Abstract
Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease of cattle that cause a significant economic loss in cattle production in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted with aim of assessing prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in Jimma Horro district from November 2016 to November 2017. Fecal samples from randomly selected 384 cattle of different age group, sex and body condition were collected and examined with parasitological techniques (sedimentation technique). The prevalence of bovine fasciolosis as determined from coprological examination was highest in Une (31.3%), followed by Makanisa (29.2%), Abono (26.1%) and Ilu Kitaye (24.0%) peasant associations. The overall prevalence of bovine fasciolosis was 27.6% (106/384) in the study areas. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified season (OR= 4.6), sex (OR= 6.1), age groups (OR= 32.4) and body condition (OR= 5.8) of cattle as risk factors (P 0.05). The present finding shows that fasciolosis in cattle is the most economically important parasitic disease affecting cattle and common in Jimma Horro district. Hence, there is a need to create awareness about impact of disease on cattle production and appropriate control methods of fasciolosis should be designed and implemented. Further epidemiological investigation should be carried out in the study area.
Highlights
Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa, with a total cattle population of 59.9 million [7]
The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of fasciolosis in cattle owned by smallholder farmers located in Jimma Horro district, Western Ethiopia
This result is in line with [14] and [3], who reported that 26% and 30% prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in Bahir Dar and Dangila, Ethiopia, respectively
Summary
Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa, with a total cattle population of 59.9 million [7]. Among many parasitic problems of farm animals, fasciolosis is a major disease which imposes economic impact on livestock production of cattle and sheep [27]. Few attempts have been made to study the epidemiology of this parasitic problem in various parts of the country with the specific aim of determining the parasitic burdens, especially in relation to months of the year, rainfall, temperature, humidity, altitude and other related factors. This information is very important in planning control programs and estimating the economic burden to the country as the result of this parasite [15]
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