Research Article
An Investigation into Major Sheep Diseases and Management Practices in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 5
Veterinary services of sheep in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Agroecology | Highland | Midland | Lowland | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| Do you treat the diseased sheep? | Yes | 270 (67.5) | 16 (4.0) | 8 (2.0) | No | 88 (22.0) | 16 (4.0) | 2 (0.5) |
| Stages of treatment | Early | 84 (21.0) | 14 (3.5) | 5 (1.25) | Lately | 269 (67.3) | 16 (4.0) | 5 (1.25) | Never | 5 (1.25) | 2 (0.5) | — |
| Who treats the diseased sheep? | Take to a veterinary clinic | 264 (66.0) | 32 (8.0) | 10 (2.50) | Treat myself | 68 (17.0) | — | — |
| Types of veterinary services | Government | 49 (12.3) | 8 (2.0) | 10 (2.50) | Private | 309 (77.3) | 24 (6.0) | 26 (6.50) |
| Treatment practices | Supportive treatment | 6 (1.50) | — | — | Modern drugs | 83 (20.8) | 5 (1.25) | — | Traditional medicine | 269 (67.3) | 27 (6.75) | 10 (2.50) |
| Purpose of treatment | As deworming | 185 (46.2) | — | — | As vaccination | 20 (5.0) | 20 (5.0) | — | Apparent are observed | 19 (4.75) | — | 2 (0.5) | Severely sicken | 55 (13.8) | 3 (0.75) | 5 (1.25) | Regular checkup of the herd | 79 (19.8) | 9 (2.25) | 3 (0.75) |
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