Prevalence of Endometritis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Dairy Cattle of Central Uganda

Tayebwa, Dickson Stuart; Bigirwa, Godfrey; Byaruhanga, Joseph; Kasozi, Keneth Iceland

doi:10.9734/ajea/2015/15816

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“…This calls for capacity building program on endometritis diagnosis, extension advisory, and management on dairy farms to apply effective MIs for prevention and control of endometritis. This recommendation aligns with observation [20] in Uganda that improved extension service and advisory support in preand postpartum periods are effective ways to manage endometritis in the dairy herds.…”

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“…The MIs could significantly minimize endometritis incidences and consequently improve animal welfare and increase productivity and profitability of dairy herds [18]. This is supported by observations that improved extension service and advisory support in the pre-and postpartum periods improve the prevention and control of endometritis in the dairy herds [20]. In extension service delivery, farmers are essential in implementing MIs and evaluating the effectiveness of the different MIs for disease prevention and control [18,21].…”

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Perception of farmers about endometritis prevention and control measures for zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

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Background: Endometritis is a prevalent uterine disease in postpartum cows. The disease reduces fertility performance and milk yield, and subsequently, productivity and profitability of dairy farms. The reduction in performance is associated with considerable economic losses on dairy farms. Smallholder farmers are likely to incur considerable economic losses from the disease where they lack knowledge of effective prevention and control measures for the disease. This study used farmer's perspectives to determine the effectiveness of different management interventions (MIs) for endometritis prevention and control on smallholder farms in Rwanda practicing dairy zero-grazing. The best-worst scaling (BWS) choice method was applied that relied on past 1 year recall data obtained from 154 farmers. These farmers were identified through snowball sampling in a cross-sectional study. Results: Of the 20 MIs evaluated, 12 scored highly for effectiveness. The top four most effective are: avoiding sharing equipment with neighbouring farms (45.5%), consulting animal health service provider about disease treatment (31.8%), keeping cows in a clean and dry shed (26.7%), and selecting sires based on calving ease (26.6%). The MIs considered least effective were: maintaining clean transition cow housing (35.1%), removal of fetal membrane immediately after passing (33.1%), disinfecting the equipment used in calving assistance before and after use (32.5%), and selecting sires with low percent stillbirths (29.2%). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the application of BWS object case method in understanding the MIs that farmers consider are most effective in the prevention and control of endometritis disease in the dairy herds. The MIs are on-farm biosecurity and hygiene, seeking veterinary services for disease treatment and selecting sires for ease of calving. These MIs should be considered for prioritization in extension services and research to continuously improve and enhance their practical application on smallholder dairy farms.

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Perception of farmers about endometritis prevention and control measures for zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

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“…The study found that 52.5% (439/836) of the samples analyzed at CDL were either negative for any disease 42.4% (186/439) or the diagnosis was inconclusive 57.6% (253/439). The high proportion of negative and inconclusive diagnoses could probably be explained by prior treatment of the animals by farmers or clinicians [3] , [7] , [16] , [23] while others might have used ethno pharmacological practices [9] .…”

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Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

Byaruhanga

Tayebwa

Eneku

et al. 2017

International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine

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Cattle and poultry enterprises are among the major contributors to food security and socioeconomic empowerment of households in Uganda. However, various diseases constrain their productivity. A two-year retrospective study between April 2012 and March 2014 was conducted using records for cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory (CDL) to determine prevalent diseases in Uganda. The laboratory received 836 samples from poultry (36.3%) and cattle (63.7%). Of the 836 samples, 47.5% had a definitive diagnosis of disease causation. Most of the cattle and poultry diseases diagnosed were protozoan diseases (39.3%) followed by bacterial (21.4%), viral (17.1%), helminthiasis (11.1%), nutritional diseases (4%) and others (7.1%). For poultry, viral diseases (29.5%) and protozoan diseases (27.1%) especially newcastle disease (44.3%) and coccidiosis (100%) respectively, were the most diagnosed. While for cattle, hemo-protozoan parasites (52.1%) were the most prevalent, of which 92.9% were east coast fever infection. Bacterial infection (20.5%) in cattle were the second most diagnosed diseases and mastitis was the most diagnosed (46.2%). In summary, coccidioisis, collibacillosis, newcastle disease, gumboro disease, and avian helminthiasis were the most prevalent poultry diseases while in cattle, east coast fever, helminthiasis, mastitis, brucellosis and rabies were the most frequently diagnosed diseases. This study has identified the major diseases that hinder poultry and cattle production in Uganda. The data generated by CDL could be used for surveillance, monitoring and designing strategic interventions for control of poultry and cattle diseases in Uganda.

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“…The prevalence of endometritis in dairy cows can vary widely, from as low as 3.6% observed in Uganda ( Tayebwa, Bigirwa, Byaruhanga & Kasozi, 2015 ) to as high as 89.0% observed in Canadian dairy herds ( Denis-Robichaud & Dubuc, 2015 ). The large variation in prevalence suggests that some farms experience substantial production loss from the disease, depending on the management of the disease ( Lima, 2018 ).…”

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Influence of endometritis on milk yield of zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

Nyabinwa

Kashongwe

Hirwa

et al. 2020

Veterinary and Animal Science

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Highlights The effect of endometritis disease on the milk yield among zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in rwanda were quantified. The daily milk yield of endometritis positive cows was 15.3% lower compared to endometritis negative cows. The estimated mean MY discarded was 51.4 ± 2.2 litres/cow with a median of 51.5 litres/cow. The percent of total MY loss was much higher (41.6%) among CLE positive cows that received treatment compared to the untreated cows (14.1%). The mean MY loss (litres/cow/day) was 3.2 ± 0.3 for cows having both CLE and SCLE, 2.9 ± 0.2 for CLE only and 1.4 ± 0.7 for cows that had SCLE only.

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Prevalence of Endometritis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Dairy Cattle of Central Uganda

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Perception of farmers about endometritis prevention and control measures for zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

Perception of farmers about endometritis prevention and control measures for zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda

Influence of endometritis on milk yield of zero-grazed dairy cows on smallholder farms in Rwanda

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