EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON HEMOPROTOZOAN PARASITES OF ZEBU CATTLE IN AMBO AND TOKE KUTAYE DISTRICTS OF WEST SHEWA ZONE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Dinka Ayana , Dr. Hagos Ashenafi | |
| dc.contributor.author | GUDINA, MEKONNEN | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-23T13:18:29Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-30T13:17:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-11-23T13:18:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-30T13:17:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Degree of Masters of Veterinary Science | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross sectional study was conducted from October, 2016 to May, 2017 to determine the prevalence of hemoprotozoan parasites, to detect the species of hemoprotozoa parasites, to identify the vectors of hemoprotozoal parasites and risk factors associated with the occurrence of hemoprotozoal parasites in cattle in Ambo and Toke Kutaye districts of West Shewa Zone. A total of 384 blood samples were collected from randomly selected cattle to assess the presence of hemoprotozoan parasites by using buffy coat and thin smear technique and stained using Giemsa stain and identified by using oil immersion objective lens light microscope. The three hemoprotozoan parasites identified in the study area were Babesia bigemina, B. bovis and Trypanosoma vivax. The overall prevalence of hemoprotozoan parasite in the study area was 9.4% (7.6% Babesia bovis, 1% B. bigemina, 0.8% T. vivax). Statistically significant difference was observed between groups of sex, age, body score condition and tick infestation of cattle in presence of hemoprotozoal parasite. Out of the total positive cattle with hemoprotozoal parasite 72% (26/36) of them were anemic (their packed cell volume values less than 25%) and the rest 28% (7/36) of them were not anemic (their packed cell volume value greater or equal to 25%) which is statistically significant. The major tick species identified in the study area include Rhipicephalus spp Amblyomma spp Hylomma spp and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp Tabanus, Stomoxys and Chrysops were the biting fly species identified in the study area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/14459 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hemoprotozoa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Prevalence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Toke Kutaye | en_US |
| dc.title | EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON HEMOPROTOZOAN PARASITES OF ZEBU CATTLE IN AMBO AND TOKE KUTAYE DISTRICTS OF WEST SHEWA ZONE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |