Table 11.
Counts of primary cause of deaths attributed by expert committee
| Cause of death | No. calves |
|---|---|
| East coast fever |
32 |
| Unknown |
20 |
| Haemonchosis |
9 |
| Heartwater |
6 |
| Trauma |
3 |
| Actiomyces pyogenes |
1 |
| Babesiosis |
1 |
| Bacterialpneumonia |
1 |
| Black Quarter |
1 |
| Cassava |
1 |
| Foreign body |
1 |
| Mis-mothering |
1 |
| Rabies |
1 |
| Salmonellosis |
1 |
| Trypanosomiasis |
1 |
| Turning sickness |
1 |
| Viral pneumonia |
1 |
| No post mortem carried out |
6 |
| Total | 88 |
NB 2 additional calves were considered to have died with ECF as a secondary contributing cause; one with heartwater and another with black quarter.