Table 2. Description of study districts and number of study animals in Oromia Regional State.

District	Zone	Km from Addis Ababa	Agroecology	Altitude in m.a.s.l	Coordinates	Annual rainfall in mm	Av. Annual Temp in °C	No. Animals examined
Asalla	Arsi	175 southeast	Highland	2500	7°56′58′.57′′N 39°8′23.42′′ E	2000–4000	20–30	Sheep = 39
Shano	North Showa	70 Northeast	Highland	2861	9°20.00.00′′N 39°18′00.00′′E	945.4	6.1–18.5	Cattle = 38 Sheep = 19
Walmara	West Showa	45 west	Highland	2500	9°7′50.64′′N 38°28′38.46′′E	1060	4.6–23.3	Cattle = 42
Ada'a	East Showa	47 east	Midland	1911	8°44′37.69′′N 38°59′19.28′′E	1911	13–26.5	Cattle = 53 Dogs = 47 Cats = 16
Bedele	Illubabora	483 southwest	Midland	1974	8°,27′1.76′′N 36°21′5.08′′E	1400	12.5–27.5	Cattle = 32 Sheep = 21
Gachi	Illubabora	460 southwest	Midland	1751	9°14′2.57′′N 35° 4′48.46′′E	1300	13–28	Cattle = 42 Sheep = 6

m.a.s.l = meters above sea level; Av. = average; °C =  degrees Celsius.