Knowledge on diseases, practices, and threats of drugs residues in chicken food chains in selected districts of Dodoma region, Tanzania

Effect of sex, age, diseases, and control intervention on chickens’ mortality and its financial implications in Dodoma, Tanzania

“…The combination can involve the use of prophylaxis and treatment of sick birds, vaccination and treatment, or the use of different drugs as recommended by specialists. The use of various drugs by farmers in Dodoma has been reported in other studies, which revealed that Oxytetracycline, enrofloxacin, and tylosin ( Chota et al, 2021 ). This is in agreement with other findings regarding the importance of different approaches for controlling chicken diseases Seuna et al (1980) .…”

“…In the first and second quarters of the year, it is anticipated that the farmers will not be repapered for vaccination, treatment, and other control measures because most of the livestock keepers are engaged in farming as it is the wet season of the year. Previous findings in this area, have revealed that, awareness, knowledge and appropriate time and means of disease control in this study area are essential ( Chota et al, 2021 ) for diseases to be reported as major challenges apart from others such as predation, theft ( Ngongolo et al, 2021 ).…”

“…This helped ensure the accuracy of the information gathered by the farmers. The veterinary Doctor performed the field clinical examinations, postmortem examination, and laboratory Work ( Chota et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Clinical and postmortem examinations of chicken cadavers were undertaken free of charge during in-depth interviews in households, as described by King et al (2006) and Chota et al (2021) . In total of 100 chicken samples were collected and sent to the laboratory for testing to determine the cause of death.…”

The impact of management practices on the disease and mortality rates of broilers and layers kept by small-scale farmers in Dodoma urban district, Tanzania

“…Among the most serious infectious diseases affecting chickens are viral and bacterial infections [ 19 ]. In Tanzania, some of the most devastating diseases leading to chicken mortality include Newcastle disease, coccidiosis, fowl typhoid, infectious bursal disease (IBD), and chicken pox [ [19] , [20] , [21] ]. Newcastle disease stands out as particularly severe, capable of wiping out entire village populations [ 20 , 22 ].…”