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Factors influencing the prevalence of trypanosomosis in Orma Boran (trypanotolerant) and Teso zebu (trypanosusceptible) cattle crosses in Teso District, western Kenya

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Title Factors influencing the prevalence of trypanosomosis in Orma Boran (trypanotolerant) and Teso zebu (trypanosusceptible) cattle crosses in Teso District, western Kenya
 
Creator Gachohi, John M.
Bett, Bernard K.
Murilla, G.A.
 
Description The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with occurrence of trypanosomosis in the first generation (F1) crossbreds between trypanotolerant Orma Boran and trypanosusceptible Teso zebu cattle in a trypanosomosis endemic area in Teso District, western Kenya. The offspring were screened for trypanosomosis and other haemoparasites using parasitological methods. Packed cell volume (PCV), body weights and tsetse density (FTD) were also determined. Factors considered in the analysis included sex, age, body weight and season of the year. Generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) were used for multivariable analysis to account for clustering of observations at the animal level and estimate outcome variance parameters.



The overall trypanosomosis prevalence was 2.3% (n=477) probably corresponding to low FTD in the area (
 
Date 2009-12-30T07:38:27Z
2009-12-30T07:38:27Z
2009-12-03
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Gachohi, J.M, Bett, B. and Murilla, G.A. 2009. Factors influencing prevalence of trypanosomosis in Orma Boran (trypanotolerant) and Teso zebu (trypanosusceptible) cattle crosses in Teso District, western Kenya, Livestock Research for Rural Development 21(12): Article #216.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/298
 
Language en
 
Source Livestock Research for Rural Development