Abstract

Data were collected on environmental and pathological factors affecting the morbidity and mortality of cattle, sheep and goats in a traditional livestock production system in central Mali. Preweaning death rates were 10, 28 and 35% in the three species. Adult mortality was about 5% year −1 in cattle and 12–13% year −1 in sheep and goats. Management system, season and year were environmental variables which had important effects on the mortality rate. Malnutrition was a major cause of morbidity and mortality in all species and mange caused a high incidence of morbidity. Pulmonary diseases were more serious in goats than in sheep and were relatively unimportant in cattle. Liver fluke caused major economic loss in sheep in the irrigated system. Strategies for reducing morbidity and mortality are discussed.

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