Table 1.
The reported common types of cattle diseases in the study districts or river basins (n, %)
| Diseases |
Gimbo |
Guraferda |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Proportion (%) | n | Proportion (%) | n | Proportion (%) | |
| Trypanosomosis |
39 |
92.9 |
41 |
97.6 |
80 |
95.2 |
| Fly strike/nuisance |
25 |
59.5 |
31 |
73.8 |
56 |
66.7 |
| Ectoparasite |
25 |
59.5 |
19 |
45.2 |
44 |
52.4 |
| Pasteurellosis |
16 |
38.1 |
20 |
47.6 |
36 |
42.9 |
| Black-leg |
20 |
47.6 |
10 |
23.8 |
30 |
35.7 |
| Internal parasite |
16 |
38.1 |
12 |
28.6 |
28 |
33.3 |
| Mastitis |
19 |
45.2 |
5 |
11.9 |
24 |
28.6 |
| Sudden death |
13 |
31 |
10 |
23.8 |
23 |
27.4 |
| Leech problem |
9 |
21.4 |
12 |
28.6 |
21 |
25 |
| Lameness |
11 |
26.2 |
4 |
9.5 |
15 |
17.9 |
| Anthrax |
8 |
19.1 |
6 |
14.3 |
14 |
16.7 |
| Lumpy skin disease |
9 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
9 |
10.7 |
| Foot and mouth disease | 8 | 19.1 | - | - | 8 | 9.5 |
(n- represents number of respondents).