Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease and Indigenous Disease Management Practices in Smallholder and Intensive Dairy Cattle Production Systems in Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Ytbarek Getachew | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Haileleul Negussie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Emraphel Ali | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-06T06:01:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-06T06:01:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that has a significant economic loss in the livestock sector in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of FMD, the associated risk factor for its occurrence, and FMDV serotypes circulating in the area. Moreover, efforts were made to assess the traditional FMD management practices in the study area. A total of 384 blood samples were collected from dairy cattle managed under various production systems and subjected to a 3ABC enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) test to detect antibodies against non- structural proteins of FMD virus. A total of 22 serum samples exhibiting higher antibody titer were further tested using solid-phase competitive ELISA to identify the serotypes circulating in the area. Semi stractured questionnaires were used to collect information on potential risk factors and to extract knowledge, attitudes, and practices among respondents pertinent to the epidemiology of FMD. In this study, the overall seroprevalence of FMDV in dairy cattle of Jimma City was 29.9% (95% CI: 25.4 - 34.8). A multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the risk of being FMDV seropositive was four times higher in crossbred cattle (OR = 4.15; 95% CI: 1.67 - 10.3; P = 0.002), three times higher in animals managed extensively (OR = 3.22; 95%CI: 1.33 -7.83; P = 0.01), three times higher in animals uses communal grazing and watering points (OR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.28-4.86; P 0.007), and two times higher in larger herd sizes (OR = 2.05; 95% CI: 1.059-4.17; P = 0.039). In this study, four FMDV serotypes were identified in which serotype O was the predominant serotype (33%), followed by SAT-2 (27%), serotype A (23%), and SAT-1 (17%). Of the 104 respondents, the majority (84.6%) knew about FMD. Additionally, the indigenous FMD management practice of the respondents demonstrated extensive use of indigenous treatments and herbal remedies such as Solanum Nigrum („Embuay‟) (9.1%), Urtica pilulifera L (“Sama”) (15.2%), suspension of honey with red pepper (42.4%), and tobacco leaves powder (12.1), and salt (21.2%) in managing FMD in cattle. This study demonstrated a high prevalence of FMD in the study area. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3543 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | |
| dc.subject | Jimma City | |
| dc.subject | Cattle | |
| dc.subject | Indigenous practice | |
| dc.subject | FMD | |
| dc.subject | Seroprevalence | |
| dc.subject | Serotypes | |
| dc.title | Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease and Indigenous Disease Management Practices in Smallholder and Intensive Dairy Cattle Production Systems in Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |