Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted on the major skin diseases of cattle in Hawassa city with the objectives of estimating the prevalence and assessing the effect of different risk factors in the occurrence of these skin diseases in the study area. The study was conducted with thorough physical examination of cattle and laboratory examination of samples collected from all encountered cases. Out of 662 cattle examined for the presence of skin diseases, 146(22.05%) cattle had different skin diseases, namely ring worm (6.2%), lice infestation (6%), tick infestation (5.3%), wart (4.4%), lumpy skin disease (0.6%), mange mites (0.3%) and dermatophilosis (0.2%).There was a significantly higher (p<0.001) prevalence of skin diseases in young (38.5%) than the old (10.3%) animals. However, the other considered risk factors namely; sex, origin and management were not statistically associated with the occurrence of skin diseases. In general, unless feasible control measures are timely implemented the encountered skin diseases can have varied and adverse effect on cattle production, tanning industry and health of the public and concomitantly pose huge economic loss. Key words: Skin diseases, ring worm, ectoparasites, wart, risk factors, cattle, Hawassa.
Highlights
The livestock subsector of Ethiopia is the second major sources of foreign currency, through export of live animals and hides and skins (Ayele et al, 2003; Teshome and Derso, 2015)
The most common cattle skin diseases reported in Ethiopia are dermatophilosis, lumpy
Out of 662 cattle examined for the presence of skin diseases, 146 (22.05%) cattle were positive for different skin problems, namely ring worm (6.2%), lice infestation (6%), tick infestation (5.3%), wart (4.4%), lumpy skin disease (0.6%), mange mites (0.3%) and dermatophilosis (0.2%) (Table 1, Plates 1-3)
Summary
The livestock subsector of Ethiopia is the second major sources of foreign currency, through export of live animals and hides and skins (Ayele et al, 2003; Teshome and Derso, 2015). The country produces about 2.7 million of hide, 8.1 million of sheepskin and 7.5 million of goatskin per annum for tannery industry, yet as many as one quarter to one – third of all the skins processed at tanneries are unsuitable for export due to various defects (Kassa et al, 1998; Abebayehu et al, 2011). The most common cattle skin diseases reported in Ethiopia are dermatophilosis, lumpy. Dermatophytosis, pediculosis, acariasis, photosensitization and warts (Chalachew, 2001; Teshome and Derso, 2015)
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