dc.contributor.author | Nakami, Wilkister | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutembei, HM | |
dc.contributor.author | Okell, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Githigia, SM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-04T05:49:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-04T05:49:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nakami, Wilkister., Mutembei, HM., Okell, C and Githi gia, SM (2015). Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep and goats in the Fora and Mona populations during drought mitigation in Marsabit County of Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology 1(6), pp. 84-87 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/hmutembei/files/mutembei-nakami_2015-disaster_management_shoats.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/92232 | |
dc.description.abstract | Gastro
intestinal parasitism is a
major
problem among sheep and goats in arid and semi
-
arid areas
like
Marsabit County of Kenya
. In this county, during drought, the animals are separated
into
two groups
; t
he
Mona group
c
omp
rising
of the pregnant and milking anima
ls
that
are left with the women and children at
the homestead
and
the Fora group
comprising
of
the
other
s
are
herded
to far grazing areas
by
the men in
search of pastures and water. As the drought progresses,
stress from
deteriorating
body condition
tend
s
to
lower the
immunity
of affected animals
making them prone to internal worm burden
. Studies
compar
ing
prevalence of
worms
in the
se
two groups of animals
have been scarce
. This study investigat
ed
the
gastrointestinal parasite burden
in the
se
two
groups
dur
ing drought period to determine which
group
resisted parasitism
.
Rectal f
ecal samples from 1328 animals collected in fecal pots
, and
were analyzed for
both
egg and
oocyts
counts using t
he McMaster technique.
The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites
was
significantly higher
in the Mona group than
Fora group
.
C
occidia
were the main
occurrence
and
a
more
rigorous worm
control strategy
is
recommended
for the
Mona group
to enable them cope better with the
drought
. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.subject | Gastrointestinal parasites, Mona and Fora group , Sheep and Goats, Fecal samples . | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep and goats in the Fora and Mona populations during drought mitigation in Marsabit County of Kenya. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |