TABLE 1.
Cause of death in 275 African buffaloes: Abortion and neonatal death.
| Category | Cause of death | Number | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | 19 | 6.9 | |
| No cause determined | 8 | 2.9 | |
| Rift Valley fever virus infection | 8 | 2.9 | |
| Bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Staphylococcus lentus infection | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Neonatal death | 13 | 4.7 | |
| Congenital biliary atresia | 5 | 1.8 | |
| Dystocia | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Congenital hydrocephalus | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Traumatic injury | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Omphalophlebitis | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Septicaemia | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Nutritional myopathy | 1 | 0.4 | |
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| Total | 32 | 11.6 | |