PROF.NGUGI ROBINSON KINUTHIA
BSc(Agric), UoN, MSc(Range Mgt), TAMU-USA, PhD(Range Mgt) UoW-USA
Faculty of Agriculture, LARMAT Department, P.O. Box 29053 Nairobi 00625 Kenya, krngugi@uonbi.ac.ke
Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya
- Citation:
- Karimi SK;, McDermott JJ;, Gitau GK;, Gathuma JM;, Kinuthia RN. "Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya."; 2003.
Abstract:
Risk factors for sero-prevalence of Theileria parva, Theileria mutans, Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina were investigated in 729 calves from Maasai herds in Kajiado District, Kenya. Study herds were selected using a multistage sampling method. Serum antibodies were estimated using an indirect Enzyme- Linked Immunosorbent Assay and expressed as a percent positivity. The objective was to identify risk factors associated with sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases in Maasai pastoral systems in Kajiado District. Sero-prevalence and associated risk factors varied between and within agro-climatic zones, group ranches and farms. Thus, targeted rather than blanket immunization of calves and other tick control should be conducted, with targeting being done at agro-climatic, group ranch and farm levels
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