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The Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomiasis in JabiTehnan District of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

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  • Melak Wondie

    (Woreta Town Office of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Ethiopia)

  • Tewodros Alemneh

    (University of Gondar, Ethiopia)

Abstract

Cross sectional study was conducted in Jabi Tehnan District of West Gojjam Administrative Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomiasis. In the parasitological survey, blood samples of 164 cattle were examined using a buffy coat technique. The Packed Cell Volume (PVC) value of each animal was also measured using hematocrit reader. The overall prevalence of trypanosomiasis was found to be 15.24% and it consists of 9.76% and 20.73% in Adankegne and Ergib peasants’ association, respectively (X2=5.783, p=0.056). The most positive cases were due to Trypanosoma congolense (T. congolense ) (80%) followed by Trypanosoma vivax (T. vivax)(20%). The mean(PCV) values of parasitaemic and aparasitaemic animals during the study period were 20.75% and 25.07%, respectively. The variation in mean PCV values were statistically significant (p=0.01). The study also demonstrated statistically significant (X2=13.886, p=0.001) variations in prevalence between sexes of cattle, which were 10.67% and 19.1% in female and male animals, respectively. The present prevalent study generated valuable information on the epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in the study area and revealed that trypanosomosis was an important disease affecting the livestock production.

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  • Melak Wondie & Tewodros Alemneh, 2018. "The Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomiasis in JabiTehnan District of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia," International Journal of Cell Science & Molecular Biology, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(5), pages 105-110, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijcsmb:v:4:y:2018:i:5:p:105-110
    DOI: 10.19080/IJCSMB.2018.03.555649
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