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    Trypanosomosis, Its Risk Factors, and Anaemia in Cattle Population of Dale Wabera District of Kellem Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia.

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    Author
    Biyazen, H; Duguma, R; Asaye, M
    Date
    2014
    Source Title
    Journal of Veterinary Medicine
    Publisher
    Hindawi Limited
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Bitew, Mebratu Asaye
    Affiliation
    Veterinary Biosciences
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    Journal Article
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    Biyazen, H., Duguma, R. & Asaye, M. (2014). Trypanosomosis, Its Risk Factors, and Anaemia in Cattle Population of Dale Wabera District of Kellem Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia.. J Vet Med, 2014, pp.374191-. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/374191.
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    Open Access
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/256686
    DOI
    10.1155/2014/374191
    Open Access at PMC
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590855
    Abstract
    Cross-sectional study was conducted in Dale Wabera district of Kellem Wollega zone, Western Ethiopia, to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and to evaluate association of bovine trypanosomosis to anaemia. Blood samples collected from 384 randomly selected cattle were subjected to parasitological and haematological analysis. For the parasitological survey, blood samples were examined using a buffy coat technique. The packed cell volume (PCV) value of each animal was also measured using hematocrit reader. The overall prevalence of trypanosomosis was 2.86%. The most common trypanosome species identified were Trypanosoma congolense (63.64%) followed by T. vivax (27.27%) and T. brucei (9%). The prevalence showed no significant difference in susceptibility between sex categories, age groups, and different body conditioned animals. The overall anaemia prevalence in the area was 19.27%. The anaemia prevalence was significantly higher in trypanosome positive cattle (54.54%) than in noninfected animals (18.23%) (P < 0.05). The mean PCV value of the infected animals was lower (22.36% ± 7.39%) compared to noninfected animals (27.86 ± 5.38%). There was statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) in the PCV values of infected and noninfected animals. In conclusion, this study confirmed that trypanosomosis poses a threat to cattle production in the area and also contributed to the occurrence of anaemia.

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