Descriptive survey of peste des petits ruminants and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia outbreaks in traditional goat flocks in southern Tanzania: producers' concerns, knowledge and attitudes
| dc.contributor.author | Mbyuzi, A O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Komba, E V G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cordery-Cotter, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Magwisha, H B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kimera, S I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kambarage, D M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-05T08:58:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-05T08:58:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | Journal article | |
| dc.description.abstract | A questionnaire-based survey was carried out in the southern part of Tanzania with the aim of evaluating the concerns and attitudes of traditional small holder small ruminant keepers in reference to Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) during the period of January 2013. The study involved 141 goat keepers and four randomly selected wards from a total of 30 in Tandahimba district of Mtwara region. The results show that 91% of the respondents indicated animal diseases as the major constraint, with others reporting inadequacy of feed resources (3.30%), conflicts between crop producers and animal keepers (2.50%), poor veterinary and extension services (1.70%), water scarcity (0.80%) and thefts(0.80%) as limiting factors. Seventy three percent of livestock keepers who indicated diseases to be the major constraint identified PPR and CCPP as the most important health constraints. Other diseases of importance were helminthosis (14.0%), foot rot (8.00%) and orf (5.0%). Most livestock keepers (62.0%) indicated nasal discharge, dyspnoea, rough hair coat and coughing as the major features of PPR and CCPP. CCPP and PPR were reported to occur mainly (p=0.00) during the rainy than the dry season and were associated with morbidities ranging from 84.1% to 100% and mortalities varying from 64.0% to 81.0% in goats. In sheep, the morbidities ranged from 58.0% to 81.4%, while mortality range was 58.1%-74.0%.The morbidities and mortalities in goats were significantly higher (p=0.013) than those in sheep. The results thus indicate that smallholder small ruminant farmers in the emerging animal keeping area in the southern part of Tanzania consider PPR and CCPP as their major limiting factors which require immediate redress in terms of improved surveillance and control measures. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | SADC-TADs and ADB | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Livestock Research for Rural Development | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7122 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Livestock Research for Rural Development | |
| dc.subject | Disease outbreaks | |
| dc.subject | Southern Tanzania | |
| dc.subject | Tandahimba district | |
| dc.subject | Traditional goat keepers | |
| dc.title | Descriptive survey of peste des petits ruminants and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia outbreaks in traditional goat flocks in southern Tanzania: producers' concerns, knowledge and attitudes | |
| dc.type | Article |