A Survey on Major Health and Management Problems of Donkeys under Traditional Husbandry System at Selected Sites in Central Highland of Ethiopia
Keywords:
Ethiopia, Health problem, Management, Working donkeys.Abstract
The study was conducted from November, 2015 to April, 2016 in four selected districts of central Ethiopia with the aim of assessing the major health and management problems in donkey. The questionnaire survey was carried out on 100 donkey owners who possessed a total of 239 donkeys. A total of2440 donkeys presented to the mobile clinic of donkey health and welfare project were clinically examined and 359(14.7%) were positive for one or more types of health problems. Of donkey owners interviewed, 50% viewed disease as the primary problem of donkey production while 30%belived feed and water to be the first ranking. Of the health problems prevailing included musculo-skeletal disorder
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