Research Article
An Investigation into Major Sheep Diseases and Management Practices in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 3
Major sheep diseases and disease conditions in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
| | Variables | Agroecology | | Highland | Midland | Lowland | | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| | Bacterial diseases | Ovine pasteurellosis | 223 (55.8) | 17 (4.25) | 4 (1.0) | | Actinomycosis | 80 (20.0) | 8 (2.0) | 5 (1.25) | | Ovine brucellosis | 23 (5.74) | 3 (0.74) | – | | Salmonellosis | 10 (2.50) | 3 (0.75) | – | | Anthrax | 22 (5.50) | 1 (0.25) | 1 (0.25) |
| | Viral diseases | Sheep pox | 218 (54.5) | 19 (4.75) | 4 (1.0) | | Pestis des ruminates | 86 (21.5) | 8 (2.0) | 5 (1.25) | | Orf | 21 (5.25) | 3 (0.75) | – | | Blue tongue | 33 (8.25) | 2 (0.50) | 1 (0.25) |
| | Parasitic diseases | Mange mites | 165 (41.3) | 11 (2.75) | 4 (1.0) | | Ticks | 91 (22.8) | 7 (1.75) | 5 (1.25) | | Liver flukes | 33 (8.25) | 5 (1.25) | – | | Lung worm | 69 (17.3) | 9 (2.25) | 1 (0.25) |
| | Body condition score | Poor | 92 (23.0) | 3 (0.75) | – | | Medium | 221(55.3) | 23 (5.75) | 10 (2.50) | | Good | 33 (8.25) | 3 (0.75) | – | | Fat | 12 (3.0) | 3 (0.75) | – |
| | Major disease conditions | Wound | 43 (10.8) | – | – | | Lameness | 130 (32.5) | 11 (2.75) | 5 (1.25) | | Hoof overgrowing | 12 (3.0) | – | – | | Weight loss | 173 (43.3) | 21 (10.6) | 5 (1.25) |
| | Feeding and drinking behavior | Loss of appetite | 267 (66.8) | 23 (5.75) | 5 (1.25) | | Normal | 91 (22.8) | 9 (2.25) | 5 (1.25) |
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