SERO-PREVALENCE AND PARTICIPATORY STUDY OF CONTAGIOUS CAPRINE PLUEROPNEUMONIA IN GULINA WEREDA, AFAR NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA
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2012-06
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A cross sectional study of Contagious Caprine Pleuro pneumonia (CCPP) in goats was conducted from October 2007 to April 2008 to determine sero prevalence in Gulina district of Afar National Regional State. A total of 446 sera were collected from goats. Complement Fixation Test (CFT) was carried out at National Veterinary Institute. The Participatory approaches are holistic in nature where by all aspects of the phenomenon questions are studied by the use of multiple methods in a process referred to as triangulation. Camels had the highest proportion (44.6%) followed by 30.6% of goats to the relative importance of livestock species to pastoralists. The possible source of CCPP is watering followed by grazing (31.9%) due to goats gathered from different sites for the search of feed and water. The main control tactic for CCPP is Isolation of the affected goat(s). Among the cases in the area 34.7% were pasteurellosis followed by CCPP. Significant numbers of goat were lost due to CCPP (32.6%) next to PPR (38.7%). Drought (65%) is a major challenge to their livestock. The overall sero prevalence was 42.8% (n = 191). The age group sero prevalences were 42.4, 36.8 and 49% in age group less than 1, 1-3 years and >3 years older respectively. Sex specific sero prevalence observed was 40.9% in males and 43.7% in females. Because of few male goats compared to females in each flock, the contribution of males to the total sero positivity was only 32.9%. High significance association was found between Flock size 51-150 and greater than 150 (OR=25.6, P=0.000) to CFT test. Goats of less than 1 year were found to be safer (OR=0.974, P=0.324).
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Contagious Caprine Pleuro pneumonia, Goats, Seroprevalence, Risk factors, Participatory approach, Gulina wereda, Afar region