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Small ruminant brucellosis and awareness of pastoralist community about zoonotic importance of the disease in Yabello districts of Borena Zone Oromia regional state, southern Ethiopia
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| Author | Wakene, Wubishet Zewdie Kasim, Sadik Ahmed, Abdi Nasir Bulbula, Abdallah Liban, Huqa Bulcha, Alemayehu Belete, Mokonin Abichu, Getachew Kinfe, Getachew |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Small ruminants are important domestic animals highly adaptable to broad range of environmental conditions. In addition, base for livelihood of poor family members in tropical livestock production systems in Africa [1]. Goats and sheep in Africa, accounts about 21% of the global small ruminant population. Small ruminants fulfil a number of economic and social functions. According to statistics from the Central Statistical Agency [2], Ethiopia has over 18 million head of sheep and 24 million goats. Twenty-five percent of the sheep and 73% of the national goat population inhabit the lowlands mostly pastoral areas [3]. However, different disease affecting the production and productivity of small ruminant in the area due to management problems and poor animal disease control strategies. Different livestock diseases can affect production and productivity of livestock in African including Ethiopia. The disease could be Viral, Bacterial or Parasitic disease. Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease of animal which has zoonotic importance, causing significant reproductive losses in animals. Members of the genus Brucella are Gram-negative, facultative intracellular pathogens that may affect a wide range of mammals including humans, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, rodents, and marine mammals [4]. It is endemic disease in African countries among ruminants and humans [5]. Brucellosis in livestock and humans is still common in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, South and Central America, the Mediterranean Basin and the Caribbean. Brucella melitensisis particularly common in the Mediterranean basin and it has also been reported from Africa, India and Mexico [6]. The disease has worldwide distribution |
| Starting Page | 27 |
| Ending Page | 36 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Volume Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://journals.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_6726_eb1555efb48136906d87b5ac14b15e91.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
