Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.

Calf morbidity and mortality are serious constraints in the success of dairy calf production. Thus, the current study was carried out with the objective to estimate the incidence of calf morbidity and mortality and associated risk factors in milk-shed districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A pro...

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Autores principales:	Ephrem Tora, Edget Abayneh, Wasihun Seyoum, Mesfin Shurbe
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4ba5465ef69d45c782080ed204f5cd942021-12-02T20:08:12ZLongitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257139https://doaj.org/article/4ba5465ef69d45c782080ed204f5cd942021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257139https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Calf morbidity and mortality are serious constraints in the success of dairy calf production. Thus, the current study was carried out with the objective to estimate the incidence of calf morbidity and mortality and associated risk factors in milk-shed districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A prospective cohort and cross-sectional survey were employed from November 2019 to April 2020. A total of 196 calves were recruited by simple random sampling. Recruitment of calves was deployed by both the concurrent and prospective cohorts in calves aged below three months in study herds. The crude incidence of calf morbidity and mortality was 30.9% and 8.64%, respectively. The most frequently encountered disorder was calf diarrhea (10.17%), followed by pneumonia (6.5%). The other disorders were septicemia, omphalitis, arthritis, eye problem and miscellaneous cases. Multivariable Cox regression was revealed significant association for the calf vigor status, colostrum ingestion time, colostrum feeding status, dam parity, age at first calving, and related disorders were found risk factors of calf morbidity; likewise, calf vigor status at birth, time of colostrum ingestion and weaning were risk factors determining calf mortality. Calf morbidity and mortality rates recorded in this study were marginally higher than economically tolerable level, therefore, could affect the productivity of smallholder dairying by decreasing the obtainability of replacement heifers. Among significant explanatory factors investigated, colostrum ingestion time, method and amount were found important determinant factors of calf mortality and morbidity under the small-holder farming in the milk-shed districts of the Gamo zone. Therefore, rigorous calf husbandry practice is a need to manipulate the aforementioned calf determinants with subsequent application of tailor-made interventions.Ephrem ToraEdget AbaynehWasihun SeyoumMesfin ShurbePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257139 (2021)
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description	Calf morbidity and mortality are serious constraints in the success of dairy calf production. Thus, the current study was carried out with the objective to estimate the incidence of calf morbidity and mortality and associated risk factors in milk-shed districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A prospective cohort and cross-sectional survey were employed from November 2019 to April 2020. A total of 196 calves were recruited by simple random sampling. Recruitment of calves was deployed by both the concurrent and prospective cohorts in calves aged below three months in study herds. The crude incidence of calf morbidity and mortality was 30.9% and 8.64%, respectively. The most frequently encountered disorder was calf diarrhea (10.17%), followed by pneumonia (6.5%). The other disorders were septicemia, omphalitis, arthritis, eye problem and miscellaneous cases. Multivariable Cox regression was revealed significant association for the calf vigor status, colostrum ingestion time, colostrum feeding status, dam parity, age at first calving, and related disorders were found risk factors of calf morbidity; likewise, calf vigor status at birth, time of colostrum ingestion and weaning were risk factors determining calf mortality. Calf morbidity and mortality rates recorded in this study were marginally higher than economically tolerable level, therefore, could affect the productivity of smallholder dairying by decreasing the obtainability of replacement heifers. Among significant explanatory factors investigated, colostrum ingestion time, method and amount were found important determinant factors of calf mortality and morbidity under the small-holder farming in the milk-shed districts of the Gamo zone. Therefore, rigorous calf husbandry practice is a need to manipulate the aforementioned calf determinants with subsequent application of tailor-made interventions.
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author	Ephrem Tora Edget Abayneh Wasihun Seyoum Mesfin Shurbe
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title	Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.
title_short	Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.
title_full	Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.
title_fullStr	Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.
title_full_unstemmed	Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.
title_sort	longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern ethiopia.
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publishDate	2021
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Longitudinal study of calf morbidity and mortality on smallholder farms in southern Ethiopia.

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