment options. Four districts were selected purposively for this study, and 18 peasant associations were randomly sampled from the selected districts. Focus group discussion, semistructured interviews, simple ranking and scoring, proportional piling, pairwise ranking, and matrix scoring were the participatory epidemiological tools used in the study. Feed and free grazing land shortages and diseases were found to be the major constraints to cattle production in the area. Mastitis was ranked as the most serious disease of cattle. Modern veterinary treatments are used alongside traditional herbal remedies. Matrix scoring showed strong agreement between focus groups in identifying the major diseases using their indicators (clinical signs). Hence, it was concluded that indigenous knowledge complemented with participatory methods and approaches allow community and field researchers to jointly study specific livestock problems and help identify appropriate solutions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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