Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 414

Full Length Research Paper

Seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in Dire Dawa provisional administrative council, Eastern Ethiopia

Eskindir Yousuf
  • Eskindir Yousuf
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Achenef Melaku
  • Achenef Melaku
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Basaznew Bogale
  • Basaznew Bogale
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Accepted: 23 August 2012
  •  Published: 31 October 2012

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted in and around Dire Dawa Provisional Administrative Council (DDPAC) from November, 2011 to March, 2012 to determine the seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) and to assess risk factors associated with seropositivity. In this study, 244 sera were collected from goats and subjected to complement fixation test. Out of the total sera tested, 12 (4.92%) were positive for CCPP. The seroprevalence of CCPP was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in adult (7.38%) than in young (1.05%) goats. There was non-significant variation with regards to the risk involvement of she-goat (4.67%) and buck (5.32%) in the flock, irrespective to the low and mid agro-climatic zones. Husbandry practices were found to play a significant role on the seroprevalence of CCPP as revealed in semi-intensive (13.64%) than in extensive (4.05%) husbandry system. Moreover, higher seroprevalence in large flock established significant contagiousness than in small flock size. In conclusion, this study indicated that CCPP is still prevalent in DDPAC region of Eastern Ethiopia, which may underlines the importance of further studies and implementation of appropriate preventive and control measures.

 

Key words: Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), Dire Dawa, complement fixation test (CFT), serum, risk factors.

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 4 No. 7
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES