Assessment and prioritization of potential domestic diseases of ruminants in selected areas of afar regional state, Samara, Ethiopia

Abstract

A cross sectional study was carried out from January to July 2014 GC in an attempt to assess and prioritize major domestic ruminants’ diseases and identify risk factors in the selected areas of Afar region. Livestock owners’ interview and retrospective data analysis were the study methods employed. Relevant collected data was organized and further analyzed using SPSS statistical tools at P< 0.05. Descriptive statistics was carried to determine frequencies of domestic ruminants’ diseases. Based on descriptive statistics, the study identified and prioritized 23, 22 and 21 cattle, goat and sheep diseases, respectively. Chi-Square analysis was computed to measure the degree of association between disease occurrence and risk factors (age, sex, study area and season). Binomial and multinomial logistic regression analyzes were computed at P